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Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns

Washington: Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic. For...

COVID-19: 44,684 new cases take India’s virus tally to 87,73,479

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 87.73 lakh with 44,684 new infections in a day, while 81,63,572 people have recuperated from the...

Gulmarg receives fresh snowfall, temperature plummets

  Baramulla: Famous ski resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla District received fresh snowfall while the plains also witnessed snowfall coupled with intermittent rains as...

Gurez valley receives season’s first snowfall

  Bandipora: Gurez valley in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday morning received season’s first snowfall. An official said that upper reaches of Gurez valley including...

COVID-19: Trump sticks to ‘no national lockdown’ stance

Washington: US President Donald Trump has ruled out a national lockdown under his administration to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, saying such a move costs...

3-day capacity-building programme on Disaster Management concludes at Kashmir University 

Srinagar: A three-day training programme on disaster management concluded at the University of Kashmir on Friday. Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad inaugurated the online programme titled...

Fire breaks out in Budgam orphanage; boarders evacuated, says police

BUDGAM: Fire broke out in the two storey building of an orphanage in Chewdara village of Beerwah in central Kashmir's Budgam district on Friday...

626 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 5,645

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 626 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,01,594. Out of the total cases, 94,375 have already...

2 soldiers killed, 3 injured in cross LoC firing in Gurez

  Bandipora: Two soldiers were killed in cross LoC firing in Gurez in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Friday, officials said. They said that Pakistan resorted...

J&K Congress joins Gupkar Alliance

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Friday joined the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of several parties...

Three civilians, 2 Army men killed in cross-border firing in Uri

  Baramulla: At least five persons including three civilians and two Army men were killed on Friday in cross-border shelling in Uri area of north...

108 primary schools brought under Srinagar, Jammu Municipal Corporations

  Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has transferred 108 standalone primary schools in Srinagar and Jammu to the respective Municipal Corporations. According to an order...

Denying Biden victory, Pompeo heads to Europe, Mideast

Washington: After refusing to acknowledge President Donald Trump's loss in last week's election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is leaving Friday on a trip...

Trump’s voter fraud claims one more step in delegitimising democracy: Obama

  Washington:Outgoing US President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud is one more step in delegitimising not just the incoming Biden administration, but democracy generally,...

With 44,879 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 87.28 lakh

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally rose to 87.28 lakh on Friday with a single-day increase of 44,879 cases, while the recoveries surged to 81,15,580,...

Kashmir Editors Guild regrets continued denial of govt ads to Kashmir Reader

Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) on Thursday regretted the continued denial of government advertisements to daily 'Kashmir Reader'. A statement by the KEG said the...

617 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 5,578

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 617 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,00,968. Out of the total cases, 93,824 have already...

Gold, silver fall marginally

New Delhi:  Gold prices were marginally down by Rs 81 to Rs 50,057 per 10 gram on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous...

Class 12 annual board exams begin in Kashmir

Srinagar: Amid the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, around 58,000 students appeared in the the first paper class 12 annual regular examination-2020 in Kashmir on Thursday. An...

PAGD has approved candidates’ list for first phase of DDC polls: Sajad Lone clarifies

Srinagar: People's Conference chief, Sajad Lone on Thursday clarified that the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), the amalgam of major political parties in...

FM announces Rs 900 crore grant for COVID-19 vaccine research

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Thursday announced a Rs 900 crore grant to the Department of Biotechnology for COVID-19 vaccine research. She said the...

Indian economy witnessing strong recovery: Sitharaman

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Indian economy is witnessing a strong recovery after a long and strict lockdown. Addressing a press...

Afghan journalist killed as bomb attached to his vehicle explodes

Kabul:  A bomb attached to the vehicle of a radio journalist in southern Afghanistan exploded early Thursday, killing him, a provincial official said. Omer Zwak,...

House, cow shed gutted in Sonamarg blaze; 4 sheep charred to death

    Sonamarg: A Residential house and a cow shed were gutted while as four sheep have perished in a massive blaze in Nilgrath village of...

Serum Institute, ICMR complete enrolment in phase-III trials for COVID-19 vaccine

New Delhi: Serum Institute of India (SII) and ICMR on Thursday announced the completion of enrolment process of 1,600 participants in the phase-III clinical trials...

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 86,83,916

New Delhi:  India saw a single-day increase of 47,905 infections taking the country's COVID-19 caseload to 86,83,916, while the number of people who have...

Pak court jails JuD spokesperson for 32 years in terror financing cases

Lahore:  A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Wednesday handed down 32 years imprisonment to the spokesperson of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) terror...

Trump wins Alaska, his electoral college tally goes up to 217

Washington,: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday won the election in the state of Alaska, taking his electoral college tally to 217 after winning...

US’ Georgia announces hand recount of votes

Washington:  The US state of Georgia on Wednesday announced a hand recount of votes as President-elect Joe Biden has a narrow lead of over...

President-elect Joe Biden names Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff

Washington:  US President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the appointment of Ron Klain, his longtime aide, as White House Chief of Staff. In this capacity,...

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