District Administration Pulwama declares result of COVID Poetry , Jingle, Song Competition
Pulwama, June 17 (KNS) : District Adminstation Pulwama declares result of online Poetry / Jingle competition organised in view of COVID-19 pandemic. The Online Poetry/ Jingle / song Competition was organised to express solidarity and appreciate the efforts being put in place globally by the healthcare professionals and frontline workers of key departments who have […]
‘India wants peace but capable of giving befitting reply if instigated’: PM Modi on Ladakh face-off
India wants peace but is capable of giving a befitting reply if provoked, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday, his first remarks on the border clash between soldiers of the Indian and Chinese army in eastern Ladakh on Monday evening. The prime minister started his meeting with chief ministers on the Covid-19 with a […]
Handwara: Masroor Banday re-elected as chairman of Muncipal Corporation
Handwara, June 17 (KNS): In a impressive manner the Former Municipal Committee Chairman, on Wednesday re elected for the post in Handwara. According to KNS, Masroor Ahmad Banday got seven votes out of thirteen while his opponent got six votes. Earlier this year, Banday was removed as chairman of the MCH after no confidence motion […]
06-year-old crushed to death by Tractor
Handwara, June 17 (KNS): A 06-year-old boy was crushed to death by a tractor at Kenyal villgam area of Handwara on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Faisal Ahmad Son of Fayaz Ahmad Lone of Kenyal Villgam. According to reports, the accident took place when the boy was walking on the road and tractor hit him and […]
Rupee recoups losses, settles 4 paise higher at 76.16 against US dollar
The rupee pared early losses and provisionally settled 4 paise higher at 76.16 against the US dollar on Wednesday tracking gains in the domestic equity market and weakening US dollar. According to forex traders, border tension with China, foreign fund outflows and concerns over rising Covid-19 cases are weighing on investor sentiment. The rupee opened […]
Turkey moves troops against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq
Turkey said Wednesday it has airlifted troops for a cross-border ground operation against Turkey’s Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, the first known airborne-and-land offensive by Ankara inside Iraqi territory. The airborne offensive into Iraq’s border region of Haftanin, some 15 kilometers (9 miles) from the Turkey-Iraq border, was launched following intense artillery fire into the […]
Hope aiming for Test turnaround in England
LONDON: West Indies batsman Shai Hope is aiming to achieve a “turnaround” in his Test career now he is back in England, the scene of his greatest triumph in the five-day format. Three years ago Hope became the first batsman to score two hundreds in a first-class match at Headingley as his side recorded a […]
Ladakh Face-Off: PM Modi Convenes All-Party Meeting On Friday
New Delhi- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened an all-party virtual meet on June 19 to discuss the situation on the India-China border, his office said on Wednesday. Twenty Indian Army personnel including a colonel were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, the biggest military […]
Nation will never forget: Rajnath Singh on killing of 20 army personnel
After twenty Indian army personnel were killed in the deadliest clash with China in eastern Ladakh in decades, India’s Defence minister Rajnath Singh has mourned the loss and said, “The nation will never forget it.” “The loss of soldiers in Galwan is deeply disturbing and painful. Our soldiers displayed exemplary courage and valour in the […]
20 Indian Soldiers Killed, Four Critical In Violent Clash In Galwan Valley
Twenty Indian soldiers were killed during a violent clash with Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh on Monday night, in first such incident involving fatalities in the last 45 years and signalling a massive escalation in the five-week border row in the sensitive region. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefed Prime Minister Narendra […]
