New York:Presidential elections can be revealing moments that convey the wishes of the American people to the next wave of elected officials. So far, the big reveal in the contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is the extent of the cavernous divide between Republican and Democratic America, one that defines […]
BEIJING: China on Friday successfully sent 13 satellites, including 10 from Argentina, into the orbit in what was stated to be the biggest launch of foreign satellites by the country that could fetch hundreds of millions of dollars to the communist nation. The satellites, including 10 commercial remote sensing satellites developed by Argentinian company Satellogic, […]
Anantnag: A civilian was killed while another was injured in two different shooting incidents that took place within minutes of each other in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. The slain civilian from Tral has been identified as Muhammad Ayoub Ahangar, son of Ghulam Ahmad Ahangar, a resident of main town Tral. He was a […]
Anantnag: Two civilians were injured in firing during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) which later turned into a gunfight in Meej village on the outskirts of Pampore town in Pulwama district. The encounter was going on while this report was being filed and as per police sources two militants were believed to be trapped. […]
Shopian: Unidentified gunmen looted 60 lakh rupees from a bank van outside the Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch at main town Shopian, at 10:30 in the morning on Thursday. Witnesses said that bike-borne gunmen appeared outside the bank and took away a cash bag which was meant to refill the nearby automatic teller machine (ATM). […]
New Delhi:The Supreme Court Thursday asked the Centre to consider issuing nationwide guidelines to do away with practice of pasting posters outside the homes of COVID-19 patients. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah, without issuing any formal notice on one Kush Kalra’s plea seeking framing of the guidelines, […]
Srinagar: Six more deaths of persons infected with Covid-19 were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening. According to officials, four deaths were reported from Kashmir division and two from Jammu division. The deceased persons included three from Srinagar district, one from Anantnag, one from Jammu and one from Ramban districts. Of the 1,517 […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner K K Sharma issued the first notification on Thursday for conducting the maiden election to the district development councils (DDCs) in 20 districts and by-polls to panchayats. The DDC elections, the first major political activity since the abrogation of Article 370 provisions on August 5 last year, will […]
Srinagar: The government’s fixing of the rate of mutton at Rs 480 a kg has so outraged mutton traders in Kashmir that they have come together and held a joint presser in Srinagar to lambast the government for this measly move. The All Kashmir Mutton Wholesale & Retail Association, the All Kashmir Butchers Association, and […]
Srinagar: The High Court on Thursday ordered the government to take immediate measures to remove encroachments and stop constructions within 200 metres of the Wular Lake. The Court of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Puneet Gupta made it clear that there is no excuse at all for dumping garbage within the identified boundaries of […]