44 killed in stampede at Jewish religious festival in Israel
Jerusalem: In one of the worst peacetime tragedies in Israel, at least 44 people were crushed to death and about 150 others injured in a stampede overnight at an overcrowded Jewish religious gathering in the country’s north attended by tens of thousands of people flouting the coronavirus-related restrictions. The mass gathering was organised to celebrate […]
UN stands ready to step up support to India: UN chief Guterres on ‘horrific’ COVID outbreak
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world organisation stands ready to step up its support to India to combat the horrific COVID-19 wave in the country that has infected more than 18 million people and killed over 200,000. With the entire @UN family, I stand in solidarity with the people of India […]
Biden sells economic plan in GA, calls for rich to pay more
Duluth (US): President Joe Biden took his pitch to Georgia Thursday night for USD 4 trillion in spending to rebuild the nation’s aged infrastructure and vastly expand the federal social safety net, choosing a new political battleground to make his case that Americans want a more activist government. With his visit to a state he […]
Work on oxygen plants goes on in full swing: Officials
Srinagar: The work on all oxygen plants which were recently approved by the government of J&K is going on in full swing and is expected to be completed in next few days. A top official of the Mechanical Engineering wing said the work on oxygen plants at SKIMS, GB Pant Hospital Srinagar, LD Hospital, SMHS […]
Baseer Khan reviews Covid mitigation preparedness in Bandipora
Seeks cooperation of PRI members, religious heads, traders to ensure Covid appropriate behavior among masses
BANDIPORA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, on Friday visited Bandipora district to take stock of Covid mitigation measures being put in place to tackle the global pandemic. Advisor Khan also had an interactive session with the religious leaders, traders and transporters besides other delegations of the district seeking their complete cooperation in dealing […]
COVID crisis: PM chairs meeting of council of ministers
Asks ministers to stay in touch with people, take their feedback
New Delhi: Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Union ministers on Friday to stay in touch with the people of their respective regions, help them and keep getting their feedback on the situation. Chairing a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers, Modi also stressed upon the “need to ensure that issues […]
Chinese Prez writes to PM Modi, offers help to fight COVID-19 surge
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the coronavirus pandemic in India and offered to provide support and help to deal with the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the country. President Xi sent a message of condolences to Prime Minister Modi over the […]
Judiciary rap: EC says remarks caused great damage, seeks to restrain media from reporting oral observations
Chennai: Days after a stinging rap from the judiciary, the Election Commission on Friday moved the Madras High Court, seeking to restrain the media from reporting oral obesrvations of judges made on its role in conducting elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic,a plea the court refused. Comments of murder charges against ECI officials and the institution […]
MD KPDCL reviews Power scenario Health Care facilities
SRINAGAR: In order to take stock of power supply to various health care facilities, Managing Director Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Dr Basharat Qayoom, today visited various Hospitals and Receiving Stations for ensuring hassle-free power supply. During the course of visit at Government JLNM Hospital Srinagar, the MD was informed that Hospital Mechanical Engineering […]
NC welcomes quashing of RTO’s re-registration circular by HC
Seeks end to regional imbalance in job recruitments, fund allocation, development
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Friday welcomed the order of the J&K High Court quashing the controversial circular issued by RTO Kashmir, mandating the vehicle owners to re-register their vehicles purchased from outside J&K, saying the measure has brought respite to people. Welcoming the order, the NC spokesperson in a statement here said, “The government […]
