Heavy artillery shakes up LoC in Kupwara
The troops of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy gunfire and artillery across the line of control (LOC) in Jabdi Sector of Karnah area here in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday. Sources told news agency KNT that massive shelling is going on between the armies of India and Pakistan at Jabdi Sector in Shararat Tolipost […]
Massive landslide in Kerala’s Munnar, several tea estate workers feared trapped
Many tea estate workers are feared trapped in Kerala’s Munnar after a massive landslide. The area has been witnessing torrential rains for the last three days. According to local authorities, the incident in Idukki district happened in the early hours of Friday. The area is totally cut off. Rescue officials are yet to reach the […]
As losses mount, traders seek further relaxation in curbs
After suffering huge losses over the past one year, the shopkeepers and traders today sought relaxation in the Covid-19 lockdown. “There seems to be no plan for the shopkeepers and traders that have been hit hard by successive lockdowns since August 5 (after abrogation of Article 370) last year. Losses are mounting and now the […]
‘India’s PM Lacks Courage’: Congress Attacks Centre For Deleting ‘Chinese Intrusion’ Report From Website
The Congress on Thursday asked the government why a Defence ministry report mentioning Chinese ‘transgressions’ in eastern Ladakh in May was taken down with party leader Rahul Gandhi alleging that removal of the document from websites would not change facts. The document, which was uploaded on the Defence ministry’s website, was removed on Thursday morning […]
MoD note saying China came in is taken off website
A Defence Ministry document that contained an admission, for the first time, that China had “transgressed” into Indian territory in eastern Ladakh disappeared from the Ministry’s website on Thursday afternoon, a day after it was uploaded. The document, which listed “major activities of Department of Defence” for June, warned of a “prolonged” standoff — which is already […]
It’s official: BCCI, Vivo suspend IPL title sponsorship ties for 2020
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Vivo Mobile India Pvt Ltd have officially decided to suspend their partnership for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2020, an IPL media advisory stated. The 2020 IPL will be played from September 19 to November 10, as confirmed by the IPL Governing Council. Vivo, […]
J&K parties find new L-G Manoj Sinha ‘too saffron’ as he is set to assume charge
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed both scepticism and displeasure at the appointment of Manoj Sinha as the new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir in place of G.C. Murmu. While NC vice-president and former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah took to Twitter to point out the “unceremonious” exit […]
After Beirut Explosion, 700 Tonnes Chemical Stored In Chennai Sparks Fear; ‘It’s Safe’, Says Customs
Customs authorities on Thursday sought to allay fears over safety regarding the storage of nearly 700 tonnes of ammonium nitrate at a container freight station near Chennai. The storage of the chemical here became a cause for serious concern in the backdrop of the explosion of the chemical in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut […]
China firm to make 100 million doses of potential UK Covid-19 vaccine by 2020 end
Shenzhen Kangtai one of China’s top vaccine makers will produce 100 million doses of British pharma company AstraZeneca’s potential Covid-19 vaccine by the end of 2020, the two companies separately announced in China on Thursday. The vaccine deal is the first to cater to China, the most populous country in the world, the statements said. The potential […]
Police books three persons including MC chairman Baramulla for attack on Women Councillors
Jammu and Kashmir Police On Thursday filed a case against chairman of BDC Boniyar, Chairman MC Baramulla and a councilor for assault on two women councilor with intention to outrage their modesty in a hotel in Famous tourist resort Gulmarg. The FIR-06 2020 was filed in police station Gulmarg on written complaint filed by two […]