Radio Raabta fills airwaves of troubled south Kashmir
Anantnag: “Hello! This is ‘Dil se Dil Tak’ welcoming its south Kashmir listeners.” The cheerful greeting in Urdu flows into homes in south Kashmir’s areas from the ‘Radio Raabta’ community station, providing not just entertainment but also a platform for locals to air their grievances. The Army, which has been instrumental in providing wings to […]
Will poor and underprivileged get COVID-19 vaccine for free, asks Congress
New Delhi: A day after India rolled out the “world’s largest inoculation drive” against COVID-19, the Congress on Sunday asked whether the government plans to provide free vaccines to all Indians, especially the underprivileged and the poor, and when. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that though the government claims it will cover three crore […]
Traffic to move towards Jammu for second day on Monday, says ADGP Traffic
‘1048 vehicles carrying supplies reached Kashmir’
Srinagar: After the launch of bailey bridge on Srinagar-Jammu National highway at Kela Morh in Ramban, authorities on Saturday evening allowed 1048 vehicles carrying essential supplies to move towards Kashmir valley, officials said Sunday. They said that on Sunday traffic was allowed to move from Srinagar towards Jammu. Earlier, authorities had suspended traffic movement on […]
Farmers stage protest rally against new farm laws in Jammu
Jammu: Hundreds of farmers on Sunday staged a rally in support of the revocation of the new agriculture laws even as police briefly detained the main organiser along with nearly half-a-dozen of his supporters here. The tractor rally was led by District Development Council (DDC) member Taranjit Singh Tony who defeated senior BJP leader and […]
Biden ropes in 20 Indian-Americans in his administration, 17 at key WH positions
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has nominated at least 20 Indian-Americans, including 13 women, to key positions in his incoming administration, a record for the small ethnic community that constitutes one per cent of America’s population. As many as 17 of them, including Neera Tanden who has been nominated as the Director of Management and […]
J&K records 126 new COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 126 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday that pushed the infection tally to 1,23,343, officials said. No COVID-19 death took place in the last 24 hours, they said. Out of the new cases, 65 were from Kashmir division and 61 from Jammu division. Jammu district recorded the highest 48 cases followed […]
Unidentified male body fished out from Jhelum in Bijbehara
Srinagar: An unidentified male body was on Sunday afternoon fished out from river Jhelum at Sangam area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the male body was spotted by some locals in the river at Sangam in afternoon and they accordingly informed the police. A police […]
Two firemen, civilian injured during fire incident in Srinagar locality
Srinagar: Two Fire & Emergency Service (F&ES) personnel and a civilian were injured during a firefighting operation in Watal Kadal locality of Srinagar on Sunday, reports said. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that a massive fire erupted in a residential house in Watal Kadal locality today afternoon. They said that a civilian, identified as […]
PM launches India’s vaccination drive against COVID
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive while reassuring the country that emergency use authorisation was given to two made in India vaccines only after scientists were convinced of their safety and effectiveness, and urged people to beware of propaganda and rumours. Addressing the nation ahead of the launch […]
LG inaugurates vaccination drive for J&K
Cautions people against rumours over vaccination
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who attended a virtual programme of the vaccine launch by Prime Minister Modi, also inaugurated and witnessed the administering of the first dose of the vaccine to a sanitation in-charge at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu. Terming the occasion as a historic day in the fight against COVID pandemic, LG […]
