China’s claim over Galwan Valley ‘exaggerated, untenable’: MEA
(Agencies) New Delhi: India has trashed China’s claim of sovereignty over the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh, the site of a violent cross-border clash, saying such “exaggerated” and “untenable” claims are contrary to the understanding reached during a high-level military dialogue on June 6. The Chinese military on Thursday said the Galwan Valley has always […]
Kashmir: Transporters protest in Sgr, urges Govt to allow them to resume services
Srinagar: Transporters on Thursday staged a protest to urge the government to allow the local transporters resume their services too as they have faced huge losses since lockdown was enforced in the Valley in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic. Scores of transporters under the banner of All Kashmir Transporters Welfare Association (AKTWA) headed by its […]
Galwan valley dispute: India deploys more troops along LAC, Navy, Air Force raise alert level
(Agencies) Frontline bases of the Indian army and the air force along the nearly 3,500 km border with China were put on high alert on Wednesday in view of the worst border clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan Valley that left 20 Army personnel dead and several injured, news agency PTI reported. The […]
Pampore encounter:Militant killed, operation on
Pulwama, June 18 : A militant has been killed in an ongoing gunfight that broke out between militants and the security forces in Meej area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday An official told News agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a militant has been killed in exchange of fire so far while […]
Chinese firms to lose India business in Railways, telecom
As tensions run high after the violent clash in Ladakh that left 20 Indian soldiers dead, a first set of actions have been initiated against Chinese businesses in the country. A Chinese engineering major is set to lose a significant contract with the Indian Railways, and the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has conveyed to state-owned Bharat […]
Behind Galwan’s bloody face-off, China’s plan to interdict gateway to Karakoram
It was the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s insistence of constructing an observation post at Indian patrolling point that resulted in the violent scrap between the two sides on the evening of June 15, according to a a sequence of events put together by HT. The post would have helped the Chinese to not only observe […]
Dear Editor, I Disagree With Your ‘Both-sides’ Journalism
It’s not often that the junior most reporter in the newsroom gets to question the editor-in-chief’s decisions, and from the publication’s turf at that. Most media organisations expect their journalists to do all the kraanti outside, but show the highest levels of docility within the organisation precincts. So credit where credit is due. Going a step further, you […]
Crop Specific Agri Clusters to be developed into areas of high growth
Jammu, June 17 (KNS): The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting of State Food Security Mission Executive Committee to review the achievements under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) with special focus on the progress made in the field of Oil Seeds (OS) and Tree Born Oil Seeds (TBO). Administrative Secretaries of […]
Pulwama to have first of own Trout Breeding Hatchery
Pulwama 17 June (KNS): District Development Commissioner Pulwama Dr. Raghav Langer visited various areas of Tral and inspected various developmental projects including the land proposed for Trout Breeding and Rearing Project at DharamGund Aripal. The DDC was accompanied by ADC Tral , Exen R&B, Tehsildar Tral , Ad . Fisheries, SHO Tral and other concerned […]
CUJ Defers 6th Sem Terminal Examination
jammu, June 17 (KNS): An urgent meeting of all Cluster Officials-Registrar, Controller Examination, Principals and Deans of Constituent Colleges and PGI Schools of Cluster University of Jammu was held in the office of the Vice Chancellor , Prof.Anju Bhasin to discuss the future course of action with regard to the conduct of terminal examination of […]
