New Delhi: India has reported 45,209 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the infection tally in the country to 90.95 lakh, while the recoveries surged to 85,21,617, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Sunday. The death toll rose to 1,33,227 with 501 more fatalities, while total coronavirus cases mounted to 90,95,806, the data updated […]
Washington: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met negotiators from the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha, amidst signs of progress in their stalled talks and an uptick in violence that threatens to jeopardise the peace push in the war-torn country. This was the first meeting of the top American diplomat with the […]
Srinagar: Former chief minister and president of newly cobbled up People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Farooq Abdullah on Saturday objected to the treatment meted out to the amalgam candidates, saying security is being used as a pretext to impede and customize democracy in Jammu and Kashmir. In a two-page letter to J&K Election Commissioner […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of “sabotaging” the participation of political parties other than the BJP in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir by not allowing them to campaign freely. Mehbooba’s allegations came as major political parties in the Valley, including the NC and the PDP, […]
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday claimed that she was stopped by the police from visiting Rambiara Nalla in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. She claimed that sand extraction through illegal tenders was being carried out in the area and lashed out at the administration alleging that Jammu and Kashmir has been turned into […]
Jammu: A soldier was killed on Saturday in unprovoked firing by Pakistan on forward posts and villages in two sectors along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The casualty comes barely a week after multiple ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the LoC in north […]
New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned the Charge d’Affaires of the Pakistan High Commission and lodged a strong protest with him over attempts by Jaish-e-Mohammed to carry out attacks in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of local elections there. Referring to the Nagrota incident, the ministry said the huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material […]
Kargil: Despite their ideological differences, the BJP will continue to support National Conference in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil for a stable administration to ensure the development of the region, BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said on Saturday. He also asserted that the restoration of pre-August 5, 2019 position, when Ladakh was part of the […]
UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has described the recent breakthroughs towards development of COVID-19 vaccines as a “ray of hope” that needs to reach everyone and called on the G-20 nations to support the global collaboration to accelerate development of coronavirus treatments and drugs. This week, global drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech said their […]
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday conducted multiple raids in Kashmir in connection with a money laundering probe linked to alleged suspicious transactions in the J&K Bank. The central probe agency covered a total of seven locations– six in Srinagar and one in Anantnag district– as part of the searches conducted under the Prevention […]