Pampore: Police in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has urged “eyewitnesses” to record their statements regarding a road mishap in which two teenage girls were killed and another injured even as the accused has already been arrested. The incident took on Tuesday near Tulbagh area of Pampore in which two teenage girls Nazila Jan, daughter of […]
New Delhi: India on Thursday hit out at China for making yet another attempt to raise the Kashmir issue at the UN Security Council, saying it “firmly” rejects Beijing’s “interference” in the country’s internal affairs. “We have noted that China initiated a discussion in the UN Security Council on issues pertaining to the Indian Union […]
Mumbai:Television actor Sameer Sharma allegedly committed suicide at his home in suburban Malad, police said on Thursday. Sharma, 44, who worked in serials like ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’, ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki’ and ‘Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyar Ke’, was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the kitchen of his flat at Neha building […]
New Delhi : India saw a single-day increase of 56,282 cases taking the country’s COVID-19 tally to 19,64,536 on Thursday, while the recoveries have surged to 13,28,336 and comprise 67.62 per cent of the total caseload, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 40,699 with 904 new […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Thursday shot dead a Sarpanch affiliated with the Bhartiya Janta Party outside his house in Vessu village in Qazigund block of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Officials identified the Sarpanch as Sajad Ahmad Khanday and said he was critically injured after being shot by the suspected militants, who, he said, fled the […]
Washington: The world has seen China become “more aggressive” during the COVID-19 pandemic, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said, asserting that the country has deployed troops along the Line of Actual Control with India and is acting out in a way that is “inconsistent” with international norms. Esper said Beijing was trying to use […]
New Delhi: Former union minister and senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh, Manoj Sinha, was on Thursday appointed as Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, the Rashtrapati Bhawan spokesman said. A communique issued by the President’s secretariat said that the resignation of Girish Chandra Murmu as Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir has been accepted. The […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported new 559 COVID-19 infections taking the total infections in the region to 22955. Death toll related to the disease rose to 426, the government’s COVID-19 bulletin for the day read. While 469 cases were detected within J&K, the remaining 90 cases were detected from amongst the travelers into […]
Beijing: China on Wednesday hoped that India and Pakistan can “properly” handle their differences through dialogue, improve relations and jointly safeguard peace, stability and development of both the countries and the wider region. Responding to a question raised by a Pakistani correspondent on the completion of one-year of the revocation of special status to Jammu […]
New Delhi: A transformation is underway in Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday on the first anniversary of the Centre’s decision to revoke the special status of the region. Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar highlighted application of progressive laws, delivery of social justice, empowerment and support for vulnerable sections and […]