NEW DELHI: A total of 415 cases of Omicron variant of coronavirus have been detected in India so far, out of which 115 have recovered or migrated, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data updated on Saturday. Maharashtra has recorded a maximum of 108 Omicron cases, followed by Delhi at 79, Gujarat 43, Telangana 38, […]
NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Modi government has taken decisions that are good for the people and not which people would like, even at the cost of political damage. Addressing a function organised on the occasion of Good Governance Day, Shah said people have long been waiting for good […]
TEHRAN: A road accident in southwestern Iran killed at least 10 people on Saturday, Iranian media reported. The official IRNA news agency said the accident happened as a truck hit a minibus that was carrying labourers on the road linking the city of Khorramshahr with the city of Ahvaz in Khuzestan province. The fatalities include […]
NEW DELHI: The BJP launched a “special micro-donation campaign” on the birth anniversary of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Saturday, seeking to raise funds through small contributions from its members and others. Several BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, made donations and urged others to contribute. “I have donated Rs 1,000 towards […]
US health regulators on Thursday authorized the second pill against COVID-19, providing another easy-to-use medication to battle the rising tide of omicron infections. The Food and Drug Administration authorization comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer. That pill is likely to become the first-choice treatment against the virus, thanks to […]
Anantnag: Police said that a militant affiliated with Hizbul Mujahideen was killed in an early morning gunfight in Arwini area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The slain was identified as Shahzad Ahmad Seh son of Bashir Ahmad Seh resident of Sehpora Kulgam. His body was retrieved from the site of encounter, police said. The gunfight, […]
Srinagar: Government forces on Friday arrested two militant associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered ammunition from their possession, police said. The duo has been identified as Imran Majeed Magray and Aqib Amin, both residents of Magray Mohalla Mochwa. “Two militant associates linked with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) from Chadoora area of […]
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has expressed strong resentment over the decision by authorities and police to once again disallow Friday prayers at Srinagar’s historic Jama Masjid for the 20th straight week. “It (Anjuman) has vehemently condemned the police action,” it said. “The Anjuman and Muslims of Kashmir are unable to understand that on […]
Srinagar: There was slight improvement in mercury in Kashmir ahead of the two day snow spell beginning December 26 on Friday. Director Meteorological centre Srinagar Sonum Lotus told Kashmir Reader that there are chances of receiving snowfall of up to one inch in plains while hilly areas may receive six to seven inches of snow. […]
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Nitishwar Kumar on Friday visited the 140 MVA, 132/33 KV Grid Sub-Station Cheshmashahi and convened a meeting of officers of KPDCL and JKPTCL regarding preparedness in view of adverse weather advisory from December 26. The meeting was attended by Managing Director KPDCL, Chief Engineer JKPTCL Kashmir and Chief Engineer […]