Social distancing globally won’t help combat COVID-19; world needs multilateralism: UNGA prez
United Nations: Social distancing at the global level will not help as no country could combat COVID-19 alone, President of the UN General Assembly’s 75th session Volkan Bozkir has said, asserting that multilateralism is the “panacea” to all the problems in the world. Bozkir, addressing the UN ambassadors and delegates, said that since the beginning […]
COVID-19 tally in India crosses 50-lakh mark
New Delhi:India’s COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 50 lakh, just 11 days after it crossed 40 lakh with 90,123 infections being reported in a day, while recoveries surged to 39,42,360 on Wednesday pushing the recovery rate to 78.53 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 50,20,359, […]
Soldier killed, 2 injured along LoC in Rajouri
Rajouri: A soldier was killed and two others including an army major were injured as India and Pakistan troops exchanged fire along the Line of Control in Rajouri district. Official sources told GNS that three soldiers of 17 Madras were injured after Pakistani army fired at them in “violation of the ceasefire agreement” in Mala […]
LS passes bill to cut salaries of MPs by 30%
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 percent “to meet the exigencies arising out of COVID-19 pandemic”. The Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced in the Lower House on Monday. It will replace the Salary, […]
J&K, Ladakh fully integrated into Indian mainstream: Govt
New Delhi: The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh have been fully integrated into the mainstream of the nation after the abrogation of Article 370, the government told Lok Sabha Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy also said the benefits of all central laws that were being enjoyed by […]
India walks out of SCO meet in protest after Pak projects ‘fictitious map’
New Delhi: India on Tuesday walked out of a meeting of the national security advisors of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member countries in protest after the Pakistani representative used what India termed a “fictitious” map “showing Indian territories as part of Pakistan”. “This was in blatant disregard to the advisory by the host against it […]
Kashmir Editors Guild elects its new body
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has elected its new body for a 2-year mandate. The media body elected Sajjad Haider as its President, Masood Hussain as Secretary-General, Shafat Kira and Manzoor Anjum as its Vice Presidents and Haji Mohammad Hayat as its new Treasurer. The elections were held after a gap of more than two […]
223 people under detention in JK, no one under house arrest now: Govt in LS
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said 223 people are currently under detention in Jammu and Kashmir and no one is under house arrest. Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the government of Jammu and Kashmir has reported that after the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year various measures […]
KEG condemns use of force against scribes
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors’ Guild (KEG) has condemned the use of force against the scribes who were covering the gun battle at Marwal Pampore. At least one of them, Kamran Yousuf, was injured in the attack by the cops. Kamran works for a Delhi based news portal. Kamran told reporters that he had gone to cover […]
PAF aircraft crashes during routine training; pilot ejects safely
Lahore: A Pakistan Air Force aircraft on Tuesday crashed during a routine training mission, while its pilot ejected safely in Punjab province”s Attock district, making it a fifth such incident this year, according to media reports. A statement by the air force said that no loss of life or property was reported at the site […]
