PSA of Shah Faesal, Sartaj Madani, Peer Mansoor revoked
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government today revoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) of IAS topper turned politician Shah Faesal, and two PDP leaders—Sartaj Madani and Peer Mansoor, who serving detention since August 5 last year. Reliable sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the PSA of three politicians that include Shah Faesal, Sartaj Madani and Peer […]
86-year-old Pattan resident’s sample returns positive five days after death, J&K Toll 34
Srinagar: Five days after his death and subsequent burial, swab samples of an 86-year-old man from Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district returned positive for the pathogen on Wednesday, taking the death toll due to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 34. Official sources told GNS that the octogenarian, a resident of Hamray […]
UN urges help for countries near`debt distress’ from virus
United Nations: The president of the UN Economic and Social Council called for urgent action Tuesday to help the growing number of countries already facing or at risk of “debt distress” because of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Norway’s UN ambassador, Mona Juul, head of the 54-nation UN body, told a meeting on […]
Vaishno Devi Shrine Board begins drills to put in place SoPs for pilgrimage
Jammu: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has begun drills for putting in place SoPs that will be followed once pilgrimage to the cave shrine in Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir resumes. The pilgrimage to the shrine in Reasi district was stopped on March 18 in view of the spread of coronavirus. […]
Raveesh Kumar, former MEA spokesperson, appointed India’s next ambassador to Finland
New Delhi: Seasoned diplomat and former spokesperson of the External Affairs Ministry Raveesh Kumar has been appointed as India’s next Ambassador to Finland, the government announced on Wednesday. Kumar, a 1995-batch Indian Foreign Service officer, served as the spokesperson of the MEA from July 2017 to April 2020 during which he deftly articulated India’s position […]
Mumbai on edge as first cyclone in 129 years nears its coast; trains rescheduled, thousands evacuated
Mumbai, Jun 3 (PTI) Mumbai and neighbouring areas braced for Cyclone Nisarga barrelling Wednesday toward the coast with wind speeds of up to 120 kmph after tens of thousands of people in its path were evacuated, trains rescheduled, flights cancelled, fishermen ordered out of the seas and rescue workers put on standby. Hanging over the […]
‘Pak reports record 4,132 COVID-19 cases in single day; infections surges to 80,463’
Islamabad: Pakistan has reported a record 4,132 fresh cases of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of infections to 80,463, the health ministry said on Wednesday. The Ministry of National Health and Services said the new infections were detected after conducting a maximum of 17,370 tests in a day. Of […]
Can govt confirm no Chinese soldier has entered India, asks Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Amid a border standoff with China, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked the government to make it clear whether or not Chinese soldiers have entered India. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had on Tuesday said that a “sizeable number” of Chinese troops have moved into eastern Ladakh and India too has taken all […]
Former Pakistan first-class cricketer Riaz Sheikh dies of suspected Coronavirus
Islamabad: Former Pakistan first-class cricketer Riaz Sheikh on Tuesday became the second professional player in the country to die because of suspected conronavirus, according to sources. Sources claimed that Sheikh’s family buried him in a hurry without waiting for health officials to ascertain the cause of his death. Sheikh, 51, a leg-spinner who took 116 […]
Record 8909 new COVID-19 cases in India; toll 5815
New Delhi: India registered a record jump of 8,909 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to 2,07,615 on Wednesday, while the toll rose to 5,815 with 217 more deaths, the Health Ministry said. The number of active cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) mounted 1,01,497 and 1,00,302 people have recovered, while […]
