Human-caused climate change may lead to 1 billion premature deaths over next century: Study
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Climate change induced by human activity is likely to be responsible for the premature death of about one billion people over the next century, if global warming reaches two degrees Celsius, a study suggests. The oil and gas industry is directly and indirectly responsible for over 40 per cent of […]
US Congress asked to update ‘woefully outdated’ immigration system
Washington, Aug 29 (PTI) The Biden administration has asked the Congress to update the woefully outdated immigration system, the White House said Monday. “As we have said many times before, this is an outdated immigration system. We’ve asked the Congress to update our woefully outdated immigration system. We’ve been very clear on that, including, including […]
Teenager boy hospitalised after allegedly stabbed by two other boys
Srinagar, Aug 29: A 19-year-old boy was hospitalised after allegedly stabbed by a duo at Government Polytechnic College Bemina in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district Tuesday afternoon. Sources said that one Mehran Ahmad, son of Parvaiz Ahmad Khuroo of Sopore was stabbed and injured in his chest, lower back and head after an altercation broke out […]
Terrorists shot dead Karnah resident in north Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 29: Terrorists fired upon a local inhabitant in Karnah of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on intervening Monday and Tuesday night, resulting in his death, officials said. They said that one Mukhtar Ahmad Shah, son of Syed Akbar Shah, resident of Panjtaran Karnah was shot at by unknown gunmen at Pingla Haridal. “The body […]
Dead body of missing AEE found from LJHP Barrage in Gantmulla Baramulla
Srinagar, Aug 29: The dead body of an Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) has been found from a barrage in Lower Jhelum Hydel Project (LJHP) in Gantmulla Baramulla district. The official had gone missing last week. Police had formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under DySP Baramulla to investigate the case after the AEE Gurmeet Singh […]
7-year-old boy dies in leopard attack in Nesbal Sumbal
Sumbal, Aug 29: In a tragic incident, a seven-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard in Nesbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday. An official said that a boy had gone missing on Monday evening following which a massive search operation was launched by Police, 13RR , CRPF, locals to trace […]
PM Modi greets sportspersons on National Sports Day
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to hockey great Major Dhyan Chand on his birth anniversary and wished all sportspersons on National Sports Day. National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29 every year to mark the birth anniversary of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand. In a post […]
India records 70 fresh Covid cases
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 70 new coronavirus infections while the active cases were recorded at 1,524, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll was recorded at 5,31,929, the data updated at 8 am stated. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,97,033). […]
Sonia Gandhi to attend INDIA alliance meet in Mumbai
Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi will attend this week’s meeting of INDIA bloc in Mumbai and the gathering will be see the unveiling of the opposition grouping’s logo, the party’s Maharashtra unit president Nana Patole said on Monday. Key leaders of the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bloc, which has more than […]
Lt Governor inaugurates Shinon Meeras, the Shina Cultural Centre at Gurez
BANDIPORA, AUG 28: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated the ‘Shinon Meeras’, the Shina Cultural Centre, curated and developed by the Indian Army and District Administration. In his address, the Lt Governor congratulated the people of Dard-Shin community and applauded the efforts of the Indian Army for this extraordinary initiative in Amrit Kaal. “The centre […]
