Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Sirhama of Bijbhera area of in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday According to the reports, a joint team of police, army, 03 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Sirhama. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon […]
Advocate Babar Qadri shot dead in Srinagar’s Hawal area
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Thursday evening shot dead advocate Babar Qadri in Hawal area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. A local news gathering agency Global News Service quoting an unnamed official reported that militants fired upon Babar Qadri from blank point killing him instantly on the spot at Hawal. Medical Superintendent Dr Farooq Jan also […]
Bear attack leaves woman dead in North Kashmir
An elderly woman was mauled by bear in Tangmarg area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The incident occurred at Tumberhama village of Tangmarg. Local sources told news agency KNT that bear attacked a 55 year old woman when she was walking in a field. The attack left her critically injured. She was rushed to hospital […]
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones dies of cardiac arrest in Mumbai hotel
Mumbai:Former Australia batsman Dean Jones has died of a cardiac arrest in a Mumbai hotel, IPL broadcasters Star Sports have confirmed. Jones, 59, was in Mumbai with the Star Sports’ commentary team for the Indian Premier League. He played 52 Tests and 164 ODIs for Australia and was part of the 1987 World Cup winning […]
BJP Is Trying To Make India A Presidential Democracy: Suspended MP Rajeev Satav
The monsoon session of Parliament was adjourned sine die, seven days ahead of schedule, on Wednesday, in the wake of rising instances of lawmakers testing positive for coronavirus. However, for the short span of 10 days that the Parliament did function, the session gained a dubious distinction for raucous protests by members of the Rajya […]
Indian economy to shrink by 5.9%: UN
Impacted by disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic, India’s economy is forecast to contract by 5.9% in 2020, the UN has said in a report, warning that while growth will rebound next year, the contraction is likely to translate into a permanent income loss. The Trade and Development Report 2020 by UN Conference on Trade […]
Smashing Samson
Rajasthan Royals batsman Sanju Samson smashed nine sixers and one four in racking up 74 off 32 balls against Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah on Tuesday night, taking his team to 216 — usually an unbeatable total in T20 cricket, and so it proved this time too. Samson first made people sit up and take […]
Workers lost $3.5tr in wages amid pandemic: UN
GENEVA: The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN said on Wednesday, with hundreds of millions of jobs lost and workers suffering a “massive” drop in earnings. In a fresh study, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) found that by the mid-year point, global working hours had declined by […]
Two officers suspended after patient dies of COVID-19 at GMC Jammu
Health and Medical Education Department on Thursday suspended two officers over shortage of oxygen supply to covid patients and alleged mismanagement at Government Medical College, Jammu which led to the death of a patient. The suspension was ordered by the Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department, Atal Dulloo on the basis of an enquiry […]
Another army personnel detained at Srinagar airport with two Kashmiri girls
Tourist police on Saturday detained two girls from North Kashmir’s Kupwara district along with an Army trooper when they were walking in suspicious state at Srinagar Airport, reported a local news agency, Kashmir News Trust (KNT). Unidentified sources told the agency that they were detained and handed them over to police station Humhama. Sources said […]