Yangon: Myanmar security forces were seen firing slingshots at protesters, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew in video showing a dramatic escalation of violence against opponents of last month’s military coup. A UN official speaking from Switzerland said 38 people had been killed Wednesday, a figure consistent with other reports though […]
New Delhi: Some over-the-top (OTT) platforms at times show pornographic contents and there should be a mechanism to screen such programmes, the Supreme Court observed on Thursday and asked the Centre to place its guidelines on regulating social media. The apex court also fixed on Friday the hearing on the appeal appeal of Amazon Prime […]
Also imposes Rs 50 thousand fine on petitioners New Delhi: Observing that expression of a view which is dissent from a decision taken by the Central Government cannot be said to be seditious, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking action against National Conference president Farooq Abdullah over his comments on abrogation of […]
Shopian: On World Wildlife Day, wildlife officials in Shopian had a reason to cheer after they successfully rescued a “huge” leopard from Heff Shirmal village in Shopian district, after spending two nights out in the cold tracking the animal. According to wildlife officials, they received information about the spotting of a leopard in Heff Shirmal […]
Jammu: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday asked the forest department to focus on increasing the Hangul (Kashmiri stag) population at Dachigam National Park and opening the destination to a limited number of tourists. Sinha was addressing the passing-out ceremony of 98 forest guards here. The 32nd batch of the Soil Conservation Training School […]
Srinagar: The collapse of a section of Boulevard road near Dal Gate has resulted in frequent traffic congestion at the spot, while officials say that the repair may only begin later this week. The spot is a main conflux of traffic from several city areas and the road also leads to the Mugal Gardens. Last […]
Srinagar: An army officer of lieutenant rank committed suicide by shooting himself dead at an army depot in Khonmoh area on the outskirts of Srinagar, official sources said on Wednesday. They said that the officer identified as Sudeep Baghat Singh ended his life by shooting himself with his service rifle. On hearing the gunshots, some […]
Srinagar: No Covid-related death was reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the 24 hours up to Wednesday evening. The official Covid bulletin said that 104 new positive cases were reported during this period, 17 from Jammu division and 87 from Kashmir division. It also said that 49 patients recovered and were discharged from various hospitals […]
Srinagar: Is GD Goenka School actually ready to start reopening for students? On Wednesday, another person at the school tested positive, taking the overall tally to nine. With just a few days left for its reopening (on March 8), and results of dozens of Covid-19 tests of its staff members awaited, fear among parents and […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Wednesday directed for arbitration between the Central Government and the J&K Dairy Producers, Processors & Marketing Cooperative Union Limited, on the issue of revision of milk rates. In a counter affidavit filed by the central government (respondents) it was contended that the petitioner Cooperative Union, if it had any […]