Ulemas announce formation of ‘halal certification board’
Srinagar, Nov 12: Jammu & Kashmir Mutahida Majiles-e-Ulema (MMU) have announced formation of a ‘Halal certification n board’ in Kashmir, a spokesman of the amalgam said. He said that the decision was arrived at during a daylong session held recently at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal where Ulemas deliberated on various current issues in the meeting […]
House, several cattle charred to death in Sonamarg fire mishap
KV Correspondent GANDERBAL, Nov 12: A Residential house was gutted while as four sheep have perished in a massive blaze in Nilgrath village of Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday morning. Officials said that the fire broke out early morning in the residential house of Mohammad Hussain Balti son of Abdul Raheem Balti […]
US state of Georgia announces hand recount of votes
Washington, Nov 12 (PTI) Georgia will conduct a manual hand recount of millions of ballots cast in the battleground state where President-elect Joe Biden is leading by more than 14,000 votes over President Donald Trump, who has not conceded in the US presidential race, and instead made unfounded claims about widespread voter fraud and electoral […]
FM announces new employment generation scheme, says economy on recovery path
New Delhi, Nov 12 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a new job creation scheme by giving subsidy to those establishments that make new hires. The subsidy would be to cover for retirement fund contributions by employees as well as employers for two years, she said. Employees contribution (12 per cent of wages) […]
Smell, taste changes provide early indication of COVID-19 community spread: Study
Washington, Nov 12 (PTI) Self-reports of smell and taste changes can be earlier markers of the spread of the novel coronavirus than indicators based on hospital emergency room (ER) consultations, according to an international team of researchers. The team’s study, published in the journal Nature Communications, noted a decline in self-reports of smell and taste […]
Pak Army shells 4 sectors along LoC in Poonch-Rajouri
Jammu, Nov 12 (PTI) The Pakistan Army on Thursday opened heavy fire and shelled forward areas and posts in four sectors along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. This is third consecutive day that the Pakistan Army has targeted hamlets and posts with […]
LAC Row: India, China on verge of reaching an agreement: Sources
New Delhi: India and China may be on the verge of a breakthrough in resolving the over six-month-long tense border standoff in eastern Ladakh with both sides broadly agreeing on a three-step process on disengagement of troops and withdrawal of weaponry from all major friction points in a time-bound manner, authoritative sources said on Wednesday. […]
Hopeful of de-escalation: Army chief M M Navarane
New Delhi: Army chief general M M Naravane on Tuesday said that he was hopeful that the Indian and Chinese militaries will be able to reach an agreement on disengagement and de-escalation of tension in eastern Ladakh. In an address at a seminar, the army chief said senior military commanders of India and China are […]
