New Delhi: A free press is the cornerstone of democracy, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar said on Monday. Speaking at a webinar organised by the Press Council of India (PCI) on the ‘Role of media during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on media’ on National Press Day, the minister said […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 390 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,030,09. Out of the total cases, 95,824 have already recovered and 1,597 have died leaving a total of 5,588 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 240 were reported in Kashmir […]
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday hit out at its rival parties in Jammu and Kashmir, saying their stand on a number of issues, including the demand to restore Article 370, is the same as that of countries like Pakistan. While targeting the Congress over its tie-up with the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, […]
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Monday won most of the seats in the legislative assembly election in Gilgit-Baltistan in northern Pakistan, keeping alive the tradition of success in the region by the party ruling the country. India has slammed Pakistan for its decision to hold elections in Gilgit-Baltistan and said any […]
London: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after a meeting with a Member of Parliament who later tested positive for COVID-19, Downing Street said. Johnson had been notified by the National Health Service (NHS) Test and Trace that he came in contact of someone who has tested positive and he must self-isolate, the prime minister’s […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload mounted to 88,45,127 with 30,548 infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 82,49,579, according to data updated by the Union health ministry on Monday. The coronavirus death toll climbed to 1,30,070 with 435 new fatalities, the data updated at […]
London: Britain will be the first country to run final stage trials of an experimental coronavirus vaccine being developed by the pharmaceutical company Janssen, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Scientists will begin recruiting some 6,000 people across the U.K. on Monday for the 12-month trial. Dr. Saul Faust, who is helping lead the study, […]
Jammu: The Mughal Road connecting Poonch and Shopian districts continued to remain closed for vehicular movement on Sunday after fresh snowfall in the area on Saturday. Officials said that the fresh snowfall started in higher reaches of Poonch district on Saturday, thus forcing authorities to close the Mughal Road after slippery condition of the […]
KU hosts online workshop on Entrepreneurship Opportunities for J&K Youth
Srinagar: The skill development of youth would not only help address the problem of unemployment but also enable a better economic growth, Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad has said. In his message as chief patron of an online workshop “Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Opportunities For Youth of J&K”, Prof Talat said, “Developing skills […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 460 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,026,19. Out of the total cases, 95,342 have already recovered and 1,589 have died leaving a total of 5,688 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 271 were reported in Kashmir […]