US to relax COVID testing rules for travellers from China

Washington, Mar 8 (AP) The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travellers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people, who were not authorised to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the administration has decided to roll back the […]
PM Modi greets people on Holi

New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Wednesday on the occasion of Holi. “Wishing you all a happy and colourful Holi!” Modi tweeted. “May your life always be filled with the colours of joy and enthusiasm,” he said.
Around 350 modern health infrastructure projects coming up in JK: Lt Guv

Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration is strengthening the health sector and around 350 modern health infrastructure projects are coming up in the Union Territory. He said 32,000 patients are visiting 227 ‘Jan Aushadhi Kendras’ every day in Jammu and Kashmir, where the administration is planning to start […]
One dead, 6 injured as massive landslide hits Jmu-Sgr national highway
Banihal/Jammu: One person was killed and six others, including two women, were injured when a massive landslide struck the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. The landslide hit the 270-km highway at Seri village near Ramban town around 2.30 pm, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded on both sides, they said. […]
Security arrangements for Amarnath Yatra underway: CRPF
Srinagar: The CRPF is making preparations to provide security for the annual Amarnath Yatra, a senior officer said on Tuesday. The yatra to the cave shrine of Lord Shiva located at a height of 3,880 metres in the south Kashmir Himalayas is likely to start in June. “Whether there are elections or the Amarnath Yatra, […]
MeT forecasts dry weather in JK
Srinagar: Barring “very light rain and thunders at one or two places over the higher reaches”, the meteorological department here has forecast mainly dry weather for next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. An official of the MeT department here said that mainly dry weather was expected till March 12. Regarding the minimum temperature, he […]
NIA attaches five more properties in terror-criminal nexus case
New Delhi: Intensifying its drive against terrorist-criminal networks, the NIA on Tuesday attached five more properties in Haryana and Delhi belonging to members of organised syndicates in northern states, an official said. On March 4 also five properties were attached in raids across Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi which led […]
NIA busts multi-state hawala network funding PFI terror activities
New Delhi: The NIA on Tuesday claimed to have busted a multi-state hawala network funding the Popular Front of India’s terror activities with the arrest of five members of the banned outfit in Karnataka and Kerala. The agency said despite the ban imposed on it on September 27 last year, PFI leaders and members continued […]
Auto-rickshaw driver attacks medico student from Kashmir
New Delhi: A 22-year-old Kashmiri student was allegedly attacked with a sharp object by an auto-rickshaw driver following an argument over fare in southeast Delhi’s New Friends Colony, police said on Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Mehreen Riyaz, they said. According to police, the woman took the auto-rickshaw from her paying guest accommodation […]
Lt Guv’s message on the eve of International Women’s Day
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, has extended his greetings and best wishes to all the women on the eve of International Women’s Day, which is observed every year on 8th March. In a message the Lt Governor said: International Women’s Day is an opportunity for us to renew our commitment to women empowerment. This year’s […]