NEW DELHI — India on Sunday recorded 1,761 fresh coronavirus infections, the lowest in around 688 days, that took its tally to 4,30,07,841, while the active cases declined further to 26,240, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,16,479 with 127 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]
BENGALURU — Two people have been arrested in connection with issuing death threats to the Special Bench judges of the Karnataka High Court who dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classrooms. While Kovai Rahamathulla was arrested from Tirunelveli, S. Jamal Mohammad Usmani was taken into custody from Thanjaur. Both the arrests […]
SRINAGAR — Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is on 2-day Jammu visit. Sources said, Azad arrived in Jammu on Saturday afternoon for Delhi and moved to his residence in Gandhi Nagar. He met several party delegations and groups of social/trade organizations at his residence till late this evening and discussed […]
RAISEN (MP) — One person was killed and 53 others were injured after Muslims and members of a tribal community clashed in the Khamariya village of Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district on Friday, reported Indian Express. According to the Raisen police, between 5 pm and 6 pm, a man riding a motorcycle along with his sister […]
BHOPAL — An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre has made a series of controversial tweets over The Kashmir Files movie, reported The New Indian Express. “Kashmir Files shows the pain of Brahmins. They should be allowed to live safely in Kashmir with all honour. The producer must also make a movie […]
JAMMU — Director General (DG) of Border Security Force (BSF), Pankaj Kumar Saturday said that the BSF troops are competent enough to tackle any nefarious designs by anti-national elements. The BSF DG visited Border Out Post Octroi accompanied by Inspector General D K Boora and other officers to witness a Retreat Ceremony. Talking to media […]
SRINAGAR — The Divisional Commissioner, (Div Com) Kashmir Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting regarding Town Planning Schemes (TPSs) along the upcoming Semi Ring Road, Construction of Western Foreshore Road of Dal Lake and Town Planning Scheme in Budgam. The meeting was attended by DC Srinagar; Commissioner, SMC; VC, LCMA; VC, SDA; ADC Budgam, […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar Saturday expressed deep dismay at what it termed as the authoritarian attitude of the administration by once again locking the historic Jama Masjid on the important occasion of Shab-e-Baraat. In a statement, the Anjuman said the closing down of Jama Masjid after a gap of only two weeks […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) President and MP from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah on Saturday stressed on the need to identify internal and external enemies of Jammu and Kashmir, saying it is the unity of the people of J&K that will not let the nefarious plans of such forces work. This, he said, while addressing […]
PULWAMA — Unknown gunmen on Saturday evening shot at a non-local labourer in Arihal area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that militants fired up one non-local labourer identified as Muhammad Akram, son of Abdul Salam of Bijnoor UP. He said that in the incident, the labour received injuries in abdomen, who has […]