SRINAGAR – The Union Territory government’s region-specific recruitment of domiciles for Covid care hospitals coming up temporarily in Jammu and Srinagar has drawn resentment from the general public. The two 500-bed hospitals are being built in collaboration with the DRDO. Both the hospitals are likely to be made operational next month. “In the Advertisement 06/AHJ […]
NEW DELHI – India’s death toll due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) has reached 303,720 after 4,454 people succumbed to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the Union ministry of health and family welfare (MoHFW) dashboard showed on Monday morning. This makes India only the third country after the United States and Brazil, respectively, to […]
JAMMU – A court here has denied bail to two illegal Rohingya immigrants who were arrested two months ago, saying their release shall create law and order problems. The court also said that it cannot be ruled out that the accused persons may be involved in criminal as well as militant activities. The accused, Ashiqur […]
SRINAGAR – Awami Action Committee (AAC) said that it was deeply concerned by the write ups appearing in some media platforms on the 31st death anniversary of Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq on May 21, 1990. In a statement, AAC said that there was a concerted attempt by certain powerful quarters who control all modes of […]
NEW DELHI – India on Sunday recorded a grim milestone as it became the third country in the world after the United States of America and Brazil to record more than three lakh deaths due to the covid-19 pandemic. America was the first country to record three lakh fatalities due to covid-19 followed by the […]
NEW DELHI – The leaders of 12 major opposition parties on Sunday extended their support to the call for a countrywide protest on May 26 given by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) — the umbrella body of farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s three agricultural laws. May 26 marks six months of the protest by […]
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates stands ready to facilitate peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians, the de facto ruler of the Gulf state said in remarks carried on state media on Sunday. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan made the comments in a telephone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah […]
PUNE/SRINAGAR – A Pune NGO has laid bare an alleged human trafficking racket perpetrated in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir since the past few months and has urged the Centre and local administration to intervene in the matter on priority. Recently, at least eight youngsters, including a girl, were rescued by volunteers of […]
DUBAI – Initial investigations conducted by Mecca police have revealed that the suspect who attacked Mecca’s Grand Mosque imam pulpit is a Saudi man claiming to be the awaited Mahdi, local media reported. The armed man, in his 40s, was detained after attempting to attack the imam in on Friday. According to Saudi media, the […]
JERUSALEM – Israeli police on Sunday escorted around 50 Jewish visitors to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where police actions in recent weeks had ignited protests and violence that triggered war in Gaza, according to the Islamic authority overseeing the site. The Waqf said police cleared young Palestinians out of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound […]