Ailing Saudi king chairs cabinet from hospital office
RIYADH: Ailing Saudi King Salman chaired a virtual cabinet meeting from a hospital office late on Tuesday, a day after he was admitted due to gall bladder inflammation, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The cabinet held a virtual meeting, chaired by King Salman “from his office at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh,” SPA said on Twitter. The […]
Tough for England to rest Stokes, admits Silverwood
MANCHESTER: Ben Stokes is making it difficult for England selectors to give him a break by consistently turning in stellar performances, head coach Chris Silverwood admitted on Tuesday. All-rounder Stokes scored 176 and 78 not out as well as taking three wickets during the home side’s 113-run win over the West Indies in the second […]
COVID-19: J-K Govt sanctions Rs 15 crore under SDRF for SKIMS
Srinagar: Amid spike in COVID cases, the government on Thursday sanctioned Rs 15 Crore under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for Sher Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Government Medical Colleges (GMC) Srinagar and Jammu. The decision to sanction Rs five Crore each to the three health institutions was taken in a State Executive […]
FRESH CHALLENGES
Killing of BJP affiliated panchayat members, followed by dozens of anti-insurgency operations and growing cases of pandemic clearly show that hands of administration are full of problems and challenges. Despite all these challenges, Police and CRPF for protecting not only the sensitive installations but also hundreds of mainstream political leaders including ministers and lawmakers. The fresh […]
Nearly 46k cases take India’s COVID-19 tally over 12-lakh mark
With the highest-ever single-day spike of 45,720 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally crossed the 12-lakh mark on Thursday, while the death-toll mounted to 29,861 with a record 1,129 fatalities in a day, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country crossed the 12-lakh mark just three days after it crossed the 11-lakh milestone. The coronavirus […]
Mumbai: 70-year-old woman, who lived last 6 years in Azad Maidan at her protest site, dies
Office-goers, college students and others who criss-cross Azad Maidan daily may recall running into an elderly woman walking around its expanse. Vimal Pethakar had been camping on the grounds, Mumbai’s official protest site, since 2014 with her son Dattatrey, and until his demise two years ago, her husband Mohan. On Monday, after six years of […]
Comet NEOWISE to make closest approach to Earth today — where, when & how to see it
Bengaluru: The comet NEOWISE will be making its closest approach to Earth Thursday, passing by at a distance of 103 million kilometres. NEOWISE is fading away slowly as it moves farther from the Sun, dimming in visibility. The comet will be visible after sunset around the world in the north west direction. In India, it will […]
No breakthrough in de-escalating border tension despite military, diplomatic talks
India and China have lately failed to make a breakthrough in reducing border tensions in the sensitive Ladakh sector despite intense negotiations at the military and diplomatic levels, and the disengagement process at some points of the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) has virtually halted, people familiar with recent developments on this front said […]
Ikhwani turned cop shot dead by militants
Kulgam, July 22, KNT: Suspected militants shot dead an Ikhwani turned policeman in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district this late evening. Sources told News Agency KNT that suspected militants emerged outside the house of one Abdul Rashid Dar son of Ghulam Hasan alias Khurshid Alam in Fura village of the district and fired upon Dar before […]
Div Com chairs meeting of NHIDCL
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, P K Pole today chaired a meeting of National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited,( NHIDCL) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Government of India, to review the process of alignment and project details of Z-Morh and Zojila Tunnels including their approach roads on NH-1 Srinagar-Leh Section, here. Executive Director, NHIDCL, Anand […]