SAN FRANCISCO — Some Facebook users in the US are being served a prompt that asks if they are worried that someone they know might be becoming an extremist via suspicious online posts or activities, as the social network aims to tackle extremism on its platform. Other users are being notified that they may have […]
WASHINGTON — The Delta variant is the second most prevalent coronavirus mutation in the US and is predicted to become the predominant one in the coming weeks, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said on Thursday. “An estimated 25 percent of all reported SARS-COV-2 sequences nationwide are the Delta variants, and in some regions of the […]
KULGAM — The Jammu Kashmir Police in Kulgam has taken a strong note of the “mischievous” activity of some persons on social media sites who are making “false claims” on the Kulgam Encounter. In a statement, Kulgam press said that “rumours” are being spread on social media that Zakir Bashir Naik (S/0 Bashir Ahmad Naik […]
SRINAGAR — The Delimitation Commission, visiting Jammu & Kashmir from July 06, will interact with the district election officers (DEOs) at four venues including tourist destination of Pahalgam in South Kashmir. According to a letter sent to the DEOs/ Deputy Commissioners, during their four day tour of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Delimitation […]
LAHORE — Nida Dar scripted history when she became the first Pakistani player – male or female – to take 100 T20I wickets. The 34-year old breezed past this milestone when she accounted for West Indies opener Deandra Dottin in the T20I series opener in North Sound. She then went on to bag the wicket […]
NEW DELHI — Micro-blogging site Twitter has revealed two concepts for upcoming features, including ‘trusted friends, that would allow users to target tweets toward specific audiences without having to switch accounts or change privacy settings. The first would enable people to designate “trusted friends” so some tweets would only be visible to that group. The […]
JAMMU — Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday morning fired at an aerial surveillance object (Hexacopter) after it was intercepted on International Border in Jammu’s Arnia sector. Officials told that at a forward IB post in Arnia sector, BSF troops fired at an aerial object after it came close to the post. In an official […]
SRINAGAR — Director Finance Health and Medical Education Department, Mohammad Rafiq, has passed away, officials said on Friday. He had suffered a stroke earlier this week and was flown to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi where he died, they said. “Sad to announce the demise of Director Finance H&ME Department (Mohammad) Rafiq […]
SRINAGAR — With the Delimitation Commission set to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week, key mainstream political parties in the Valley including the National Conference and the People’s Conference are likely to participate in the discussions with the Commission, sources told The Indian Express. The Commission is scheduled to visit J&K between July 6 and […]
NEW DELHI — Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said more than 800 central laws have become applicable to Jammu and Kashmir after it got the Union Territory status. Speaking after the inauguration of a semi-virtual regional conference on replication of good governance practices in Srinagar, attended by 750 officers from 10 states, he said […]