Man held with 5kgs of brown sugar in Karnah
Kupwara police Monday claimed to have arrested narcotic drug peddler and have recovered narcotics worth cores. According to police statement issued to KNS reads, In continuation to it’s war against drug menace Kupwara Police today arrested a notorious drug peddler. Acting upon a reliable input about the smuggling/transportation of some narcotics in Pingla-Haridal area of […]
Police yet to take action against BJP leader for hate speech: ANC
J&K Awami National Conference (ANC) Monday in a statement to KNS has expressed its deep concern & dismay against the conduct & approach of the police officers concerned not proceeding under mandatory provisions of Law with regard to the FIR lodged on 07/09/2020 in the Ram Munshi Bagh Police station against BJP J&K State President […]
Govt collects Rs 84,023 cr non-tax revenue in FY21 so far
The central government has so far collected non-tax revenue of Rs 84,023.78 crore during the ongoing financial year, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur said on Sunday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Thakur said the total corporate tax collection so far during this financial year is Rs […]
6 People From Bangladesh Get Indian Citizenship After CAA
Only six people from Bangladesh have been granted Indian citizenship in 2020 after the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was passed in December last year, official data tabled in Parliament show, a number which could help the ruling BJP counter the narrative against the legislation in Assam ahead of assembly polls next year. The passage […]
It really hurts to not close off game against Delhi Capitals: Mayank Agarwal
Crestfallen after losing their IPL opener, Kings XI Punjab batsman Mayank Agarwal said it felt terrible to not close off the game after making a stupendous comeback against Delhi Capitals here. Chasing 158 to win, KXIP were looking down the barrel at 55 for 5 but Agarwal’s blistering 89-run knock took them to 157. They […]
Madrid protesters complain localised lockdowns work against poor
MADRID: Protesters in some poorer areas of Madrid that are facing lockdown to stem a soaring Covid-19 infection rate took to the streets on Sunday to call for better health provisions, complaining of discrimination by the authorities. Madrid’s regional government on Friday ordered a lockdown from Monday in some of the poorer areas of the […]
86,961 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 54,87,580
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally reached 54.88 lakh with 86,961 people being infected in the past 24 hours, while 43,96,399 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 80.12 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 54,87,580, while the death toll climbed to […]
3,000 litres of illicit kerosene seized in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, 2 arrested
Awantipora: Police on Monday arrested two persons and recovered around 3000 litres of subsidized kerosene from their possession in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The duo identified as Uzair Ahmad Ganie resident of Samboora Pampore and Faisal Ahmad Mir of Panzgam village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district were held by the police at Khinbugh village of […]
Handicrafts sector
In the past there used to be a debate whether tourism or handicrafts was the backbone of Kashmir economy and most of the analysts would say that handicrafts was the main economic plank of Kashmir. This sector has suffered heavily due to the turmoil in the past three decades in general and from the unrest […]
Army porter slips to death in north Kashmir
A local army porter from Ring-Bala Machil in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district slipped to death on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). An unidentified official told the agency identified the local porter as Muhammad Rafiq Khan, son of Asadullah Shah, a resident of ring Bala Machil. The […]