BUDGAM – An aged man is battling for life at Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, after he was hit by a sharp object on his head by some of his relatives during a scuffle over a land dispute on Friday in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The Victims have been identified as 55 […]
NEW DELHI/BEIJING – In an unusual diplomatic move, China on Friday lashed out at the British blaming them for India’s troubles in Kashmir. In a series of tweets, the Chinese government spokesperson Zhao Lijian attacked the UK and its British imperialistic past, with respect to India and Indian Kashmir. “If British India was the jewel […]
Measure to boost morale of Health Employees working on COVID control: FC H&ME, Shri Atal Dulloo JAMMU – In a major decision, Government has accorded approval for substantial hike in salary of employees who are working under NHM in the Union Territory of J&K. The decision in this regard has been conveyed to the Union […]
SRINAGAR – All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday expressed serious concern over media reports about former Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairman Late Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai’s sons having tested positive for Covid-19 in jail. APHC in a statement demanded their immediate release so that they would receive proper medical treatment. “Both sons of late […]
NEW DELHI – Suspension of scheduled international flights has been extended till June 30, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Friday. The decision comes when India is battling the second wave of the covid pandemic, even though there is a decline in cases over the past few weeks. However the restriction […]
NEW DELHI – The national lockdowns and public health campaigns introduced at the start of the Coronavirus pandemic have reduced the transmission of deadly invasive bacteria that cause respiratory infections — potentially saving thousands of lives, according to a large study published in The Lancet Digital Health on Friday. Diseases caused by invasive bacteria, including […]
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was set on Friday to inaugurate a landmark mosque in Istanbul’s Taksim Square, fulfilling a long-time ambition to build a Muslim house of worship at the city’s main public space that has become an emblem of the modern Turkish Republic. Erdogan was scheduled to join a group of […]
NEW DELHI – India was among 14 countries that abstained from voting on a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council to launch an investigation into alleged violations and crimes during the 11-day conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The resolution was adopted as 24 countries voted in favour of it while nine opposed […]
KULGAM – Government Forces Friday arrested four youth including a missing youth from Shopian in Kujjar village of Yaripora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an official said. An official told that the police along with army’s 1 RR raided Kujjar village of Kulgam and arrested four people including the missing man in Shopian district. “The […]
NEW DELHI – The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki is collaborating with manufacturers to boost production of oxygen generators in the country. Maruti has tied up with three small-scale companies — Airox Nigen Equipments, SAM Gas Products and Gaskon Engineers — for producing oxygen generators. The company on Thursday said that as part of the […]