Jammu: Around 3,300 residents of Jammu and Kashmir including 1,200 students who were stranded in different parts of Maharashtra have returned to their homes in the union territory in four Shramik Special trains in the past 10 days, an official spokesperson said. This is the highest number of Shramik Special trains deployed by a single […]
Srinagar: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir ul Islam today said that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across J&K tomorrow as moon “has been sighted.” Islam said that moon has been sighted and Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across J&K tomorrow. “I felicitate the people of J&K on the auspicious occasion of Eid. I pray to Almighty Allah […]
Jammu: With domestic flights scheduled to resume from next week, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday said all inbound passengers would have to undergo a compulsory COVID-19 test and administrative quarantine till the time their report is out. The decision was conveyed by the department of disaster management, relief and reconstruction (state executive committee), […]
Srinagar: Ahead of Eid ul Fitr, authorities in Srinagar on Saturday imposed a complete lockdown till May 31 in the district amid the prevailing COVID-19 lockdown. The lockdown has been ordered by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), the Srinagar District Administration wrote on Twitter. While essential services will be allowed to operate as per […]
Karachi, May 23 Ninety-seven people were killed and two passengers miraculously survived a deadly crash after a Pakistan International Airlines plane with 99 travellers on board plunged into a densely populated residential area near the Jinnah International Airport here, officials said on Saturday. Flight PK-8303 from Lahore crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model […]
Mumbai, May 23 Apparently fed up with the COVID situation and personal health issues, senior trade union leader Dada Samant has committed suicide by hanging in suburban Borivali, police said on Saturday. He was 92. The Maharashtra General Kamgar Union leader was found hanging at the residence of his elder daughter on Friday morning, an […]
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced his “total commitment” to rejecting anti-Muslim bigotry, hate and all forms of intolerance, urging all to draw from Ramzan the lessons of compassion, mutual respect and solidarity. Guterres, in his remarks on Friday to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states on “COVID-19 Solidarity: Promoting Co-Existence and […]
Washington: President Donald Trump has labeled churches and other houses of worship as essential” and called on governors nationwide to let them reopen this weekend even though some areas remain under coronavirus lockdown. The president threatened Friday to override governors who defy him, but it was unclear what authority he has to do so. Governors need […]
New Delhi, May 22 Delhi government’s excise department on Friday allowed 66 private liquor shops to reopen but asked the owners to follow the odd-even rule, an official said. The official said only 66 private liquor stores have so far complied with the government’s order and they have been given permission to reopen. They have […]
New Delhi, May 23 (PTI) The COVID-19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the second consecutive day on Saturday with 6,654 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the tally to over 1.25 lakh, while the toll rose to 3,720 after 137 more deaths, the Union Health Ministry said. The active cases […]