UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES: The United States was supported only by Israel Friday in a vote against a UN resolution for a “comprehensive and coordinated response” to the Covid-19 pandemic, a text that included recognition of the WHO’s leadership role. The measure, which has been negotiated since May, was adopted by an overwhelming majority of […]
SRINAGAR: Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday demanded immediate opening of Kishtwar-Sinthan and Mughal road for passenger vehicular traffic in order to mitigate the sufferings of people living in Chenab Valley and Pir Panjal region. In a statement issued here, Bukhari observed that at a time when the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions have […]
Agree to ‘quickly disengage’ troops New Delhi: India and China have reached a five-point consensus to resolve the four-month-long military standoff in eastern Ladakh agreeing to “quickly disengage” troops, avoid action that could escalate tensions and take steps to restore peace and tranquillity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The agreement in which the […]
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and top military brass on Friday deliberated on the five-point agreement reached between India and China on de-escalating tension along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, government sources said. The deliberation was attended by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat, […]
Rs 123 crore scheme to cover all residents Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday announced a universal health insurance scheme, on the lines of the Government of India’s Ayushman Bharat, to cover the entire population of the Union territory at an annual expenditure of Rs 123 crore. The scheme will provide health insurance cover […]
Srinagar: Government forces have recovered the body of a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant, who was injured in an encounter in Budgam district, from a stream near the site of the gunfight, police said on Friday. “Police and Army, with the help of Marine commandos, last night recovered a militant’s body from a ‘nallah’ (stream) after four […]
Baramulla: Police on Friday said that they busted an Al-Badr militant module in north Kashmir’s Sopore police district and arrested one militant and his two other associates. In a statement, police along with other security forces (22-RR/ 179 Bn CRPF) busted an Al-Badr militant module which was involved in grenade throwing at a police post. […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported nine deaths due to Covid-19 on Friday taking the number of victims to 854. The region also witnessed another spike in new cases as 1,578 more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Of the new cases, 770 were from Kashmir and 808 from Jammu division. They include 73 travellers, […]
Srinagar: The micro-management of areas with COVID-19 patients has proved beneficial for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir as the number of containment zones has come down to 32 from 93 in the last 10 days even as the administration has pro-actively carried out coronavirus tests in the affected places, said a senior official. […]
BUDGAM: People in Ringazbal and Kharian villages in Khan Sahib tehsil in Budgam district are bewildered at sudden deaths and illnesses in cows in their area. Residents of these villages told Kashmir Reader that many cows have fallen sick and died in the villages of some mysterious illness. “We have approached the officers concerned regarding […]