Srinagar: Police on Friday claimed to have recovered cocaine weighing around 6 kilograms on the disclosure of four persons it arrested in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, officials said. The contraband is said to be worth crores of rupees. A police officer said the four persons were arrested by police at Old Town Baramulla […]
New Delhi:With Jammu reporting a rise in COVID-19 cases, the health ministry has decided to depute a high-level Central team to the district to assist in strengthening containment, surveillance, testing and efficient clinical management of positive cases. Jammu has so far reported 9,428 infections and has 6,115 active cases of coronavirus infection, the ministry […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stoutly defended farm sector reform bills, asserting that they will act as a “protection shield” for farmers and accused those opposing the measures of standing with middlemen and “deceiving” and “lying” to peasants. With opposition parties dubbing three bills, passed by Lok Sabha and now to be tabled […]
Islamabad: Pakistan will set up 18 markets along its border with Afghanistan and Iran to simultaneously boost trade with the two neighbours and curb the menace of smuggling that has dented the economies on both sides, according to a media report on Friday. According to a decision taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister […]
New Delhi: Parliament on Friday passed a bill to reduce for one year the salaries of MPs by 30 per cent “to meet the exigencies arising out of COVID-19 pandemic”. Rajya Sabha passed the Salary, Allowances and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It had got the approval of Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The […]
Bandipora: Panic gripped villagers along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district as armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fire on Friday. Officials said that the Pakistan army initiated an “unprovoked ceasefire violation” this morning along the Line of control in Bagtore area by firing mortars and other […]
Budgam: A 37-year-old lady allegedly ended life by consuming some poisonous substance at her home at Namtehall village of Chadoora area in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday, officials said. The lady after consuming poisonous substance was shifted to Sub District Hospital (SDH) Chadoora where doctors declared her brought dead, sources said. The lady was […]
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to all non-BJP parties on Friday to unite in the Rajya Sabha and oppose three bills that he claimed would leave farmers in the hands of big companies for exploitation. In a tweet in Hindi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief asked the non-BJP parties to ensure […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government for stating that data on healthcare staff who were affected by COVID-19 or had died from it is not maintained centrally and alleged that “corona warriors” are being insulted. Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey informed the Rajya Sabha this week that health is […]
Washington: US President Donald Trump will not attend in-person the landmark 75th annual UN General Assembly session next week, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has said. The annual session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) commenced on September 15 amid the devastating coronavirus pandemic, with world leaders set to meet virtually for the […]