Panchayats, people will decide their own priorities: LG Sinha
Panchayats and people will be the sole planners and executors of developmental projects, while the administration will play the role of a facilitator, Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday. People should decide about the works to be executed and the government will use all its resources to fulfil them, Sinha […]
Elderly man falls from tree in Ganderbal, dies
A 60-year-old man died after he fell down from a tree in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. An official told that a 60-year-old man identified as Abdul Rehman Thekrey son of Mohammad Qasim a resident of Hariganiwan Kangan died after he fell from a tree. He fell from a tree while he was cutting […]
Covid-19: India’s Tally Mounts To 67 Lakh With 85.02 Per Cent Recovery Rate
India’s Covid-19 tally of cases climbed to 67.57 lakh with 72,049 new cases in a day, while 57,44,693 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 85.02 per cent on Wednesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 67,57,131, while the death toll climbed to 1,04,555 […]
Not happy with planned schedule for India’s tour of Australia, Seven network seeks arbitration
Cricket Australia’s broadcast partner Seven West Media has sought official arbitration in its bid to secure a cut in its annual fees, reportedly dissatisfied with the planned schedule for the eagerly-awaited year-end Test tour by India. ‘Seven’ has lodged paperwork with the Australian Chamber for International and Commercial Arbitration (ACICA), a report in the ‘Sydney […]
Fearful of untimely snowfall, apple growers begin early pruning of trees
Shopian: Haunted still by memories of last year’s untimely snowfall in early November and its resultant havoc in the horticulture sector, apple growers in south Kashmir have gone for early pruning of fruit trees, in the beginning of October itself; something which has never been done at this stage before. Even as this season’s e […]
Recent developments
Some of the recent developments have forced the mainstream political leadership of Kashmir to think out of box for the political fight against New Delhi in order to get back special status which was snatched on August 5, 2019. The Supreme Court gave all the powers to the administration for the restoration of 4G services; […]
China in talks with WHO over global use of Covid-19 vaccines
SINGAPORE: China is in talks to have its locally-produced Covid-19 vaccines assessed by the World Health Organisation, as a step towards making them available for international use, a WHO official said on Tuesday. Hundreds of thousands of essential workers and other groups considered at high risk in China have been given locally-developed vaccines even as […]
Rhea Chakraborty has been granted bail and is set to walk out of prison nearly a month after her arrest over drugs-related charges in the Sushant Singh Rajput case. Her brother Showik, however, has been denied any reprieve by the Bombay High Court, reported NDTV. Another court had yesterday extended their judicial custody till October […]
Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run accident in Anantnag
Anantnag: A 68-year-old woman was killed in a road accident in Brariangan area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday morning. A police official identified the deceased as Saja Begum, wife of Muhammad Akram Bhat from Brariangan saying she was critically injured after hit by a motorcyclist in her village. She was rushed […]
India Pakistan trade gunfire along LoC in north Kashmir
The armies of India and Pakistan on Wednesday morning traded gunfire in Hajipeer sector of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). In a statement issued to GNS, Defence Spokesperson Rajesh Kalia said that the “Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing mortars and other […]