NEW DELHI — With 1,72,433 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,18,03,318, while the active cases decreased to 15,33,921, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,98,983 with 1,008 fresh fatalities, including 500 from Kerala, the […]
SRINAGAR — A Special NIA Court here on Wednesday directed the Superintendent of Central Jail Srinagar to get Waheed para medically examined by a specialised doctor. People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Para as per report by news agency Kashmir Dot Com was found unconscious in jail on Saturday. While his jail inmates alarmed about […]
GUWAHATI — A 60-year-old man from Assam’s Morigaon district, who was fighting to prove his Indian citizenship at a Foreigners Tribunal despite his name appearing in the National Register of Citizens (NRC), has allegedly died by suicide, news agency PTI reported. The deceased is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. According to […]
SRINAGAR — Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang Kondbarao Pole has clarified that there have been no changes in SRO-43 regarding providing government jobs to the beneficiaries. Pandurang Kundbarao Pole clarified to The Kashmir Walla that there was no change in SRO-43 as he said that it already has provisions of one-time compensation or government job to […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K Delimitation Commission is likely to get a second extension of its term this month. This may further delay any announcement of Assembly elections in the Union Territory, The Hindu reported. Official sources said the three-member Commission, headed by retired judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, after sharing its first draft report with five […]
SRINAGAR — The acid attack victim from Srinagar is unlikely to regain her eyesight, doctors treating her at the Srinagar’s Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital Srinagar Wednesday said, adding that “no conclusion can be, however, drawn at this point of time.” Medical Superintendent of SMHS, Dr. Kanwaljeet Singh said the victim’s eyes have suffered […]
BANDIPORA — The hospital authorities during a routine inspection found at least 17 doctors and paramedics absent from duties at a district hospital Bandipora following which the medical superintendent has put them on notice and deducted one day’s salary. The staff “at fault” has been asked to explain their position in a given time frame […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Wednesday strongly hit out at the government, crying foul in the matter of due security cover to its senior leaders and activists while extending all due and undue facilities and huge security cover to lower rank leaders of the ruling party and other activists of pro-government […]
SRINAGAR — Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu Kashmir, headed by Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq Wednesday expressed grave concern over the deteriorating social situation in J&K, especially in the Valley. The MMU in a statement said, “Our society as a whole is deteriorating at every level. Rising incidence of misbehaviour, rampant use of drug addiction, […]
SRINAGAR — Around 6 p.m., on Tuesday, she was returning to her home from work. Suddenly, some young boys stopped her and threw the acid on her face and she lay on the street, groaning in pain. Today, the 24-year-old is battling for life with a disfigured face in a hospital in Srinagar. Outside the […]