District admin Ramban bans operation of ‘Illegal’ news portals
Srinagar, Aug 16: Apprehensive over the circulation of ‘fake news’, administration in Ramban on Tuesday ordered complete ban on operation of ‘illegal’ news portals in the district. Citing data obtained from District Information Officer (DIO), Deputy Commissioner Ramban Mussarat Alam, said that administration has established that many news portals are operating without any registration or […]
Vajpayee made pioneering efforts to transform India: PM Modi
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of other dignitaries paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his fourth death anniversary on Tuesday They were joined by several Union ministers and other leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president […]
6 ITBP personnel dead, dozens injured in road mishap at Pahalgam
Pahalgam, Aug 16: At least six ITBP personnel died after a bus carrying troopers met with an accident in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district on Tuesday, police said here. An official said that a bus carrying 39 ITBP troopers met with an accident near Chandanwari area of Pahalgam, resulting in death of six ITBP personnel […]
Newborn baby found dead in Anantnag
Anantnag, Aug 16: In a shocking incident, a newborn baby was found dead in Sherbagh area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official said that the body of baby was found in a water body in Sherbagh area. “It seems someone dumped the baby’s body and threw into water body,” […]
Shopian Killing: LG says ‘pained beyond words’
Srinagar, Aug 16: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that he was “pained beyond words” over the killing of a member of minority group and injuries to his brother in Shopian district of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. “Pained beyond words on despicable (terror) attack on civilians in Shopian. My thoughts are with the family […]
Minority community member shot dead, brother injured
Srinagar, Aug 16: Terrorists shot dead a minority community member while as his brother was injured in Chotigam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said. Official sources said that terrorists shot dead a minority community member identified as Sunil Kumar son of Arjun Nath while as his brother identified as Pintu Kumar […]
India logs 8,813 Covid infections in a day
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 case tally increased by 8,813 in a day to reach 4,42,77,194, while active infections have declined to 1,11,252, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,27,098 with 29 more fatalities, including one death reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at […]
FIFA suspends India’s national soccer federation
Zurich, Aug 16 (AP) FIFA suspended India’s national soccer federation late Monday due to undue influence from third parties, the sport’s governing body said. The suspension of the All India Football Federation threatens the country’s hosting of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup scheduled for Oct. 11-30. FIFA said the suspension was effective immediately and that the […]
Social media addiction
Mohammad Yasir Lone Modern world is emerging exponentially by different technological aspects. But with the advancement in different platforms, they leave a side-effect in our global society. If we talk about the platforms like social media, it becomes a challenging step for us in defeating its addiction on our youth. It is said that social […]
JK reports 273 fresh covid-19 cases, two fatalities
Srinagar, Aug 15: Jammu and Kashmir reported 273 fresh covid-19 cases while there were two deaths due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that 34 cases were reported from Jammu division and 239 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 474055. Among the cases, 173090 are […]