Body of 30-yr-old man found in Qazigund canal

  Qazigund: The body of a 30-year-old man was recovered from a water canal at Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday morning. Official  told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the body of the 30-year-old was found by some locals and accordingly informed the police. A police team reached the spot […]

COVID-19: New cases fall below 10,000 for fourth time in February

COVID-19: New cases fall below 10,000 for fourth time in February

New Delhi:  The daily new infections fell below 10,000 for the fourth time this month taking India’s tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,09,25,710, while fresh fatalities remained below 100 for the tenth time this month, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. A total of 9,121 new cases were reported in a day, […]

JK BOSE initiates textbooks translation into four official languages for Primary Classes

JK BOSE initiates textbooks translation into four official languages for Primary Classes

  JAMMU: In order to realize the vision of National Education Policy 2020, a two-day workshop was organized by the J&K Board of School Education (JK BOSE) today to initiate translation of text books of environmental studies from class 3rd to 5th and Mathematics from class 1st to 5th in four official languages including Urdu, […]

Military conflict in South Asia could endanger regional stability, hurt global trade flows: Qureshi

Islamabad/Karachi;  Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Monday that any military conflict in South Asia could endanger stability in a region that is critical for global trade flows and security. Addressing the 9th International Maritime Conference (IMC 21) in Karachi, Qureshi also said that the Indian Ocean offers promising potential for mutual cooperation […]

Kanhaiya meets Nitish aide, sets tongues wagging in NDA

Patna;  Many eyebrows were raised in Bihar on Monday as news broke of a meeting between CPI’s rising star Kanhaiya Kumar and Ashok Choudhary, a minister and key aide of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. A fiery former JNU student leader, who has of late is being seen as veering towards Nitish Kumar despite their parties […]

Vaccination drive began at SMC, Pride moment for all, Mayor SMC

    Srinagar: The first phase of COVID 19 vaccination drive today began at SMC central office here at Karan Nagar. Mayor Srinagar Mr Junaid Azim Mattu was the first among the SMC staff who received vaccination shot on the occassion. Besides this Joint Commissioner Adm Mr Syed Abul Qasim, Joint Commissioner Works, Mr Ishtiyaq […]

SC notice to Centre, WhatsApp on plea alleging lower standards of privacy for Indian Users

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and WhatsApp within four weeks on a fresh plea alleging lower standards of privacy for Indians in comparison to European users of the messaging app. The top court said that people have grave apprehensions that they will lose their privacy, and it […]

Police officer injured by cattle smugglers in Jammu

Jammu:  A police officer was injured in an attack by suspected bovine smugglers on the outskirts of Jammu city, officials said on Monday. Station House Officer (SHO) of police station Bishnah, Inspector Tahir Yousuf suffered head injuries when his team was attacked by the cattle smugglers with stones and lathis at village Lalyana on Sunday […]

India records 11,649 new COVID-19 cases

India records 11,649 new COVID-19 cases

New Delhi: India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 1,09,16,589 with 11,649 new infections being reported in a day, while the daily deaths were recorded below 100 for the ninth time this month, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll increased to 1,55,732 with 90 daily new fatalities, the […]

73 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

73 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 73 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 125341 Of the cases reported today, 58 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 15 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com