New Zealand scrambles to find source of new virus infections
Wellington: Health authorities in New Zealand were scrambling Wednesday to trace the source of a new outbreak of the coronavirus as the nation’s largest city went back into lockdown. Authorities have found four cases of the virus in one Auckland household from an unknown source, the first reported cases of local transmission in the country […]
I-T Department raids premises of Chinese entities in money laundering case
NEW DELHI: Indian tax authorities raided the premises of a few Chinese entities and their associates for money laundering, according to an official statement late on Tuesday, adding to New Delhi’s growing discomfort with Beijing after a border clash in June. Since the clash, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has taken steps such as banning some […]
North Kashmir Attack: Army Man Injured, Hospitalised
SRINAGAR: At least one army personnel was injured in attack on army at Hygam area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. An official said that militants fired at joint forces party near Hygam area of Sopore town of the district. He said that in the attack one army personnel sustained injuries and […]
‘We live as brothers, sisters’ — Muslims form human chain to save temple amid Bengaluru riots
Bengaluru: A viral video showing Muslim youth forming a human chain to guard a temple during the violence that erupted in Bengaluru Tuesday night has emerged on social media. The video shows young men holding hands and ensuring that rioters didn’t attack the temple located in Pulakeshinagar. In the video, one can hear people appealing to the […]
Pakistan among four teams to tour NZ
WELLINGTON: West Indies, Pakistan, Australia and Bangladesh have all confirmed they will tour New Zealand during the southern hemisphere summer, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) chief executive David White said on Tuesday. Under the International Cricket Council’s Future Tours Programme, West Indies were scheduled to play three Tests and three Twenty20 Internationals in New Zealand, while […]
Militants attack forces party in north Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Suspected militants on Wednesday fired at the forces party in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that militants fired at joint forces party near Hygam area of Sopore town of the district. Soon after the attack, the area was cordoned off and a manhunt launched to nab the attackers. More details awaited. KL
‘Modi hai toh Mumkin hai’, tweets Rahul Gandhi. It is a jibe
With a pithy one liner, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took yet another swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s warning that the country’s GDP growth may touch its lowest since independence in the backdrop of a raging coronavirus pandemic. Gandhi employed PM Modi’s widely popular 2019 election campaign slogan […]
Azaad Lalhari involved in killing of police constable killed in Pulwama: DGP
Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh on Wednesday said Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Commander Azaad Lalhari of Pulwama was killed in a gunfight at Kamrazipora area in the south Kashmir. “Azaad Lalhari was involved in the killing of police head constable Anoop Singh on 22 May 2020 at Prichu Pulwahma where he fired at a Naka party,” […]
LOCKDOWN EXTENDED
Administration has decided to extend lockdown for another week in Srinagar giving rising cases of Covid-19 as a reason. Government has been very prompt in clampdowns and lockdowns but has failed to handle restoration in normalcy in Kashmir so far. Earlier the same administration in an apparent push for Amarnath yatra decided to open all […]
Muharram ceremonies to be held as per norms set up by medical authorities: Ittihadul Muslimeen
Srinagar: This year traditional Muharram ceremonies will be held as per norms set up by the medical authorities in view of the raging Covid-19 pandemic, Jammu and Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM) announced on Tuesday. The Executive Council of the party met here to deliberate on the issue and chart out a strategy to follow during […]