JAMMU — Police in Ramban had been carrying wide scale searches around Ramsu area of the mountainous district from last couple of days to locate three members of Lucknow family after receiving a social media message that the trio was “incommunicado” having got stuck there. However as the facts surfaced, all three of them had […]
NEW DELHI — Sania Mirza, India’s first women’s tennis superstar, announced her retirement on Wednesday, saying that the 2022 season will be her last. The famed tennis player, who is an idol for many, made the announcement after her opening-round loss in women’s doubles event at the ongoing Australian Open and said that she feels […]
NEW DELHI — India’s civil aviation regulator, the DGCA, on Wednesday extended the ban on scheduled international commercial flights till February 28, 2022. At present, India suffers from a third Covid wave which is said to be driven by the Omicron variant. In a notification, the DGCA extended the ban on scheduled international commercial flights […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K Services Selection Board on Wednesday said it will hold a one-time separate Computer Based Test (CBT) for various posts of the COVID positive aspirants scheduled to appear in the exam from January 21-24 in view of a steep spike in cases. Confirming the development, a board spokesperson said in a statement […]
SRINAGAR — Three Kashmiri students were thrashed after unidentified men dragged them out their apartment in Mohali of Punjab and assaulted them. Two injured students have been hospitalized, reports said. The victims have been identified as Azaaan Elahi, Inam Nabi and Moin Fayaz, who hail from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. […]
JAMMU — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said she is not taking back those leaders who have deserted the party even though many of them are willing to return. Dozens of senior PDP leaders including former ministers and legislators left the party after the BJP withdrew its support to the Mehbooba-led coalition government in […]
JALANDHAR — Unidentified people stole shawls and cash worth over Rs five lakh from a rented room occupied by Kashmiri shawl retailers when they had gone outside to clear the transactions with local businessmen at Adhampur in District Jalandhar of Punjab. These Kashmiri shawl retailers are from Chandigam Lolab area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. […]
SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Wednesday forecast fresh spell of light rains and snow on weekend but ruled out any major wet weather by the end of this month. “A spell of light rain/snow is likely (60% chance) during January 22-23rd. Thereafter, mainly dry weather is expected from January 24 onwards till ending January,” an official […]
GENEVA — The head of emergencies at the World Health Organisation said Tuesday that the worst of the coronavirus pandemic — deaths, hospitalisations and lockdowns — could be over this year if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines are addressed quickly. Dr Michael Ryan, speaking during a panel discussion on vaccine equity hosted by the […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,82,970 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,79,01,241, which includes 8,961 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The active cases have increased to 18,31,000, the highest in 232 days. The active cases […]