Lockdown measures extended in Baramulla till August 29 in view of surge in Covid-19 cases
District administration Baramulla on Monday extended Covid-19 lockdown measures till 07:00 pm of August 29, 2020. An order issued in this regard reads, “In view of spike in Covid-19 positive cases over past few days across the district, it has become imperative to re-impose some restrictions in terms of Section 144 CrPC and Section 34 […]
Kashmir incurred Rs 45,000 cr loss due to successive lockdowns: Report
Successive lockdowns in the past one year have dented Kashmir’s economy by over Rs 45,000 crore as per the report released by a Valley-based traders’ body. Business establishments remained shut for months after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5 last year and just when economic activities started picking up early this year, the […]
Restore full statehood to JK at earliest: Tajinder Singh
Social Activist Sardar Tajinder Singh today said that he stands for the struggle to safeguard genuine rights of people to the lost identity of erstwhile State after Abrogation of its special status last year. While interacting a group of Social Activists and keeping norms of SOP of covid19 and Social distancing Tajinder said He Demand […]
Indian spot gold rate and silver price on Aug 24, 2020
The spot gold price today(Rs. 51970.0) is lower than this week’s average of Rs. 52291.43 by 0.61%. The price was also higher than yesterday’s value of Rs. 51960.0. The spot gold prices in India(Rs.51970.0) witnessed a growth of 0.02%, despite global gold prices($1934.5) saw a drop of 0.67%. Gold and other precious metals on Aug […]
‘Will Amount To Contempt Of My Conscience’: Prashant Bhushan Refuses To Apologise For His Tweets
Activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan refused to offer an apology to the Supreme Court on Monday for his two tweets against the judiciary saying what he expressed represented his bona fide belief which he continued to hold. An insincere apology would amount to the contempt of my conscience and of an institution, Bhushan said in his supplementary […]
Kabul police chief sacked after surge in attacks
KABUL: Kabul’s police chief has been fired, the Afghan interior ministry said on Sunday, following a mortar attack that hit the presidential palace last week and an uptick in small-scale bombings in the nation’s capital. Interior ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said that authorities dismissed Ammanullah Wahidi — who oversaw security in Kabul and surrounding districts […]
Buttler expects Crawley to serve up special career
SOUTHAMPTON: Jos Buttler is convinced Zak Crawley’s double century against Pakistan will be the curtain-raiser ‘to a very special career’ after sharing a huge stand with his England team-mate during the third Test on Saturday. Crawley converted an overnight 171 not out, his maiden Test century, into an epic knock of 267. Together with Buttler, whose […]
India to complete construction of highest railway bridge in JK by August 2022
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district will soon come up with the world’s highest railway bridge which will be 35 metres taller than Eiffel Tower. The bridge which is being built over Chenab river is likely to be completed by August 2022. The bridge will connect Kashmir valley with Katra in Jammu and the […]
Don’t delay development projects, Jammu and Kashmir LG tells officers
Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha took note of the delays in the completion of some projects and directed the officers concerned to ensure that projects do not languish unnecessarily. “Work with a motto of development and welfare of the people. Development projects are the backbone of a region’s holistic development. People of J&K […]
Fabricated letters issued in Geelani’s name affecting his health badly: Family
Expressing concern over a “vicious campaign” launched by vested interests against Syed Ali Geelani, his family members on Monday said that “repeated and fabricated letters” issued in the name of the separatist leader were affecting his health badly. “It is unfortunate that people with vested interests have launched a vicious campaign to malign the stature […]