Portable water scarcity hits Sopore village, residents protest against PHE
By Bilal Ahmad Sopore:Residents of Warpora and its surrounding localities on Monday protested against PHE department over scarcity of portable water supply to the areas since last week. Protesting residents blocked Sopore-Bandipora road leading to traffic jam on the route. “We are facing acute shortage of drinking water since last week and PHE department least […]
Antibiotic Residues in Milk Put Indian iGen at Risk: F1rst Study
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu: The South-Asian nation, which produced over 175 million tons of dairy products in 2018, is at risk of passing on antibiotic residues to its future generations through dairy products and milk, according to a study done by the Coimbatore-based research firm, Firstmr Business Analytics (F1rst). They said that the second largest producer […]
China’s first ‘cyber-dissident’ given 12-year jail term: court
Beijing, Jul 29 (AFP) China’s first “cyber-dissident” Huang Qi, whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for leaking state secrets on Monday, a court said. He was guilty of “leaking national state secrets and providing state secrets to foreign entities”, the statement by the Mianyang Intermediate People’s […]
Asia markets down as US-China trade talks loom
Hong Kong, Jul 29 (AFP) Asia markets were mostly down Monday, with investors cautious ahead of US-China talks in Shanghai this week and amid more civil unrest in Hong Kong. Two-day discussions begin on Tuesday with a Washington delegation led by White House Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. But analysts are pessimistic about a resolution to the […]
Tourist dies of cardiac arrest in Gulmarg
Srinagar: A 65 year old tourist died of cardiac arrest at ski resort Gulmarg on Monday. An official said that around 4:00 am Sajad Din S/o Fakur Din R/o Babeibagh Indore, Madhya Pradesh was was brought to PHC Gulmarg where doctors declared him brought dead. He was putting up at hotel Pine Spring.. “The […]
Army soldier injured in accidental fire in Pulwama
Srinagar: An army soldier was injured in Panzgam area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. Reports reaching GNS said that the soldier of 55 RR sustained bullet wound in his foot at Mir Pora area of Chakoora when his service rifle went off accidentally. The injured soldier was immediately taken to army’s near […]
2 Naxals killed in encounter in C’garh
Raipur, Jul 29 (PTI) Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with the security forces in the forests of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Monday, police said. The firefight occurred around 7 am in the forest near Kanhaiguda village under Konta police station limits when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was […]
Sensex, Nifty cautious amid foreign fund outflows
Mumbai, Jul 29 (PTI) Equity benchmark BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty were trading on a cautious note in the morning trade on Monday following weak cues from Asian peers amid sustained foreign fund outflow.The 30-share index was trading 33.48 points or 0.09 per cent higher at 37,916.27 in the morning trade; while the broader Nifty was […]
Man lynched in Bengal over child-lifting suspicion
Alipurduar (WB), Jul 29 (PTI) A person was lynched in West Bengal’s Alipurduar district by a mob on the suspicion of being a child-lifter, police said on Monday. The incident occurred at the Tasati tea garden on Sunday evening when locals saw a person moving suspiciously in the area, an officer of Falakata police station said. […]
Rupee slips 6 paise to 68.95 vs USD in early trade
Mumbai, Jul 29 (PTI) The rupee opened on a weak note and fell 6 paise to 68.95 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday amid foreign fund outflows and cautious opening in domestic equities. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened weak at 68.92 then fell to 68.95 against the US dollar, showing […]
