NEW DELHI — After over 400 parliament staffers tested positive for Covid-19 infection, the Rajya Sabha Secretariat has decided to restrict staff attendance. As per new guidelines, 50 per cent of staff or officials below the rank of under-secretary or executive officer are required to ‘work from home’. It is learnt that Vice President and […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court has said that demanding money as illegal gratification while working in courts is “unacceptable” and very high standards apply to not only judges but also those employed there. The apex court observed this while modifying the punishment given to a man, who was posted in a district court in […]
SRINAGAR — A Power Development Department (PDD) daily wager sustained injuries on Sunday after falling of an electric pole in Bogund village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an official said. An official said that a PDD daily wager identified as Shabir Ahmad Dar, son of Mohammad Ismail Dar of Bogund Kulgam was repairing electricity line […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed shock over the death of 21 tourists as heavy snow trapped them in their vehicles as tens of thousands of visitors thronged Murree. “Shocked and upset at tragic deaths of tourists on road to Murree,” Prime Minister Imran Khan said in a tweet, adding, “unprecedented snowfall and […]
LEH — BJP national president JP Nadda on Sunday appointed Phunchok Stanzin as the president of party’s Ladakh unit. Phunchok Stanzin has served as a state vice-president of BJP Ladakh and executive councillor of BJP-led Leh Council. The appointment of Phunchok Stanzin as the president of BJP’s Ladakh unit comes into power with immediate effect. […]
SRINAGAR — General officer Commanding (GoC) of army’s Srinagar—based 15 Corps Lieutenant General DP Pandey visited Gurduwara Chattipadhshai in Rainawari area of old Srinagar on the occasion of Guru Gobind Singhji Jayanti. “I have visited every religious place in Kashmir, but wanted to visit this Gurduwara too,” said GoC Panday. He said his message to […]
Sheikh Nadeem ANANTNAG — Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) evacuated a pregnant lady in Larnoo area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir. Army’s 19 Rashtriya Rifles Larnoo COB received a distress call from PHC Hospital Larnoo regarding immediate evacuation of a pregnant lady namely Jasira bano w/o Abdul Rashid Lone of Shutroo area of Larnoo […]
JAMMU — A 37-year-old woman and her minor daughter were rescued by villagers from an avalanche in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. Nasreen and her 11-year-old daughter Zaida Kousar had gone to fetch water from a natural source in their Tarwanja village of Behramgalla in Surankote area […]
SRINAGAR — After days of snowfall and rains, weather improved in J&K and Ladakh even as night temperature recorded a drop with mercury settling at minus 10.0°C at the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg on Sunday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that as expected, weather improved significantly in J&K and Ladakh. “Currently […]
NEW DELHI — Amid an unabated resurgence, India registered 1,59,632 new Covid cases and 327 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Sunday. The new fatalities has increased the nationwide death toll to 4,83,790. The active caseload has jumped to 5,90,611, accounting for 1.66 per cent […]