Ramzan: A month of piety, salvation
Aubaid Akhoon The crescent of Ramadan does not come alone, it generally accompanies heaps of bliss and favors. The Prophet Muhmmad (PBUH) said : when the month of Ramadan starts, the gates of the Heavens are opened and the gates of Hell are closed and the devils are chained. (Sahih-Al Bukhari Fasting book 30, hadith […]
Promote sports not commercialism
Mahfooz Ahmad Bakshi Cricket, a most loved sport among Kashmiri youth. People play it with an extreme level of dedication. It’s not just a game, but a passion followed by enthusiastic and committed lads. They may forget to take their meals, but they never forget to play cricket. It seems like this game of ball […]
JK reports 12 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Apr 5: Jammu and Kashmir reported twelve fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that the there was one fresh case from Jammu and 11 from Kashmir Valley, take the overall tally to 453827—166273 in Jammu and 287554 […]
Govt orders blocking of 18 Indian, four Pakistani YouTube-based news channels
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed the blocking of 22 YouTube-based news channels, of which four are from Pakistan, alleging that they were spreading fake news that could impact national security, foreign relations and public order. This is the first time that action has been taken against the […]
Rs 2430 crore collected from air travellers for CISF security services
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Over Rs 2,430 crore has been collected from air travellers in the past two years as fee for security services being provided by the CISF, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The minister said the payment for services rendered by the Central […]
Over 600 govt social media accounts hacked since 2017, govt tells LS
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Over 600 social media accounts of the central government were hacked in the last five years, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Responding to a query on the hacking of government’s Twitter handles and e-mail accounts, the minister said since 2017, 641 such accounts […]
SC to hear PIL challenging electoral bond scheme
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to list for hearing a PIL challenging laws permitting funding of political parties through the electoral bond scheme. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli took note of the submissions of lawyer Prashant Bhushan, appearing for PIL […]
Road ahead for Congress more challenging than ever before: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday called for unity at all levels of the organisation, while noting that the road ahead for the party is more challenging than ever before and the spirit of resilience of party workers is under severe test. Addressing a meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party […]
India logs 795 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) With 795 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,29,839, while the active cases dipped to 12,054, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,416 with 58 fresh fatalities including 56 from Kerala, the data […]
Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 80 paise
New Delhi, Apr 5 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices were on Tuesday hiked by 80 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last two weeks to Rs 9.20 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 104.61 per litre as against Rs 103.81 previously, while diesel rates have gone […]