Have positive approach, willing to engage with Pak: India on expanding list of shrines for visits
New Delhi: India on Friday said there is an interest on both the Indian and Pakistani sides to expand the agreed list of shrines and mode of travel under the 1974 protocol for visits to religious places, asserting that it has a positive approach on the matter and is willing to engage with Islamabad on […]
India, China agreed to stay in close contact to work out mutually acceptable resolution: MEA
New Delhi: India and China agreed at the previous round of Corps Commander-level talks to stay in close contact and maintain dialogue via military and diplomatic channels to work out a mutually acceptable resolution of the remaining issues related to the LAC in the western sector at the earliest, the Ministry of External Affairs said […]
Two brothers from Bandipora drown in river Jhelum in Baramulla
One body retrieved, rescue and searches on
Baramulla: In a tragic mishap two brothers from Bandipora drowned after their boat, loaded with sand, capsized in river Jhelum at Khawajabagh area of Baramulla district on Friday. While body of the one brother was fished out, searches to locate the second brother were on when this report was being filed, Eyewitness said that two […]
ACB arrests official in Bla for accepting bribe
Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped and arrested a Clerk posted in Tehsil office Singhpora, Baramulla for accepting bribe of Rs 2,000 for settlement of a grievance. As per a statement issued by ACB, the Bureau received a complaint alleging therein that Hilal Ahmad, Clerk, Tehsil office Singhpora, Baramulla was demanding bribe of Rs 2000 […]
Amid sunny day, night temperature falls in Kashmir
Srinagar: The cold wave intensified in Kashmir as minimum temperatures across Kashmir plunged below the freezing point with the tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam reeling under extreme cold, officials said here on Friday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius – down from minus 1.3 degrees Celsius the previous night, they said. […]
Cyber Police recovers Rs 30 lakh from online scamsters
Srinagar: Cyber Police in Kashmir has recovered Rs 30 lakh which were in the process of being converted into foreign currency by online scamsters. “Cyber Police Station Kashmir received a complaint from a senior citizen of Srinagar city, stating therein that an amount of 11 lakhs has been fraudulently withdrawn from his bank account regarding […]
India-Central Asia cooperation essential for regional security: PM Modi
New Delhi: Central Asia is central to India’s vision of an integrated and stable extended neighbourhood, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday as he hosted the first India-Central Asia Summit in a virtual format. In his initial remarks at the Summit, Modi said, “We all are concerned about the Afghan situation and this makes […]
India, 5 Central Asian countries decide to establish joint working group on Afghanistan
New Delhi: India and five Central Asian countries on Thursday decided to establish a joint working group on Afghanistan at the senior officials’ level, Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Reenat Sandhu said. The first India-Central Asia Summit, hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in virtual format was attended by five presidents — Kazakhstan’s Kassym-Jomart […]
Covid-19: J&K reports 4959 fresh cases; seven deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir today reported 4959 new cases of Covid-19 taking the tally of total such cases to 419731, officials said. They said that 3565 positive cases were reported from Kashmir division and 1394 from Jammu division. The UT also reported 07Covid related deaths 06 from Kashmir and 01from Jammu division, officials said. The […]
Traffic restored on Jmu-Sgr NHW
Amid improved day weather, cold wave intensifies in Kashmir
Ramban/Jammu/Srinagar: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was reopened on Thursday for vehicular traffic after remaining closed for a day due to landslides in Ramban district, sources said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was blocked by a landslide at Panthiyal area in Ramban district Thursday morning, they said. […]
