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3 labourers die after falling off a mountain in J-K’s Ramban

Banihal/Jammu:  Three labourers died and another got injured after they fell off a mountain while going from Kashmir to Banihal, officials said on Wednesday. The...

Centre’s domicile order ‘cosmetic’ exercise to ‘hoodwink’ JK people: JKAP’s Bukhari

Srinagar:  Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Altaf Bukhari has alleged that the Centre's order issued Wednesday on domicile rules in the union...

J-K parties slam Centre’s new domicile rules

Srinagar: Political parties in the valley on Wednesday criticised the Centre's new domicile rules for Jammu and Kashmir, saying it was adding insult to...

Omar questions J&K domicile law

Srinagar : Former J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Wednesday questioned the “suspect timing” of the government of India’s new domicile law for J&K amid...

Pak’s coronavirus cases cross 2,000

Islamabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan surpassed 2,000 on Wednesday, indicating an upward trend despite efforts by the government to contain the...

Ten people who attended Tablighi event quarantined in Jammu

Jammu: Ten people, including nine from Hyderabad, who participated in a Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin in the national capital were identified on Wednesday and...

UN General Assembly to decide on rival COVID-19 resolutions

United Nations: How should the UN General Assembly and its 193 member states respond to the coronavirus pandemic? Members have been sent two rival resolutions...

Prominent Indian-origin virologist in South Africa dies from coronavirus

Johannesburg: World-renowned virologist Gita Ramjee has become the first Indian-origin South African to have died after contracting the novel coronavirus that has killed five people...

GoI defines domicile for J&K

Srinagar: After abrogation of Article 370, which gave special status to the residents of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, the government of India...

US headed for ‘tough’, ‘painful’ two weeks: Trump

Washington: The US is headed for a "tough two weeks", President Donald Trump has warned, advising people to be prepared for the "hard days" ahead,...

UN Security Council urges cease-fire in Afghanistan

United Nations: The UN Security Council urged Afghanistan's warring parties on Tuesday to heed the UN secretary-general's call for an immediate cease-fire to respond to...

US virus deaths pass 4,000: Johns Hopkins

Washington: The total US death toll from the coronavirus pandemic topped 4,000 early Wednesday, more than double the number from three days earlier, according to...

COVID19 pandemic most challenging crisis since World War II: UN chief

United Nations:The coronavirus pandemic is the most challenging crisis the world has faced since World War II, one that is killing people and will...

Ensure safety of Indians stranded abroad due to COVID-19: J&K HC tells MEA

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Ministry of External Affairs to look into the various aspects of evacuation of Indians who...

Police detain 33 labourers trying to enter J-K’s Bhadarwah

Bhadarwah/Jammu:The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday detained 33 labourers and sent them to a hospital for check-up after they were found trying to...

Special CBI court rejects bail plea of Hilal Rather in J&K Bank fraud case

New Delhi: A special CBI court in Jammu on Tuesday refused to grant interim bail to Hilal Rather, son of a former Jammu and...

COVID-19: 20 Kashmir villages declared red zones

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday declared twenty villages in Kashmir as red zones in a bid to prevent further transmission of...

Kashmir newspaper distributors to suspend circulation of dailies from tomorrow

SRINAGAR: A body of newspaper distributors on Tuesday said that they will not circulate newspapers from Wednesday after the demand dwindled due to fear...

Coronavirus cases in Pakistan reach 1,865

Islamabad: The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan reached 1,865 on Tuesday, showing a constant upward trajectory with officials scrambling to contain the spread of...

6 more COVID-19 cases in Kashmir, tally mounts to 55

Srinagar: Six more persons were on Tuesday detected of COVID-19 in Kashmir valley taking the tally of the cases in J&K to 55. Government spokesperson,...

Lockdown: Don’t use tobacco, alcohol to cope with boredom, these affect immunity, says Health min

New Delhi: Using tobacco and drinking alcohol to cope with boredom during the COVID-19 lockdown can affect immunity as well as mental health, the Union...

World Bank says about 11 mn could be driven into poverty in E Asia and Pacific

Washington: About 11 million people could be driven into poverty in East Asia and the Pacific as a result of the coronavirus pandemic that has...

Man injured in Kulgam militant attack succumbs to injuries

Srinagar: A man, who was injured in a militant attack in Kulgam district on March 21, succumbed to injuries at a hospital here on...

COVID-19: Govt extends validity of vehicle permits till June-end

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday extended till June 30 the validity of documents like driving licenses, permits and registration that expired since February 1,...

Nearly 300 foreigners who attended Nizamuddin event may be blacklisted for violating visa conditions

New Delhi:India is likely to blacklist about 300 foreigners who came from 16 countries, including Malaysia and Thailand, on tourist visas but attended an...

COVID-19: J&K government for ‘aggressive contact tracing of positive cases’

Srinagar: Amid a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir, government is now mulling “aggressive contact tracing” of the detected...

G20 finance ministers to hold virtual talks on coronavirus crisis

Riyadh: Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 major economies will hold a second round of virtual talks Tuesday to push ahead...

Coronavirus: Next 30 days are very vital, says Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said that the next 30 days are very vital for America in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic,...

World Bank warns China growth could screech to a halt

Washington:The coronavirus pandemic's economic fallout could cause China's growth to come to a virtual standstill and drive 11 million more people in East Asia...

COVID-19: World economy will go into recession with likely exception of India, China: UN

United Nations: The world economy will go into recession this year with a predicted loss of trillions of dollars of global income due to the...

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