Revenue official dies of cardiac arrest
Shopian, Mar 02: A young Patwari was on Tuesday found unconscious in Aglar area of Shopian following which he was taken to hospital where he was declared dead. Sources said that some locals spotted a man lying unconscious in an orchard in Aglar Pinjoora area of Shopian following which they took him to the hospital. […]
Kashmir not about mere roads, but a far bigger issue: Mehbooba
Srinagar, Mar 2: Former Chief Minister of PDP-BJP coalition in erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State, Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday said that the Kashmir issue was not about roads and development but a “far bigger issue”. “Jammu and Kashmir issue is not about roads and lanes but a far bigger issue. When there is peace, roads […]
One side of Ghazipur border opens for traffic
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) One side of the Ghazipur border, the site of the farmers’ protest, was opened for traffic on Tuesday, police said. The stretch was closed since January 26 when violence broke out during the farmers’ tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day. The one side of the road which goes […]
Myanmar protesters return to streets as crackdown continues
Yangon, Mar 2 (AP) Demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets again on Tuesday to protest last month’s seizure of power by the military, as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries prepared to meet to discuss the political crisis. Police in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, used tear gas against the protesters. The planned special meeting […]
HC lawyers asked to test for covid-19 after senior colleague tests positive
Srinagar, Mar 2: Jammu and Kashmir high court has asked lawyers practicing in its Srinagar wing to test for COVID-19 after a senior advocate tested positive for the virus. “It has come to the knowledge of the undersigned that one of the senior advocates has tested COVID-19 positive, as such, in order to prevent the […]
Man arrested for attempt to rape teenage girl in UP
Banda (PTI), Mar 2 (PTI) A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to rape a 14-year-old girl in Banda district in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. The 22-year-old man dragged the girl and tried to rape her on Monday when she was grazing goat in a forest area, Dehat police station SHO Pradeep […]
MeT forecasts dry weather across J&K, Ladakh till March 6
Srinagar, Mar 2: The weatherman on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather this week even as the minimum temperatures dropped in south Kashmir and rose elsewhere in the Valley. “Mainly dry weather is expected in both (J&K and Ladakh) till 6th March,” said Director meteorological department Sonam Lotus. A meteorological department official said that Gulmarg, the […]
Govt may consider tax cuts to control skyrocketing fuel price
New Delhi, Mar 2: The finance ministry is considering cutting excise duties on petrol and diesel to cushion the impact of record high domestic prices, officials close to the discussions said. A doubling in the price of crude oil over the past 10 months has contributed to record fuel prices. However, taxes and duties account […]
‘Premature, unrealistic’ to believe that COVID-19 will end soon: WHO
Geneva, Mar 2 (AP) A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was premature and unrealistic to think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalisations and death. The world’s singular focus right now should be […]
Biden admin ‘undecided’ on ending Trump-era H-1B visa ban
Washington, Mar 2 (PTI) The Biden administration on Monday indicated it is still undecided on ending the Trump-era ban on issuing of new H-1B visas, with the Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asserting that its top priority is the acute needs of individuals fleeing persecution. In January, the then President Donald Trump had extended the […]