Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) Limited came up for sharp criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for its poor performance and failure to finalise its accounts amid sharp decline in the value of works from Rs 364.19 crore in 2012-13 to Rs 250.65 crore during 2016-17. The public sector […]
New Delhi: At the recent military talks, the Chinese PLA pushed for starting the disengagement process from the southern bank of Pangong lake but the Indian Army conveyed that steps to defuse the standoff in eastern Ladakh should simultaneously cover all the friction points, government sources said here on Friday. Though differences and contrasting views […]
Srinagar: A militant associate linked to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district has been arrested by troops, with arms and ammunition recovered from his possession on Saturday, police said. Based on a specific input, a cordon and search operation was launched by the security forces in the orchards of village Mandigam Kralgund in […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Saturday urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to immediately provide compensation to the families of three men who were allegedly killed in a fake encounter in South Kashmir’s Shopian district in July. The men, hailing from remote areas of Rajouri district, had gone to Shopian for […]
Srinagar: A medium-intensity earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but there were no reports of any damage or loss of life, officials said. The earthquake of 4.5 magnitude occurred at 12:02 pm at a depth of 120 km. There were no reports of any damage to property or injury or loss of life, officals […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally sprinted past 59 lakh on Saturday with 85,362 fresh cases being recorded in a day, while 93,420 people recuperated from the disease during the same period taking total recoveries to over 48 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The data updated at 8 am on Saturday showed that […]
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on its foundation day on Saturday, saying it has been at the forefront of furthering scientific research and innovation in India. In a tweet, Modi added the organisation has also been playing a valuable role in fighting COVID-19. “Greetings to […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Saturday launched a ‘Speak up for farmers’ campaign on social media protesting the farm bills, with Rahul Gandhi urging people to raise their voice against what he described was the Narendra Modi government’s “exploitation” of farmers. The three bills were passed by both houses of Parliament during the monsoon session […]
MOSCOW/NEW DELHI: The number of Covid-19 cases have surged to more than 32.4 million or 0.4 per cent of the Earth’s total population—meaning nearly every 250th person has already contracted coronavirus. The current world population is 7.8 billion (as of September 2020), according to the most recent United Nations estimates elaborated by Worldometer. The number […]
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) warned that the global coronavirus death toll could hit two million before an effective vaccine is widely used. WHO emergencies head Mike Ryan on Friday said the figure could be even higher without concerted international action, the BBC reported. The number of Covid-19 deaths is fast approaching one million […]