Sohail Tanvir warns players of likely approaches from corrupt elements
KARACHI: All-rounder Sohail Tanvir has warned his fellow Pakistan players to watch out for bookies and corrupt elements approaching them in the present circumstances due to the excessive use of social media. Talking to a group of journalists in a video conference, the left-arm seamer, however, categorically denied receiving any such offers in his career […]
Petrol and diesel prices hiked for ninth day in a row
State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Monday increased the price of petrol and diesel for the ninth consecutive day as they continued to adjust retail rates in line with costs after an 82-day break from rate revision amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Petrol will now cost Rs 76.26 per litre after an increase by 48 paise […]
J&K Police warn of ‘One Ring Phone Scam’ as missed calls rob residents of phone balance
Srinagar: The cyber cell of the Jammu & Kashmir Police has warned residents against answering late-night missed calls from unknown numbers following hundreds of complaints that point towards a racket aimed at robbing unwitting users of their phone balance. In what is being referred to as the “One Ring Phone Scam”, alleged racketeers make phone calls […]
88 persons test positive at SKIMS on Sunday
Srinagar, June14 (KNS): Eighty eight persons were tested positive today at SKIMS Bemina. Those who tests positive belong to 39 From Shopian, 16 From Kulgam, 14 From Anantnag, 08 From Kupwara, 03 From Srinagar, 02 From Baramulla,03 From Bandipora, 02 From Pulwama and 01 From Budgam According to reports a total number of 581 Coronavirus […]
PCI seeks response from J-K govt for summoning journalists
The Press Club of India (PCI) has sought response from the Jammu and Kashmir government after Kashmir Press Club (KPC) filed a complaint on the summoning of journalists by Jammu and Kashmir police. Taking cognizance of the KPC’s complaint, the PCI has written to Chief Secretary of the government of Jammu and Kashmir and to […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,37,864 stranded JK residents; 95,792 via Lakhanpur, 42,072 through special trains
JAMMU, JUNE 14: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,37,864 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
One killed, three injured in gas cylinder blast in Pulwama
A blacksmith was killed and three others were injured in a gas cylinder blast inside a workshop at Ghat Tokuna Reshipora in Awantipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday afternoon. Superintendent of Police, Awantipora, Tahir Saleem, told a local news agency, Global News Service, that the owner of the workshop died while three […]
Congress blames BJP for sarpanch’s killing
Panchayat members angry with the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir, seek measures to protect them. Srinagar: After the killing of Congress sarpanch in his Larkipora village of Anantnag, the UT administration is facing severe criticism for not protecting him. Lieutenant Governor (L-G) G.C. Murmu met his family and provided Rs 20 lakh compensation. He assured […]
COVID-19 Unlock 1.0: DC Inspects Several Locations at Sopore, B’la; Reviews Implementation of SOPs, Guidelines
Baramulla, June 13(KNS): With an aim to get the first appraisal of the implementation of SOPs and guidelines that have been issued in the wake of administration’s decision of unlocking COVID-19 lockdown, Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo accompained by various concerned officers today inspects several locations at Sopore and main town Baramulla and […]
‘Not tenable’: India on Nepal Parliament clearing bill to redraw political map
Hours after Nepal’s lower house of Parliament unanimously voted to amend the Constitution seeking to make alterations in the country’s political map, India on Saturday termed the move untenable and said it was not based on “historical facts or evidence”. “This artificial enlargement of claims is not based on historical fact or evidence and is […]