Congress picks holes in govt’s jab policy

Calls for 'vaccine for all' strategy

New Delhi: Calling for a “vaccine for all” policy, the Congress on Wednesday picked holes in the government’s vaccination and COVID strategy and alleged that a grave catastrophe awaited the country due to its “stubborn” stance. Stressing on COVID-19 vaccine for all in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said every Indian “deserves the chance […]

JK detects highest single-day spike this year

812 new COVID-19 cases, six deaths reported

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded its highest single-day spike this year as 812 new COVID-19 cases, including 257 travellers, taking the tally to 1,34,827, even as six fresh deaths due to the virus in the past 24 hours took the toll to 2,018, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 347 were from Jammu […]

Parliamentary panel to visit JK next week

Srinagar: The Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of Schedule Castes (SCs) and Schedule Tribes (STs) is set to visit Kashmir on April 14. Headed by BJP’s MP from Gujarat, Kirit Premjibhai Solanki, the panel will undertake a study tour of Srinagar next week to look into the matters concerning SCs and STs, sources said. Ahead […]

JK Film Policy-2021: Policy to be among the best in the Country, says Lt Guv

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Wednesday chaired a high level meeting to review the proposed J&K Film Policy-2021, here at Civil Secretariat. “J&K Film Policy will be among the best in the Country and all the stakeholders would be taken onboard while finalizing it”, observed the Lt Governor. During the meeting, point wise discussions were […]

Farooq Abdullah discharged from hospital

Srinagar: Veteran politician and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah was on Wednesday discharged from a Srinagar hospital, where he was admitted last week as a precautionary measure after testing positive for COVID-19, officials said. Abdullah, a former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, was discharged as doctors were of the opinion that he could recover at […]

Boy from Pak strays into Indian side, handed over back

Srinagar: The Army handed over a boy to Pakistani authorities at the Titwal crossing point along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday, a defence spokesperson said here. Mausam, the son of Manzoor Ahmad and a resident of the Lipa area in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), was handed over to the […]

On issues of concern India, Pak should start dialogue: US

Washington: The United States on Tuesday said that it encourages India and Pakistan to have a direct dialogue between them on issues of concern. However, the State Department refrained from commenting on the recent decision of the Pakistani Cabinet not to import sugar and cotton from India. “I wouldn’t want to comment on that specifically,” […]

Militants fire on forces in Shopian, no casualty

Srinagar: Militants opened fire on security personnel in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday but there was no damage in the incident, officials said. The ultras opened fire on a mobile check party of the police and CRPF at Imamsahib in Shopian town around 3.20 pm, they added. There was no report of any casualty […]

Tanker falls in gorge at Reasi, two killed

Jammu: Two men were killed and two injured when an oil tanker skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Reasi district, police said on Wednesday. The tanker was on its way to Dugga from Reasi and the accident occurred at Karka late on Tuesday night when the driver lost control over […]