LAC showdown: India, China holds Brigade Commander-level talks
New Delhi: India and China on Tuesday held another round of military talks to ease escalating tension triggered by fresh confrontation between the two sides on the southern bank of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh, government sources said. The Brigade Commander-level talks began at 10 am in Chushul on the Indian side of the […]
Issues will surface till demarcation on border not done: Chinese FM
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that the India-China boundary is yet to be demarcated due to which there will always be problems and the two countries should implement the consensuses between their leadership to not let differences from escalating into conflicts. He also said that China is ready to manage all issues through […]
Domicile certificates can only fetch jobs: Govt
12.5 lakh certificates issued so far
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday said the new domicile certificate was only for applying for jobs and did not confer rights to own land. It also said those holding domicile certificates would not be included in the voters’ list in the union territory either. “The domicile certificate is for applying for jobs […]
Occupancy in JK jails was 126% at year end: Report
In 2019, 8664 persons were lodged in various JK jails
Srinagar: An official report has revealed that 8664 persons were admitted in jails spread across Jammu and Kashmir during 2019. The report- Prison Statistics of India, 2019- unveiled by the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) lays bare that 8664 persons were admitted in jails of J&K UT during last year. The NCRB comes under administrative […]
Covid-19 claims 14 more lives in JK, toll reaches 719
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 14 more covid-19 related deaths during the past 24 hours, taking the overall fatality count to 719. Among them, two deaths were reported from Jammu division and 12 from Kashmir Valley, official sources said. Regarding the deaths from Valley, they said, five were reported from Pulwama, two each from Srinagar, […]
Covid-19 tally nears 37 lakh in India
New Delhi: With 69,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection on Tuesday, India’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 36,91,166, while recoveries surged to 28,39,882, pushing the recovery rate to 76.94 per cent, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll, meanwhile, climbed to 65,288 with 819 new fatalities being reported in a span of 24 […]
Nawaz Sharif given ‘last chance’ to surrender
Islamabad: A Pakistani court on Tuesday gave a “last chance” to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to surrender and appear before it on September 10 for hearing in a corruption case against him, according to media reports. Sharif, 70, has been in London since November last year after the Lahore High Court granted him permission […]
UNSC reform talks being ‘held hostage’: India
United Nations: The intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council reform are being “held hostage” and used as a “convenient smokescreen” by countries that do not wish to see any changes in the most powerful UN organ, India has said, demanding tangible action to achieve the long-delayed reforms. India also underlined that it will take steps to […]
HC extends hearing of cases in virtual model till Sept 20
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday extended the hearing of cases in virtual mode till September 20 for courts in red zone areas to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Srinagar wing of the high court falls in the red zone. The judges can hear the cases in online mode inside their […]
Accept us as citizens or let us leave: Pakistani women to Govt
Srinagar: Pakistani wives of former Kashmiri militants, who returned to the Valley through Nepal under a government rehabilitation scheme, staged a protest, here on Tuesday, urging government to either deport them or give citizenship to them. They alleged non-fulfillment of promises and said first they were allowed to enter into Valley along with their Kashmiri […]
