COVID-19: Four more die in Kashmir, toll 414 in J&K
The deadly Coronavirus on Tuesday claimed four more lives in Jammu and Kashmir, thus taking the toll of deaths due to COVID-19 to 414 in the Union Territory. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that four patients who died include a 60-year-old male from Draigam Budgam, a 75-year-old male from Khanyar Srinagar, a […]
US doing ‘very well’ against COVID-19, India has a ‘tremendous problem’: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that as compared to big countries, America is doing “very well” in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while India is having a “tremendous problem” battling the disease and China is witnessing a “massive flare up” in infections. India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 18,55,745 on Tuesday with 52,050 people testing […]
Curfew imposed across Kashmir ahead of first anniversary of revocation of Article 370
A curfew was imposed across Kashmir on Tuesday as authorities feared protests and violence ahead the first anniversary of the withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status on August 5, 2019, PTI reported. The Srinagar district magistrate in an order said they have received inputs about separatists and Pakistan-sponsored groups planning to observe August 5 as “Black Day”. “There […]
On 1 Year of Article 370 Abrogation, Shiv Sena Seeks Centre’s Report Card on J&K in Parliament
As the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir inches closer, the BJP seems to be getting into a celebratory mood. The party is terming them move as the brightest moment in the lives of people of J&K and Ladakh. However, Shiv Sena, their former ally and now opposition, has said […]
Delhi raised Pangong, Depsang; NSA group to review
The high-powered China Study Group (CSG), led by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, will review Tuesday the discussions held at the fifth meeting on August 2 of the Corps Commanders at Moldo on the Sino-India border and approve the next steps in the disengagement process on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. Official sources told The Indian Express that the CSG […]
COVID19: Three more die, J&K toll 412
Srinagar: Kashmir reported three more deaths due to covid-19 , taking the fatality count due to the virus to 412 in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. They said that two among the deaths—a 65-year-old woman from Budgam and a 75-year-old man from Srinagar’s Khaniyar area— were reported at CD hospital, one of the […]
Pak shells forward areas along LoC in Poonch: Army
Jammu: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday opened heavy fire and shelled forward areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, drawing retaliation from Indian troops, officials said. They said the Pakistan Army also heavily shelled forward areas along the LoC in Dabraj belt of Mankote sector. “At about 0700 hours, Pak army initiated […]
Why Amazon, Apple, FB and Google are in the dock. It’s not just about economy
There was quite a bit of symbolism when the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google appeared before the anti-trust committee of the House of Representatives of the US Congress last week. Here were the heads of the world’s most valuable companies, captains of the tech industry and some of the world’s richest men summoned to defend themselves before elected representatives […]
IED defused in north Kashmir
The government forces on Tuesday defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by suspected militants in Tappar village of Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO). Unnamed official sources told the agency that the government forces detected and defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted on the […]
BJP MLA gets legal notice from Kashmiri lawyer for his remarks on Eid-Ul-Adha
A Kashmiri lawyer has issued a legal notice to a BJP MLA asking him to “apologize or face legal consequence” for purported comments that “Muslims should sacrifice their children on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha instead of animals”. The legal notice issued by Amir Masoodi, a Srinagar based Lawyer to Nand Kishore Gurjar of Uttar Pradesh […]