KEG elects new body for a two year term
Srinagar, September 15: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has elected its new body for a 2-year mandate. The media body elected Sajjad Haider as its President, Masood Hussain as Secretary-General, Shafat Kira and Manzoor Anjum as its Vice Presidents and Haji Mohammad Hayat as its new Treasurer. The elections were held after a gap of more […]
Civilian pretending to be a cop arrested in Jammu’s Doda district
Jammu, Sep 15: Jammu and Kashmir police Tuesday arrested a civilian who was performing duties as a police sub-inspector in Doda district of Jammu region, officials said. Reliable sources said that Bollywood movie ‘Phataposter Nikla Hero’ in which famous actor Shahid Kapoor would act as a fake police officer had motivated the civilian from Doda, […]
KEG condemns use of force against scribes
Srinagar, Sep 15: Kashmir Editors’ Guild (KEG) has condemned the use of force against the scribes who were covering the gun battle at Marwal Pampore. At least one of them, Kamran Yousuf, was injured in the attack by the cops. Kamran works for a Delhi based news portal. Kamran told reporters that he had gone […]
Two Al-Badr militant associates held in south Kashmir: Police
Awantipora, 15 Sep: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two militant associates of outfit Al- Badr from south Kashmir’s Awantipora. In a statement to media, the police said that, acting on a specific information Awantipora Police and Security Forces today morning during wee hours arrested 02 militant associates at Ladhoo Crossing when the duo […]
CBI case against educational trust run by ex-J&K minister
Jammu, Sep 15 (PTI) The CBI has registered a case of criminal breach of trust and corruption against a Kathua-based educational trust run by former Jammu and Kashmir minister Lal Singh’s family and certain government servants, officials said on Tuesday. The agency officials carried out searches on Tuesday morning at nine locations — three in […]
COVID-19 will likely become seasonal, but not yet, say scientists
Dubai, Sep 15 (PTI) Once herd immunity is attained, the novel coronavirus may follow suit and become a seasonal virus in countries with temperate climates, but until that time, COVID-19 will continue to spread across the seasons, a new study says. According to the review research, published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, when […]
Trump warns Iran of ‘1,000 times greater’ retaliation in case of any attack
Washington, Sep 15 (PTI) President Donald Trump has warned Iran that any attack against the US would be retaliated with “1,000 times greater in magnitude” after media reports that Tehran is planning to avenge the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani in January. The death of Gen Soleimani, head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, in […]
ADB says India’s economy to contract by 9 pc in FY21
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) India’s economic growth will contract by 9 per cent in the current fiscal as the coronavirus pandemic weighs heavily on economic activity and consumer sentiment in the country, according to ADB. In its Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2020 update, ADB projected a strong recovery for the Indian economy in 2021-22, […]
Three sustain injuries as car rolls down into deep gorge
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Sep 15: Three persons were injured when the vehicle in which they were traveling skipped into a gorge from the hills of Rampora Rajpora village in north Kashmir’s Sopore on Tuesday morning. The four wheeler private car bearing registration number JK05J- 2738 carrying three persons was on its way from Sopore to […]
COVID-19 tally in India breaches 49-lakh mark
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload sprinted past 49 lakh with 83,809 people testing positive in a day, while 38,59,399 people have recuperated so far taking the national recovery rate to 78.28 per cent on Tuesday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 49,30,236, while the death […]
