COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,52,831 stranded JK residents; 7,12,539 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,52,831 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
MP, ex-Legislators, public deputations call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 11: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha met Member of Parliament, leaders of various political parties, and other public deputations at Raj Bhavan here today. Member of Parliament, Jugal Kishore Sharma and former Legislator and BJP J&K head, Ravinder Raina discussed the issues related to regularization of daily wage workers, other casual labourers in different […]
House gutted, another damaged partially in Eidgah blaze
Srinagar: A residential house was on Wednesday gutted while another suffered partial damage in a massive blaze that broke out in New Colony Wanganpora area of Eidgah in Srinagar, officials said. They said the fire broke out in the residential house of Tariq Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Amin Dar in the afternoon and soon […]
Class 10 Jammu and Kashmir board exams begin in Kashmir
The annual board examinations for Class 10, conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE), commenced in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday with COVID-19 safety measures in place, officials said. The examinations are the first major school-related activity in the valley since the pandemic broke out, the officials said. They said […]
EC Dismisses RJD-Cong Allegations, Says Not Under Anyone’s Pressure
As the counting of votes for the Bihar assembly polls continued well past midnight, the Election Commission on Tuesday rejected allegations of any pressure and asserted that all due diligence was followed. In an unprecedented move, the EC held four press briefings on a counting day to update the media on counting of votes amid […]
SC questions Maharashtra govt over Arnab case, says matter pertains to personal liberty
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned the Maharashtra government over the 2018 abetment to suicide case against journalist Arnab Goswami saying it would be a travesty of justice if personal liberty of a person is curtailed like this. A vacation bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee said if state governments targeted individuals, they […]
Joe Biden has won the election decisively: Kamala Harris
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has said that Americans have made a clear choice in favour of Joe Biden, who won decisively against incumbent President Donald Trump with more votes than ever cast in the country’s history. President-elect Biden received more than 76.4 million votes and so far, has 279 of the 538 electoral college votes, […]
Fans to get taste of Tests
Cricket Australia on Tuesday announced that up to 27,000 spectators, which is 50 per cent of the total capacity, will be allowed at the Adelaide Oval for the first ever Day-Night Test between India and Australia, starting December 17. Fans will also be allowed in the other Test venues. The Indian team will be playing […]
Concerns in public
After the recent reports that the UT administration of Jammu and Kashmir was identifying the land for the security forces in many districts, common people are concerned about such reports and their fears have multiplied due to the recent land amendments by virtue of which any person can purchase land in the union territory of […]
Online News Portals, Online Films, Content Providers Now Under I&B Ministry
SRINAGAR: The Central Government issued an order on Wednesday, bringing digital or online Media, films and audio-visual programmes, news and current affairs content under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.The development was announced in a gazette notification. The notification declared that the President has signed the order to include online films, digital news and current affairs […]