An Army officer has been injured during an encounter with terrorists in the Assar area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district. A civilian was also injured.

This encounter comes a day before Independence Day celebrations across the country and, equally significantly, as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chairs a high-profile meeting attended by Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.

The region’s governor says daily shelling from Ukraine is making life “extremely difficult”. 

​The region’s governor says daily shelling from Ukraine is making life “extremely difficult”.  

Dr. Sandip Ghosh, the dismissed principal of RG Kar Medical College, was accused of corruption and involvement in corrupt practices, such as demanding money from students and benefiting from tender orders.