Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 499 new positive cases, 15708 recovered so far JAMMU, AUGUST 06: The Government on Thursday informed that 499 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 73 from Jammu division and 426 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 23454. […]
CRPF man among three more patients die of COVID in J&K, toll 437
Three more patients, including a CRPF man who were tested positive for COVID-19, died on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the number of deaths due to the virus to 437 in the Union Territory. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that three patients who died include a 50-year-old CRPF man of 43 […]
Geelani not tested Covid-19 positive, keeping well: Family
The family of senior pro-freedom leader Syed Ali Geelani on Thursday refuted rumors that ailing Geelani is infected with Covid-19. Talking to Kashmir News Service (KNS), Naseem Geelani, younger son of ailing leader said that I’m shocked over why some miscreants spread lies regarding my father? “It is unfortunate that some miscreants are spreading unfounded […]
ANOTHER LOCKDOWN
Administration has only one method to kill criticism that they impose lockdown or restrictions in Kashmir. Before Eid ul Adha the same administration allowed hundreds of people to move markets together and now quoting intelligence sources for violent protests have imposed two day curfew. Whatever the reasons behind such restrictions, fact remains that Covid-19 virus […]
Over 56,000 cases in last 24 hours push India’s Covid-19 tally closer to 2 million
India saw another big jump of 56,282 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Thursday which pushed the nationwide tally closer to two million (1,964,536 to be exact). According to Union heath ministry data, there are 5,95,501 active cases in the country and 13,28,336 patients have been discharged. The number of fatalities has reached 40,699 […]
In Iran-China deal, Pakistan most interested in this clause — Delhi’s alienation from Tehran
Chinese President Xi Jinping seems ready to take on the US. The proposed draft of an economic and military agreement with Iran lays out Beijing’s plan to expand its footprint in the Middle East, just like it has done in South Asia. Incidentally, China looks keen to occupy areas that the US is either vacating or where […]
Turkey’s tentacles in India go deeper than thought, says new intel warning
The Turkish foreign ministry on Wednesday criticised India’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in August last year, asserting that it did not contribute to peace and stability in the region. India had, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s government in Ankara said, “further complicated the situation in Jammu and Kashmir and not served peace and […]
President Kovind accepts Murmu’s resignation, Manoj Sinha to be the new L-G of J&K
Hours after Gireesh Chandra Murmu resigned from the post, Former union minister and senior BJP leader from Uttar Pradesh Manoj Sinha was appointed as the new Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, according to a statement by the Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Ram Nath Kovind accepted Murmu’s resignation on Thursday. The communique issued by the President’s press secretary Ajay Kumar […]
Militants shot dead BJP Sarpanch in Qazigund
Suspected militants on Thursday shot dead a BJP Sarpanch at Vessu village in Qazigund block of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources told GNS the militants fired upon the Sarpanch identified as Sajad Ahmad Khanday near his residence at Vessu, leaving him critically injured before fleeing. He was shifted to GMC Anantnag, they said. Medical […]
Tweets were against personal conduct of judges & not judiciary, Prashant Bhushan tells SC
New Delhi: Activist lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Wednesday defended in the Supreme Court his two alleged contemptuous tweets saying they were against the judges regarding their conduct in their personal capacity and they did not obstruct administration of justice. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, B R Gavai and Krishan Murari, which on July 22, had […]