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J&K records one more Covid-19 victim, tally climbs to 11

  Srinagar: A 75-year-old man from Jammu on Wednesday became 11th victim of the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. They said that...

Back to work as England’s COVID-19 lockdown eases

London, May 13  The coronavirus lockdown began easing up in England on Wednesday, with workers unable to work from home able to head to...

Pea farmers receiving ‘peanuts’ for their crop due to Covid lockdown

  Pampore: Farmers in south Kashmir's Pulwama district are harvesting the pea crop but due to the Covid lockdown, most mandis are shut and there...

Priyanka Gandhi writes to UP CM, seeks waiver of power bills of farmers

New Delhi, May 13 Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday wrote to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, seeking zero interest on home...

Pakistan reports 2,000 new COVID-19 cases

Islamabad, May 13 Pakistan has reported more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases, taking the number of infections to over 34,000, while 31 more people...

Five prisoners escape from Gujarat jail amid lockdown

Surendranagar, May 13  Five prisoners, including four facing trial for murder, escaped from a jail in Gujarat's Surendranagar district in the early hours of Wednesday,...

CAPFs canteens to sell only indigenous products from June 1: Amit Shah

New Delhi, May 13 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday announced that all canteens of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) like the...

Scientists decode how COVID-19 disease kills people

Beijing: COVID-19 mostly kills through an overreaction of the immune system, whose function is precisely to fight infections, say scientists who have decoded the...

Mobile internet snapped in Budgam

Budgam: Authorities on Wednesday suspended mobile internet in Budgam shortly after a civilian was killed by government forces on Wednesday. The deceased identified as Peer...

Budgam man shot dead by CRPF

  Budgam: A civilian was shot dead by paramilitary CRPF men at Kawoosa, Narbal in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district today when he allegedly jumped at...

China reports 15 new COVID19 cases as Wuhan gears up to test its 11 million people

Beijing: China has reported 15 new coronavirus cases, including eight asymptomatic ones, while the epicentre of the deadly virus Wuhan city, which announced plans...

Death toll due to COVID-19 rises to 2,415; cases climb to 74,281

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,415 and the number of cases climbed to 74,281 on Wednesday, registering an increase...

COVID-19: US senators introduce legislation in Congress to impose sanctions on China

Washington: Nine influential US senators have introduced a legislation in Congress seeking to authorise President Donald Trump to impose sanctions on China if it fails...

Russia opposes any new US attempts at UN to punish Iran

United Nations: Russia's UN ambassador said Tuesday that Moscow will oppose any attempts by the United States to extend the arms embargo on Iran...

KPC condoles demise of GNS founder Tanveer-ul-Ahad

Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club expressed condolences over the demise of journalist and founder GNS Tanveer-ul-Ahad. He is remembered by his friends and colleagues as a...

Four JeM associates arrested in Pulwama: Police

Srinagar: Police on Tuesday arrested four militant associates linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Pulwama district. A police spokesman said the arrested persons were involved in...

PM announces special economic package

New Delhi:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special economic package, and said the recent decisions by the government, the decisions by the RBI...

RNA extractors procured for enhancing testing capacity for COVID-19 in JK: Murmu

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor G C Murmu on Tuesday said the administration has procured RNA extractors for enhancing testing capacity for COVID-19. He...

Prof Romshoo is Kashmir University Dean Research

Srinagar: Prof Shakil Ahmad Romshoo has been appointed as the new  Dean Research, University of Kashmir, the varsity announced on Tuesday. He has a multidisciplinary...

Defamation case against BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra

Thane: Police in Thane registered a non- cognisable case for defamation against BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on a complaint alleging that he had...

First special train with 1,000 returnees reaches Udhampur

Jammu: A special train from Bengaluru carrying nearly 1,000 passengers reached Udhampur on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the return of Jammu and Kashmir...

10 killed, scores injured in suicide attack, maternity hospital storming in Afghanistan

Kabul: Gunmen stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on Tuesday, setting off a firefight with the police, officials said. Afghan...

‘Chinese helicopters spotted along undemarcated Sino-India border in Eastern Ladakh’

New Delhi:Chinese helicopters were spotted flying close to the undemarcated border between India and China in Eastern Ladakh after around 250 soldiers of both...

Former PM Manmohan Singh discharged from AIIMS

New Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, who was admitted to the AIIMS here after suffering reaction to a new medication, was discharged on...

PM Modi to address nation on Tuesday night

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation at 8 pm on Tuesday, the Prime Minister's Office said. The last time the prime...

CRPF man kills self with service rifle in Srinagar

Srinagar: A CRPF soldier committed suicide on Tuesday morning by shooting himself with his service riffle, officials said. This is the second incident since early...

Trump rules out reopening negotiations on trade deal with China

Washington: President Donald Trump has said he is "not interested" in reopening negotiations on the trade deal with China, days after the US warned...

J&K govt extends ban on high speed mobile internet till May 27

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday extended the ban on high speed 4G internet till May 27 saying the facility was "likely...

China launches two satellites to test space-based communications technology

Beijing: China on Tuesday successfully launched two satellites to test the space-based Internet of Things (IoT) communications technology. The satellites, Xingyun-2 01 and 02, were...

Trump faces virus at White House amid push to ‘reopen’ US

Washington: President Donald Trump insisted Monday his administration has “met the moment” and “prevailed” on coronavirus testing, even as the White House itself became...

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