Farmers’ protest: Crowd visibly thin at protest sites; leaders say agitation still strong

Farmers’ protest: Crowd visibly thin at protest sites; leaders say agitation still strong

New Delhi:  The crowd at the protest sites in Delhi’s Singhu and Tikri borders was visibly thin on Thursday two days after the tractor parade turned violent, even though the farmer unions said it was because the protesters, who had come to the national capital to take part in January 26 march, have returned home. […]

School building gutted in Shopian blaze

School building gutted in Shopian blaze

  Srinagar: A Government School building was gutted in a fire mishap at Amarbugh village of Imamsahib in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday evening. Locals said  that a massive fire broke out this evening at Government School building Amarbugh following which they called officials and tried to douse off fire. They said that the […]

63 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

63 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 63 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 124297. Of the cases reported today, 45 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 18 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Mehbooba demands immediate withdrawal of farm laws

Mehbooba demands immediate withdrawal of farm laws

Jammu: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday demanded immediate withdrawal of the three farm laws saying these were enacted without consulting farmers. Mehbooba, who arrived in Jammu on Wednesday on a week-long tour of the region to hold threadbare discussions with senior PDP leaders on party affairs and future strategy, made these remarks at Gandhi […]

Kashmir Reader offers condolence to Moazum Mohammad

SRINAGAR:Kashmir Reader expresses its condolence to its staffer Moazum Mohammad on the demise of her aunt who passed on Thursday. It prayed for the departed soul and hoped the family would overcome this loss. Meanwhile, the management committee of Kashmir Press Club expresses grief over the demise of aunt of Moazum Mohammad, journalist and Vice President […]

SC slams Centre for doing nothing to curb TV programmes having instigating effect

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday slammed the Centre for “not doing anything” to curb TV programmes which have “instigating effect” and said that control over such news is as important as some preventive measure and to check law and order situation. Referring to the internet shutdown in some areas of Delhi on January 26 […]

WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study

Wuhan: A World Health Organisation team has emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers, who were required to complete 14 days in quarantine after arriving in China, could be seen leaving their […]

R-Day violence: Delhi Police issues notices to 20 farmer leaders

New Delhi: The Delhi Police has issued notices to around 20 farmer leaders, including Yogendra Yadav and Balbir Singh Rajewal, over the violence during the farmers’ tractor rally, asking why legal action should not be taken against them, officials said on Thursday. Police asked them to submit their responses within three days, an official said, […]

Intense cold grips Kashmir valley

Intense cold grips Kashmir valley

  Srinagar,: The mercury plunged by several degrees across Kashmir as the valley was gripped by intense cold wave conditions on Thursday, officials said here. The extreme subzero temperatures have resulted in freezing of water bodies and drinking water supply lines in many areas of the valley. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 5.6 degrees […]

India reports 11,666 new COVID cases, 123 deaths; total case tally at 1,07 Cr

  New Delhi, January 28: India today reported 11,666 new Covid-19 Cases, 14,301 discharges and 123 deaths in last 24 hours, as per Union Health Ministry. Delhi reported 96 COVID-19 cases with 9 deaths in the last 24 hours, government data showed on Wednesday. Some 212 people also recovered in this duration. This is the […]