Previous govts drafted Budget with eye on vote bank: PM

Previous govts drafted Budget with eye on vote bank: PM

    Gorakhpur (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the previous governments drafted the Union budgets with an eye on their vote banks and made them just a medium for making promises they could not fulfil. For decades in our country, the meaning of the Budget was restricted to what announcements were made […]

60 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

60 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 60 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 124719 Of the cases reported today, 42 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 18 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Wrong depiction of map on WHO website taken strongly by govt; disclaimer put: MEA

New Delhi: The government on Thursday said the issue of “wrong depiction” of India’s map on the website of the World Health Organisation (WHO) was raised strongly with the global body following which it put a disclaimer on the portal. Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan provided the information in Rajya Sabha in […]

Twitter deletes Kangana Ranaut’s tweets over rule violations

New Delhi: Twitter India on Thursday removed two of the tweets by Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, citing a violation of the platform’s rules. The actor has been criticising protesting farmers over their agitations against the Centre’s three farm laws. When tried to access the two tweets, a message appears, reading, “This Tweet is no longer […]

Some respite from cold as mercury rises in Kashmir

Some respite from cold as mercury rises in Kashmir

  Srinagar: The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled above the freezing point for the first time in over a month as the mercury rose at most places in Kashmir on Thursday, providing relief to the residents, even as the valley experienced fresh snowfall, officials said.   Srinagar city — the summer capital of Jammu and […]

KPC condemns FIR against two news portals, urges authorities to withdraw it

KPC condemns FIR against two news portals, urges authorities to withdraw it

Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club condemns the registration of an FIR against two Kashmir based news portals for running a story on a school in Shopian in South Kashmir. In a statement, the KPC management committee and executive members expressed concern over harassment of journalists and news organisations by filing cases against them. The Club […]

Flight operations disrupted in Kashmir for second day

Flight operations disrupted in Kashmir for second day

  Srinagar: The air traffic to and fro Kashmir was affected for the second consecutive day on Thursday due to bad weather as most parts of the valley received snowfall overnight, officials said. The flight operations at Srinagar airport were hampered as no flights have been able to land so far today due to bad weather, […]

Two sisters claim ownership of land offered for Ayodhya mosque, move court

Lucknow:Two Delhi-based sisters moved the Allahabad High Court Wednesday claiming the ownership of the five-acre land allotted to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya in accordance with the Supreme Court verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case. The petition before the Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC […]

COVID-19: India records 12,899 new cases

COVID-19: India records 12,899 new cases

New Delhi,:  With 12,899 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s COVID-19 tally of cases rose to 1,07,90,183, while the recoveries surged to 1,04,80,455 , according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll increased to 1,54,703 with 107 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]