JK parties welcome India-Pakistan agreement on ceasefire along LoC
Srinagar, Feb 25 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and the PDP on Thursday welcomed the agreement between armies of India and Pakistan on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors. “We welcome it and hope that the statement will be followed in letter & spirit. JKNC has always been […]
India, Pakistan agree to follow all ceasefire pacts
New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) India and Pakistan have agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, according to a joint statement on Thursday. The decision on ceasefire, effective since Wednesday midnight, was taken at a meeting between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of […]
Terror attacks: Would be compelled to take pre-emptive strike, India at UN
United Nations, Feb 25 (PTI) India told a UN meeting that a country would be compelled to undertake a pre-emptive strike when confronted by an “imminent armed attack from a non-state actor operating in a third state, as it highlighted several proxy cross-border terror attacks, including one in Pulwama, perpetrated against it from its neighbourhood, […]
Need coordinated action between centre, states on tax reduction in fuel prices: RBI Guv
Mumbai, Feb 25 (PTI) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said there is a need for coordinated action between the centre and state governments to reduce taxes on petrol and diesel prices. There is a need for coordinated action between the centre and states because there are inherent taxes levied by […]
COVID-19: India records 16,738 fresh cases
New Delhi, Feb 25 (PTI) The daily rise in coronavirus infections in India was recorded above 15,000 after nearly a month taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,10,46,914, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. A total 16,738 infections were reported in a day, while the death toll increased […]
6 shops gutted in fire in Poonch, Ramban
Poonch, Feb 25: Six shops were gutted in separate fire incidents in Poonch and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. Due to a gas cylinder leakage at a bus stand in Poonch, a fire broke out in a shop and spread to the other outlets nearby, they said. The fire tenders […]
Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
Canberra, Feb 25 (AP) Australia’s laws forcing Google and Facebook to pay for news are ready to take effect, though the laws’ architect said it will take time for the digital giants to strike media deals. The Parliament on Thursday passed amendments to the so-called News Media Bargaining Code agreed between Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and […]
Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US
San Diego (US), Feb 25 (AP) President Joe Biden has lifted a freeze on green cards issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration to the United States. Former President Donald Trump last spring halted the issuance of green cards until the end of 2020 in the name […]
Act on fuel price hike
It has been more than four months now that the fuel prices are witnessing an increase without any check mechanism put in place. In Srinagar the cost of petrol has crossed 94 Rupees and if the rise continues like this the fuel price may cross the Rs 100 barrier in the coming week. Fuel prices […]
Roots and wings
K S S Pillai It is said that education should give a child both roots and wings. The mother tongue is supposed to give roots, and English, the lingua franca for national and international communication, wings. To emphasize the importance of the mother tongue, February 21 was celebrated as International Mother Language Day by the […]