Jakarta: At least 35 people were killed after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the National Disaster Management Agency said. “Nine people died in Majene district, and 26 others in Mamuju district, bringing the total death toll to 35,” said the West Sulawesi Provincial Disaster Management Agency’s head Darno Majid. In […]
Srinagar: With healthcare workers to be the first to get Covid-19 vaccine in the initial phase of inoculation beginning on January16, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said many doctors, nurses and paramedical staff are hesitant to take the vaccine which is worrisome. “Vaccine hesitancy among medical personnel is a major concern,” said DAK President […]
Thiruvananthapuram: The ongoing Indian farmers agitation is without doubt one of the distinctive protests in current Indian historical past – lots of of 1000’s of farmers, principally from Punjab and Haryana have continued an virtually two month lengthy agitation for the Central authorities to repeal not too long ago handed farm legal guidelines. The agitation […]
Srinagar: A day after Peoples Democratic Party leader and former Minister Nayeem Akhtar was shifted to hospital after being found unconscious in a makeshift Jail, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti alleged that Government of India is deliberately endangering the lives of political opponents. Nayeem Akhtar was arrested from his home on 21 […]
London: A day after debating the alleged persecution of religious minorities in India, MPs in the House of Commons turned to alleged human rights violations in Kashmir and called for EU and UN human rights officials to be given access to both sides of the Line of Control, for Boris Johnson to raise the issue […]
Srinagar: Religious preacher Sarjan Barkati was detained by police on Thursday evening, officials said. An official told GNS that Barkati was “picked up” by police from his residence in Reban Shopain. However, the officer did not reveal the reasons behind the police action. Official sources said that Barkati was supposed to lead prayers at Budgam […]
RIZWAN RUMI Jammu-Srinagar National highway blockade, a corollary that inevitably follows moderate to heavy snowfall in the valley, every year. This year the things have worsened far too much due the collapsed bridge at Ramban, around 150kilometres from Jammu, which would tentatively take more than a week to repair. The bad fortune is that after […]
New Delhi: WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy, which comes into effect on February 8, has been challenged in the Delhi High Court, on the grounds that it violates the Right to Privacy and threatens national security. Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy states that the company may share user information with its family of companies to “facilitate, […]
‘Either prove our kin militants or return bodies’ Pulwama: The three families from South Kashmir, whose kins were killed in Lawaypora encounter on 30 December last year, Thursday demanded a special investigation team (SIT) probe into the killing. The three youth namely Athar Mushtaq resident of Bellow Pulwama, Aijaz Ahmad resident of Putrigam Pulwama and […]
Srinagar: Srinagar Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two thieves and have recovered stolen property from their possession. Police spokesman in a statement said that on 12-01-2021, Police Station Karan Nagar received a written complaint from Muhammad Ashraf of Lajoura Pulwama, stating therein that some unknown person(s) have stolen his mobile phone at SMHS […]
