PM lists Art 370 abrogation, CAA, Ram temple settlement among key achievements of 2nd term
New Delhi, May 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday listed abrogation of Article 370, settlement of the Ram Temple issue, criminalisation of Triple Talaq and the amendment to the Citizenship Act among the key achievements during his second term, asserting that his government’s decisions in the last one year were aimed at fulfilling the […]
India sees biggest 1-day jump in Covid-19 tally with 7,964 cases, 265 deaths
New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,971 and the number of cases climbed to 1,73,763 in the country registering a record single-day spike of 265 deaths and 7,964 cases till Saturday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 86,422 while 82,369 people […]
Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in Poonch: Army
Jammu: The Pakistan Army resorted to intense firing on forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, a defence spokesperson said. The intense firing from small arms across the border started around 10 am in Kirni sector, drawing befitting retaliation by Indian Army, the spokesperson said. The unprovoked […]
Police Station Kathua declared out of bounds after cop tests positive
Women PS shall take complaints till all personnel of PS Kathua test negative : SSP
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir police has declared police station Kathua as out of bounds after a police personnel deployed in the station tested positive. The women police station Kathua has been ordered to take complaints till all police personnel of main station are tested negative Sharing details, Senior Superintendent of Police Kathua Shailendra Mishra […]
Two militants Killed in Kulgam encounter
Kulgam: Two militants were killed in an encounter that started between government forces and militants at Wanpora in Qaimoh area South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday morning. An official told , that two militants were killed in exchange of fire whose identification is being ascertained, while as search operation is under way in the area. […]
Amid lockdown, petrol and diesel are dearer by Rs. 2/1 per litre
Adding insult to injury…
Jammu: As people face severe economic crisis in the wake of prolonged lockdown necessitated by the spread of Covid-19, the government today increased the rate of tax on petrol in diesel in Jammu and Kashmir troubling more the troubled lot. In the backdrop of lockdown, almost all the economic activities in J&K, like rest of […]
Aggressive contact tracing, surveillance imperative with recent spike in Coronavirus cases: Chief Secretary
17.2 days doubling rate, 44% recovery rate in the Union Territory more than the National average
JAMMU: With a recent surge in COVID-19 cases across the country following substantive relaxations in movement of people via air and rail routes under Lockdown 4.0, it has become all the more imperative to be aggressive in contact tracing and surveillance, Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam said this while reviewing the COVID-19 mitigation efforts […]
NC will not participate in delimitation exercise: Aga Ruhullah
Srinagar: National Conference on Friday said it has decided against participating in delimitation exercise . ” The @JKNC_ will not participate in the delimitation exercise,” NC leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Medhi tweeted. The @JKNC_ will not participate in the delimitation exercise. Detailed statement to follow soon. Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, CS @JKNC_ — Ruhullah […]
Edu institutions to remain closed till Jun 15: Govt
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered that all educational institutions and training institutions in the Union Territory shall remain closed till June 15. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the educational institutions were closed almost three months back in wake of Coronavirus outbreak in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed 29 lives […]
China rejects Trump’s offer to mediate in Sino-India border standoff
Beijing: China on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate between India and China to end their current border standoff, saying the two countries does not need the intervention of a “third party” to settle their differences. In a surprise move, Trump on Wednesday offered to “mediate or arbitrate” the raging border dispute […]
