76th Army Day: LG Sinha Extends Best Wishes to Army Personnel
Srinagar: On the 76th Army Day, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday extended his best wishes to army personnel, veterans and their families. LG in a post on X said, “Greetings and best wishes to all courageous army personnel, veterans and their families on Army Day. Tributes to the Bravehearts who sacrificed their lives in […]
Renowned Urdu poet Munawwar Rana dies at 71 after prolonged illness
New Delhi: Renowned Urdu poet Munawwar Rana on Sunday breathed his last at a hospital in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow following a cardiac arrest. He was 71 and had been battling with a prolonged illness for the past several months. Rana was undergoing treatment at the PGI hospital in Lucknow. Born on November 26, 1952, in […]
Houthis attack US navy destroyer in Red Sea
Washington: The USS Laboon destroyer came under a missile attack carried out by Yemen’s rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in the Red Sea, the US Central Command said on Monday, adding that a US fighter jet intercepted the missile before it hit the warship. “On January 14 at approximately 4:45 p.m. […]
Most Wanted and Notorious drug peddler held in Baramulla: Police
Baramulla: Continues its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have arrested the most wanted & notorious drug peddler in Baramulla and recovered contraband substances from his possession. A Spokesman said that a police party of Police Post Delina headed by IC PP Delina at a checkpoint established at Juhama Market, […]
J-K: Search operation underway after militant attack in Poonch
Poonch: A search operation is underway in Poonch after suspected militants fired upon a convoy of security forces on Friday night, army sources said. A dog squad was also helping in the search operation, they said on Saturday. Vehicles are also being checked as security heightened in Poonch after suspected terrorists fired upon a convoy […]
Intensify political and public outreach activities to remain in touch with people : Apni Party
Srinagar: A senior leader of Apni Party on Saturday said that the growing popularity and public acceptance demand that the party should intensify political and public outreach activities to remain in touch with the people in every area across the valley. Apni Party’s General Secretary, Rafi Ahmad Mir said this while chairing a meeting at […]
Taiwan detects 8 Chinese aircraft, 6 vessels near island over 24 hrs
Taipei: The Taiwanese armed forces spotted 8 Chinese military aircraft and six vessels near the island over the past 24 hours, the Taiwanese Defense Ministry said on Saturday. “8 PLA [People’s Liberation Army of China] aircraft and 6 PLAN [PLA Navy] vessels around Taiwan were detected by 06:00 (UTC+8) today [22:00 GMT on Friday]. 1 […]
Four spinners named in India’s squad for first two Eng tests
Mumbai: India named four spinners — Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav — in their Test squad for the first two matches of the ICC World Test Championship series at home against England. The familiar-looking Test squad also has a strong pace attack featuring Jasprit Bumrah, who was also named as vice-captain, […]
WHO warns of persistent threats from Covid
Geneva:The public health risks resulting from the COVID-19 virus remain high globally, with the virus circulating in all countries, a senior expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Friday. According to estimates based on wastewater analysis, the actual circulation of COVID-19 is two to 19 times higher than the number of reported […]
Musk says hopes SpaceX will land spacecraft on Mars
Washington: SpaceX founder Elon Musk said he hopes his company will land the Starship spacecraft on Mars and send humans to the Moon within the next eight years. “What will things be like eight years from now…I think we will have landed on Mars and I think we will have sent people to the Moon,” […]