Sensex surges over 300 points in early trade; Nifty tops 9,900
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 300 points in early trade on Tuesday, led by index-heavyweights Kotak Bank, HDFC, TCS and Reliance Industries amid positive cues from global markets. After opening on a tepid note, the 30-share index was trading 309.68 points or 0.93 per cent higher at 33,613.20. Similarly, NSE Nifty advanced 98.10 points or […]
Cyclone Nisarga Likely To Make Landfall Near Mumbai Tomorrow, NDRF Deploys Several Teams
A week after a raging cyclone wreaked havoc in West Bengal, the country is now bracing to face another cyclone which is headed towards the coastline of Maharashtra and Gujarat. With cyclone Nisarga expected to make landfall south of Mumbai on June 3, several teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been deployed at […]
Kashmir Students Ask Punjab Chief Minister To Relax Fee Submission Dates in Universities
New Delhi: Students of Jammu and Kashmir have written to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh asking him to consider instructing colleges and universities in Punjab to extend fee submission dates for exams. They allege that many Punjab institutions are insisting that students pay their semester fees within a few days. The students said that the […]
Sri Lanka cricketers return to training today
COLOMBO: A select group of Sri Lanka cricketers, mainly bowlers, will return to training on Monday, amid efforts to restart the game after the coronavirus shutdown, the cricket board said on Sunday. Cricket came to a halt on March 13 when the visiting England team pulled out on the second day of a four-day practice […]
Clashes outside White House as US cities under curfew
Police fired tear gas outside the White House late Sunday as major US cities were put under curfew to suppress rioting as anti-racism protesters again took to the streets to voice fury at police brutality. With the Trump administration branding instigators of six nights of rioting as domestic terrorists, there were more confrontations between protesters […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 155 new positive cases, 946 recovered so far JAMMU, JUNE 1: The Government on Monday informed that 155 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), 99 from Jammu division and 56 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 2601. Also, […]
DDC Udhampur cautions people moving without masks at public places
UDHAMPUR, JUNE 01: Taking serious note of violation of Government order and advisories issued from time to time for containment of COVID-19 pandemic, District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Dr Piyush Singla today cautioned the people moving at public places without wearing masks and not following the advisories. DDC said all such people will be booked for […]
On resuming international flight ops, minister Hardeep Puri cites ‘several factors’
As the airlines inch toward the critical mass of 50 to 60 percent operations in the domestic circuit, aviation minister Hardeep Puri underscored on Monday that it will help in their ability to resume international flights also. He added he will help “facilitate a calibrated reopening of the sector”. International flights have been banned in the country […]
Carry out fresh registration of Kashmiri Pandits for domicile purposes: JKAP
Srinagar, May 01 (KNS) Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) on Friday stressed the need for evolving a robust mechanism to protect the interests of all segments of people including Kashmiri Pandits in the wake of the introduction of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation of State Laws) Order 2020, which defines the domiciles in the […]
Authorities in Kashmir Planning to Reopen Schools from Mid-June
Authorities in Kashmir are planning to reopen schools, which have been closed due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, in the valley from the middle of June this year. The government schools have been asked to provide two reusable masks and a pair of hand gloves to each student while installing hand sanitisers and liquid soap dispensers […]