87-year-old Indian-origin man first to get COVID-19 vaccine in UK

London, Dec 8 (PTI) An 87-year-old Indian-origin man from the north east of England will become one of the first people in the world to get a vaccine against COVID-19 when he receives his Pfizer/BioNTech jab at a hospital in Newcastle on Tuesday. Hari Shukla from Tyne and Wear said he feels it is his […]
Bharat Bandh: Farmers stop train in Maharashtra

Mumbai, Dec 8 (PTI) Members of a farmers’ organization on Tuesday staged a ‘rail roko’ in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district as part of the Bharat Bandh called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre’s agri laws. Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatna members stopped the Chennai-Ahmedabad Navjeevan Express at Malkapur station in Buldhana district while […]
DDC Polls: 50.08 per cent polling recorded in phase four

Srinagar: State Election Commissioner (SEC) K K Sharma Monday said that the fourth phase of ensuing District Development Council (DDC) polls in J&K recorded 50.08 percent voting while no untoward incident was reported anywhere. Addressing a press conference in Jammu, Sharma said that 1916 polling stations were set up for the phase-4 of the DDC […]
In Budgam, youth vote for jobs, development
Budgam: Despite a rainfall, long queues of voters, mainly youth, were seen outside the polling booths in Surasyar and Narbal block of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. The voters said that development of tourist spots and jobs were the two main reasons for them to take part in the District Development Council (DDC) polls. […]
BJP fighting polls on agenda of development: Jitendra Singh
Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said that the BJP is fighting the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu and Kashmir on the common agenda of development of all regions of the Union Territory and among every section of society. Accusing the Congress, National Conference and the PDP of resorting to their […]
Call for Bharat Bandh draws more support
Centre issues advisory, BJP slams opposition
New Delhi/Chandigarh: A nationwide strike on Tuesday called by agitating farmer unions to press for repeal of the Centre’s agri laws is likely to have an impact in some northern states after several trade unions extended support to it even as the farmer leaders said that no one should be forced to join the shutdown. […]
Scrapping of Roshini act: HC to hear petition seeking modification
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday adjourned till next week the hearing on a petition filed by the administration seeking a review of its earlier order scrapping the Roshni Act in totality. The petition filed by Special Secretary in Revenue department Nazir Ahmad Thakur on December 4 for modification of the nearly […]
Police arrests five suspects in Delhi, three are from Kashmir
New Delhi: Five suspected militants, two of whom were allegedly involved in the murder of Shaurya Chakra winner Balwinder Singh in Punjab, were arrested on Monday in east Delhi’s Shakarpur area after an encounter and have revealed Pakistan spy agency ISI’s attempt to link up terror outfits in Kashmir with Khalistan operatives, officials said. According […]
Families refute police claim
Srinagar: The families of the arrested youth hailing from central Kashmir’s Budgam have refuted the claims of Special Cell of Delhi Police that the trio from Kashmir arrested by them have links with militant outfits. Three Kashmiri men who were arrested by police hail from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. They have been identified as Reyaz […]
Lt Guv e-inaugurates skill development centre at Baramulla
Says initiative will bring qualitative improvement in Technical Education
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, Monday e-inaugurated Centre for Invention, Innovation, Incubation and Training (CIIIT) established at a cost of Rs 181.57 crore at Government Polytechnic College, Baramulla. The centre will strengthen industry-academia partnership and wil bring qualitative improvements in Technical Education, Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Guv congratulated the team and said that […]