Two minor girls from Pak apprehended near LoC
Poonch, Dec 6: Two minor girls from Pakistan administered Kashmir were apprehended by army after they inadvertently crossed Line of Control in Poonch, officials said on Sunday. They said that girls aged 13 and 17 respectively were apprehended near Sarla in Sub Sector Gulpur at around 0845 hours today. A senior army officer confirmed that […]
Militants’ fire at Naka Party in Srinagar, cop, civilian injured
Srinagar, Dec 06: Suspected militants fired upon police Naka party in Sazgarpora area of Srinagar district on Sunday. Official sources said that suspected militants fired upon Police party in Sazgarpora. In the incident one cop and a civilian were injured. The cop has been identified as Constable Farooq Ahmad, who has bullet wound in his […]
COVID-19 could push number of people living in extreme poverty to over 1 billion by 2030: UN
United Nations, Dec 6 (PTI) An additional 207 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty by 2030 due to the severe long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic, bringing the total number of the world’s extremely poor to more than a billion, a new study from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has found. The study […]
China prepares large-scale rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
Taipei, Dec 6 (AP) Provincial governments across China are placing orders for experimental, domestically made coronavirus vaccines, though health officials have yet to say how well they work or how they may reach the country’s 1.4 billion people. Developers are speeding up final testing, the Chinese foreign minister said Thursday during a UN meeting, as […]
COVID-19 caseload in India rises to 96.44 lakh
New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 96.44 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 91 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 94.37 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The COVID-19 active caseload plunged to almost 4 lakh after […]
Power woes
Winter brings its share of troubles for the people of Kashmir valley. We are in the mid of winter season in Kashmir and the people here are facing hardships while fighting it out with the tough weather conditions. The weather conditions are set to turn more vigorous as the harsh winter period is yet to […]
The real ‘watchman’
N J Ravi Chander It was in the early 90s that this unfortunate incident happened in one of the remote rural bank branches in Bengaluru, close to where I worked. The state-run, small category branch, which must stay unnamed, had a staff complement of five, including a couple of officers and clerks and lone attendant. […]
Good governance
Dear Editor, It is good to acknowledge that the Collector of Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district imposed a fine of Rs. 100 on himself and the official of his department over “shortcomings”. A meeting was called for a department-wide review of pending cases of Samadhan Online, Prime Minister’s Housing, MGNREGA, CM Helpline, Jansunwai, and the people’s […]
501 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Dec 5: Thirty-one travelers were among 501 fresh novel coronavirus cases reported during the last 24 hours, taking the number of persons infected with the virus to 112757, officials said Saturday. Among the cases, 267 were from Jammu Division and 234 from Kashmir Division even as 469 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and were […]
CRPF trooper shoots self, suffers critical injury
Srinagar, Dec 05: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper on Saturday evening shot himself at his camp in Wazirbagh area of Srinagar district. Official sources said that a CRPF man identified as Constable Yogesh Kumar (33) shot himself and got critically injured. “He fired himself with his service rifle at the camp in Wazir […]