GENEVA — Nearly 500 Ebola cases have now been confirmed in the deadly outbreak raging in central Africa, a World Health Organization (WHO) overview showed on June 6, amid mounting concern over the swelling scale of the epidemic. In its daily update on the situation, the WHO tallied 452 confirmed cases, including 82 deaths, in […]
PESHAWAR — Pakistan government is denying legal and constitutional rights to the incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife and depriving the couple of proper healthcare, his party unit in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has alleged. Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has been in jail since August 2023 in multiple […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Government has filed a review petition before the Supreme Court on the conduct of the Teacher’s Eligibility Test (TET), Education Minister Sakina Itoo said on Saturday. “As committed, the review petition has been filed before the Honourable Supreme Court. The government has consistently pursued this matter and remains fully […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday raised the issue of the upcoming AIIMS at Awantipora with Union Health Minister J P Nadda, requesting him to expedite the ongoing work. “Spoke with Union Health Minister JP Nadda ji and requested him to expedite the ongoing work at AIIMS Awantipora so that it doesn’t get […]
NEW DELHI — Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), criticised the government for focusing on the organisation’s social media activity rather than addressing their demands, which include Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation over alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment tests. Dipke participated in a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar in […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said they have attached immovable properties worth approximately ₹3.5 crore belonging to two alleged drug peddlers under the provisions of the NDPS Act as part of the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyan. According to a police statement, in the first action, Police Station Nigeen […]
BHADERWAH — Village Defence Guards (VDGs) in the remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district have expressed confidence in tackling any security challenge following specialized training in handling automatic weapons and guerrilla warfare techniques. As part of efforts to strengthen security in far-flung border villages, the Special Operations Group (SOG) of Doda police conducted […]
NEW DELHI — Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), arrived in Delhi on Saturday ahead of a planned demonstration at Jantar Mantar, and urged supporters to maintain discipline and ensure that the protest remains peaceful. Activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has also expressed support for the protest, stated that he would […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday met his Karnataka counterpart D K Shivakumar in Bengaluru and congratulated him on assuming office. The two leaders met during ‘The Hindu Huddle’ event, where Abdullah also participated. Congratulating Shivakumar on assuming the post of Karnataka chief minister, Abdullah wished him a successful and […]
DAKAR/NAIROBI — The World Health Organization chief announced a $518 million six-month joint plan to fight Ebola on Friday, calling for money and political commitment to halt the spread of an outbreak that is already the fourth biggest on record. The strategy aims to help the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda contain their […]