SRINAGAR — After witnessing an inclement weather during the past 24 hours, Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience rain and thundershowers in several parts on Saturday, as per the Met department. “Rain and thundershower is likely to occur at many places in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department […]
NEW DELHI — India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,31,34,145 on Saturday with 2,323 fresh infections, while the number of active cases came down to 14,996, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,348 with 25 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per cent of […]
LONDON — A common virus that usually causes cold-like symptoms was responsible for more than 100,000 deaths in children under the age of five across the globe in 2019, according to a new study published in The Lancet journal. The study is the first to examine the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease burden in narrow […]
SRINAGAR — In a significant development, the delimitation commission’s order on Jammu & Kashmir’s electoral segments has come into effect from Friday as the Government of India issued a notification in this regard. The Union Ministry of Law and Justice on Friday issued a notification declaring May 20 as the date on which the order […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported six new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that the two of the cases were reported from Jammu and four from Srinagar districts, taking the overall tally to 454176—166415 in Jammu and 287761 […]
NEW DELHI — The CBI on Friday questioned former Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Haseeb Drabu for alleged corruption in the purchase of a building for Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s integrated office in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla complex when he was the chairman of the bank, officials said. Drabu was booked by the CBI in its […]
SRINAGAR — Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar visited South Kashmir on Friday and chaired a meeting at Anantnag in connection with security preparation of annual Amarnath yatra 2022. DIG South Kashmir Range Abdul Jabbar, SSP Anantnag, Kulgam and Awantipora participated in the meeting, officials said. They said different types of threats […]
NEW DELHI — Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday urged Supreme Court to grant more time to surrender citing medical conditions. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sidhu, mentioned the plea before a bench headed by Justice AM Khanwilkar. Senior Advocate Singhvi said that Sidhu will surrender but he wants a few weeks […]
JAMMU — Lambasting the government claims over normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir, the former chief minister and Vice President of National Conference, Omar Abdullah on Friday said that flight operations and tourism cannot be considered as normalcy. He also said that if the situation is peaceful, the government should conduct polls at earliest or else […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has condemned the conviction of Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik by a Delhi court in a case related to funding of militant activities in Jammu and Kashmir, after he pleaded guilty to all charges framed against him. Malik, a Hurriyat leader and chief of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), […]