NEW DELHI — New Delhi has been ranked the world’s most polluted capital city for a second consecutive year followed by Dhaka (Bangladesh), N’Djamena (Chad), Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and Muscat (Oman). Of the 15 most polluted cities in Central and South Asia in 2021, 12 were in India. New Delhi saw a 14.6 per cent increase […]
PATNA — Setting an example of communal harmony in the country, a Muslim family in Bihar has donated land worth Rs.2.5 crore for construction of the world’s largest Hindu temple–Virat Ramayan Mandir—in the Kaithwalia area of East Champaran district in the state. Talking to reporters here on Monday, Acharya Kishore Kunal, chief of the Patna-based […]
NEW DELHI — In the last 24 hours, India reported 1,581 new Covid-19 cases and 33 deaths, the Union Health Ministry announced on Tuesday. The new fatalities increased the nationwide death toll to 5,16,543. Following a continuous downward trend, India’s active caseload has further declined to 23,913, constituting 0.06 per cent of the country’s total […]
BUDGAM — A five-year-old boy died on Tuesday after he slipped and fell into a stream near his house while walking. The tragedy occurred in the jurisdiction of police post Soibugh in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Local sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that one minor boy identified as Shahid Farooq Malla son of […]
KARACHI — An 18-year-old Hindu girl was reportedly shot dead during a failed abduction attempt in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, according to a media report on Monday. Pooja Oad was said to have been shot in the middle of the street after she put up resistance to the attackers in Rohi, Sukkur, The Friday Times […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday were hiked by 80 paise a litre each while domestic cooking gas prices were increased by Rs 50 per cylinder, ending a over four and half month election-related hiatus in rate revision, sources said. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 96.21 per litre as against […]
NEW DELHI — The Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) on Monday described the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir as “genocide” and demanded a framework for the recourse, rehabilitation and resettlement of the displaced people in the valley. Addressing a press conference here, GKPD co-founder US-based Surinder Kaul said the recognition of the “genocide” is […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the Union Territory is expected to attract Rs 70,000 crore worth investments in the next six months. J&K has been looking to bring in investments in diverse sectors, including tourism and hospitality, and currently a UAE delegation is visiting the Union Territory. […]
JAMMU — Defrauding people, Big Bazar of Future Retail Group has closed its stores in Jammu and other parts of the country without intimating its registered customers to whom the company owes millions of rupees. Reports said that Big Bazar administration did not inform its registered customers before or even after closure of its stores […]
SRINAGAR — The future of over 200 gardeners working in the Floriculture department is at stake as according to them the authorities have never been promoted, claiming that the highly educated persons among them are presently holding the key positions. The Qualified Gardeners Association (QGA) said that at least 250 gardeners are presently working in […]