‘Will Never Allow Three-Language Formula’: Tamil Nadu CM On New Education Policy
The Tamil Nadu government has opposed the three language formula prescribed in the New Education Policy (NEP) and has insisted that it would continue with the two language policy that has been in vogue for many decades. In a statement, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami has regretted that the NEP went ahead with the three-language policy […]
TA soldier from Shopian abducted in Kulgam, vehicle burnt
Srinagar: Suspected Militants on Sunday abducted an army soldier and set ablaze his vehicle in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, official sources said. They said militants intercepted the vehicle of the soldier from Territorial Army (TA) near Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam. The soldier, a resident of Harmain area of Shopian district, was abducted while the vehicle […]
IPL dates are in, so are China-linked sponsors: first game September 19
The Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held in the UAE this time from September 19 to November 10, and will continue with sponsors linked to China, according to a decision taken by the tournament’s governing council during a video-conference Sunday. The decision is subject to approval from the government. The BCCI had said that it would […]
J&K recorded nine daily deaths in July
The J&K recorded nine Covid deaths and over 400 positive cases every day in July as 277 patients lost their lives in the month. The number of positive cases also jumped from 7,497 to 20,359 during this period. Not only positive cases increased manifold in July, the recovery rate also dipped from 63 per cent […]
Kashmiri Woman Provides Free Sanitary Napkins To Needy Amid Lockdown
Srinagar: While some people are distributing necessary food items to the needy amid Covid-19 lockdown, Irfana Zargar is busy distributing free of cost sanitary kits to women and young girls in Srinagar and nearby villages in Kashmir valley. Due to the coronavirus lockdown, women in Kashmir were facing problems in getting their hands on sanitary […]
Silver lining as Covid-19 recoveries see big spike
The number of people who have recovered from Covid-19 in India crossed the 1.1 million mark over the weekend when over 100,000 people were declared free of the virus, the highest numbers recorded yet over two days in what is being seen as a sign of the country’s disease mitigation strategy being effective in avoiding […]
IPL 2020 to be held from September 19 to November 10
IPL 2020 will be played from September 19 to November 10, the IPL GC decided after a virtual meeting on Sunday. Taking note of the prevailing Covid-19 situation in India, the IPL GC decided to stage the tournament in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the matches will be played in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi […]
J&K Lists 36 Achievements As Union Territory In 1-Year Report Card
New Delhi: In its report card to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Jammu and Kashmir administration has listed three dozen achievements since the state was reorganised into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh – on August 5 last year. The NDTV has accessed this report card. According to the […]
Rejected, infructuous, pending — status of pleas in SC, HC against detention of J&K leaders
New Delhi: A year ago, before the Narendra Modi government scrapped Article 370 of the Constitution on 5 August withdrawing the special status granted to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, several political leaders including former J&K chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were detained. While some were issued formal detention orders […]
JK reports 444 new positive cases, 13127 recovered so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 02: The Government on Sunday informed that 444 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 206 from Jammu division and 238 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 21416. Also 08 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. […]