Fire breaks out in Tehsil office in Bandipora
Bandipora, Dec 05: Fire broke out in Tehsil office in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday evening. An official said that fire broke out in one of the rooms of teshil office Bandipora and later engulfed the entire building. He said that the fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to douse the flames. […]
Highway is the new home for farmers
New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) Tents pitched on tractors, people busy chopping vegetables to get food ready, solar panels to charge mobile phones, medical camps and even hookahs — once a thoroughfare teeming with traffic, Delhi’s Tikri border resembles a ‘pind’ (village) now. Living in this village are farmers who have come largely from neighbouring […]
Police arrests rape accused in Kulgam
Kulgam, Dec 5: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a youth accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The girl’s brother had lodged a compliant at Police Station Devsar against the accused Mohammed Amir Bhat son of Mohammed Ishaq Bhat of Gudder Kulgam for allegedly raping the 17-year-old, videographing it […]
Employee suspended for campaigning in Kupwara
Kupwara, Nov 5: Authorities on Saturday placed under suspension an employee of health department for campaigning in favour of his son who contesting in the DDC elections as an independent candidate from Nutnussa constituency in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The employee, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sheikh of Zabb Magam Handwara, had also filed nominations as the independent […]
Casual labour attempts suicide, alleges his salary has been withheld
Anantnag, Dec 05: A casual labour working in Range office Verinag Anantnag on Saturday tried to set himself ablaze alleging that his salary has been withheld. An official said that the casual labour Ashiq Hussian Naikoo of Batagund Verinag tried to immolate himself as his salary has been withheld. He said that the other employees […]
Pakistani Rangers open fire on forward posts, villages in Kathua
Jammu, Dec 5 (PTI) Pakistani Rangers opened fire on forward posts and villages along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Saturday. Firing from across the border started around 9.50 pm on Friday in the Hiranagar sector’s Pansar Border Outpost area, drawing a strong and an effective retaliation by the […]
Chinese scientists make world’s first light-based quantum computer: Report
Beijing, Dec 5 (PTI) Chinese scientists claim to have created the world’s first light-based quantum computer which can solve problems far faster than a classical supercomputer, an advance hailed by experts as a “major achievement” that provides a fundamentally different approach to designing such powerful machines, the official media reported on Saturday. Jiuzhang, the quantum […]
COVID-19: 36,652 new cases take India’s virus tally to 96,08,211
New Delhi, Dec 5 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 96.08 lakh with 36,652 new cases in a day, while 90,58,822 people have recuperated from the disease so far pushing the national recovery rate to 94.28 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union Health Ministry data The total coronavirus cases mounted to 96,08,211 and […]
US imposes visas restrictions on more Chinese citizens
Washington, Dec 5 (PTI) The US on Friday imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials and individuals engaged in overseas influence operations, the latest punitive measures against China by the outgoing Trump administration. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the restrictions would apply to Chinese Communist Party officials or any individual taking part in propaganda or […]
Curb the menace
The use of tobacco products in Kashmir is growing with every passing day. The earlier orders to curtail the use have been ignored by the authorities and as of now no mechanism is in place to curb the increased use of tobacco products. Ironically, the government has forgot to arrange for a follow up on […]