JAMMU — Union Home Minister Amit Shah Saturday said the biggest achievement of Centre post Article 370 abrogation in J&K was that for the first time “we have a decisive control over terrorism.” He said J&K government has successfully managed to ensure over Rs 33000 Cr investment while as democracy has been taken to grass-roots […]
NEW DELHI — India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,30,06,080 on Saturday with 2,075 fresh infections, while the active cases declined further to 27,802, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll due to the viral disease climbed to 5,16,352 with 71 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
NEW DELHI — National Investigation Agency (NIA) court has ordered framing of charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, Kashmiri separatist leaders including Yasin Malik, Shabir Shah, Masarat Alam and others under various sections of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The Court also ordered framing of charges against Kashmiri […]
SRINAGAR — Rain lashed the plains while light snowfall occurred in the higher reaches of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday as the MeT department forecast the same weather to continue during the next 24 hours. “Rain in the plains and light snowfall in the higher reaches is likely to occur in J&K and […]
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for action against racial discrimination. “Realizing the vision of a world free of racism and racial discrimination demands action every day, at every level, in every society,” he told a commemorative meeting of the General Assembly on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination […]
KASARAGOD — A 14-member Kerala family that tried to enter war-torn Yemen to study Islam was denied entry and sent back by the Yemeni border security, reported The New Indian Express. The Salafist family headed by a couple from Kasaragod and Kozhikode returned to Kerala on March 7, said an officer of the Special Branch. […]
GENEVA — The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is further threatening global food security, with food prices already at an all-time high. Jakob Kern, the WFP’s Emergency Coordinator for Ukraine, told an online press conference that the conflict has triggered a wave of hunger across the globe, Xinhua […]
ISTANBUL — President Tayyip Erdogan opened a massive suspension bridge across Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait on Friday, the latest in a series of major infrastructure projects which he has prioritised during his two decades in power. Connecting Turkey’s European and Asian shores, the 1915 Canakkale Bridge was built by Turkish and South Korean firms with an […]
JAMMU — The Government of India led by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is committed to the welfare of security personnel of Jammu & Kashmir. Displaying this commitment, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah handed over appointment orders on compassionate grounds in Jammu today,to the Next of Kin of four security […]
SRINAGAR — Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Friday inaugurated a Martial Arts championship under the banner “Play for Drug Free Srinagar” here at Government Boys Higher Secondary School Rawalpora. The event was organized by District Youth Services & Sports in collaboration with Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Department Under the overall supervision of […]