Trump wants Supreme Court to overturn election results

Washington, Dec 21 (AP) Undeterred by dismissals and admonitions from judges, President Donald Trump’s campaign continued with its unprecedented efforts to overturn the results of the November 3 election Sunday, saying it had filed a new petition with the Supreme Court. The petition seeks to reverse a trio of Pennsylvania Supreme Court cases having to […]
Elected DDC representatives will take JK to new heights of development: LG

Jammu: A day after the successful completion of the eight-phased maiden DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday hoped the grassroots-level elected representatives would help the Union Territory scale new heights of development. Thanking voters, the election machinery and security agencies besides political parties and independent candidates for their participation […]
All arrangements put in place for Counting of Votes on 280 DDC seats: SEC Sharma

Appeals political parties, contesting candidates for cooperation during the counting process
JAMMU: The State Election Commissioner, K.K Sharma on Sunday said that arrangements are in place for the counting of votes in all the 280 District Development Council (DDC) Constituencies. The counting will begin at 9 AM on December 22 (Tuesday) simultaneously in all the districts. The SEC was chairing a meeting to review the preparations […]
Some improvement in minimum temp in Kashmir, ‘Chillai-Kalan’ to begin from Monday

Srinagar: There was some improvement in the minimum temperature across Kashmir on Sunday but the valley continued to experience sub-zero nights, even as the 40-day harshest winter period – ‘Chillai-Kalan’ – starts from Monday, MeT officials said. The night temperature rose slightly across the valley last night owing to a cloud cover, but the minimum […]
Final phase of Panch, Sarpanch by-polls records 67.60%, 47.56% voter turnout: SEC Sharma
JAMMU: 67.60 percent and 47.56 percent voter turnout was recorded in the final phase of vacant Panch and Sarpanch by-polls respectively held the other day. The information was given today by the State Election Commissioner, K.K Sharma. While giving out the details, SEC informed that by-polls for Panch vacant seats were held in 285 vacant […]
JK reports 4 COVID-19 deaths, 257 new positive cases

JAMMU: The Government on Sunday informed that257 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 144 from Jammu division and 113 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 118263. Also 04 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 03 from Jammu division and 01 […]
Lt Governor addresses valedictory session of IGNCA on 3rd Edition of Bodh Gaya Global Dialogue on “Sustainable Development, Heritage and Enlightenment”

Bodh Gaya is a source of spirituality, meditation, human welfare, and compassion: Lt Governor
SRINAGAR: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today addressed the valedictory session of Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts (IGNCA) and Deshkal Society on 3rd Edition of Bodh Gaya Global Dialogue on “Sustainable Development, Heritage and Enlightenment” through virtual mode here at Raj Bhavan. While addressing the occasion, the Lt Governor observed that the timeless teachings […]
J&K receives Rs 3,325 cr investment proposals in health-care sector despite COVID situation

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir has received investment proposals of Rs 3,325 crore in health-care and medical education sectors, even as much-hyped global investors summit to attract investment into health care setup came to grinding halt due to COVID-19 this year. Despite the COVID situation, the health and medical education department took a lead in Jammu […]
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine

Jakarta: In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalise deals to ensure millions of doses reached Indonesian citizens, the clerics had a much different concern: Whether the COVID-19 vaccine was permissible for use under Islamic law. As companies race to develop a COVID-19 […]
257 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK

Srinagar, Dec 20: Eleven travelers were among 257 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours, taking the total number of people infected with the virus to 118263, the officials said on Sunday. Among them, 144 were from Jammu Division and 106 from Kashmir Valley, the officials said. They said […]