572 new covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Nov 17: Thirty-two travelers were among 572 fresh novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total tally to 103581. Among the fresh cases, 191 were confirmed from Jammu and 381 from Kashmir Valley, officials said. They said Srinagar reported 147, Baramulla 35, Budgam 25, Pulwama 17, Kupwara 106, Anantnag 6, Bandipora […]
After three days of closure Mughal Road opens for traffic
Poonch, Nov 17: Mughal road was on Tuesday thrown open for load carriers with fresh fruits, three days after the thoroughfare, connecting Shopian with Poonch, was closed after snowfall in the region. AEE Mughal Road Layqat Choudhary confirmed the snow clearance along the thoroughfare. DySP Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Zabir Mirza told that the load carriers were […]
CB files chargesheet against three persons involved in fraud
Srinagar, Nov 17: The Crime Branch Kashmir has produced a charge sheet against three persons, one of whom is still absconding, in connection with a case related to the forged documents provided to a bank for withdrawal of loan in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district in 2015. According to the Crime Branch, the […]
SC refuses to entertain plea challenging constitutional validity of Epidemic Act
New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the constitutional validity of the Epidemic Act and questioned the petitioner as to why he has not moved the high court on the issue. The apex court said high courts have all the power to strike down Central Acts, […]
Shopkeepers staged protest after burglars decamp with goods in Sopore
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Nov 17: Protesting increased cases of burglary shopkeepers in Sopore town staged a protest demanding end to the menace of burglaries, reports said Tuesday. On Tuesday various shops were looted and many others were attempted by burglars during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. According to reports burglars looted grocery, clothes, […]
Dip in new COVID-19 cases, India records 29,163 infections in single day
New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a day dropped below 30,000 after four months,?taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 88.74 lakh, while? the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 82,90,370 according?to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The last time coronavirus cases […]
Two suspected JeM militants hailing from north Kashmir held in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 17 (PTI) The Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants from Sarai Kale Khan area in southeast Delhi, officials said on Tuesday. Abdul Latif Mir (22), a resident of Doru village in Baramulla district and Mohammad Ashraf Khatana (20), a resident of Hat Mulla village in Jammu and […]
Unity without sincerity
The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) which has emerged after political leaders were set free from detention in Kashmir valley after months of detention post the abrogation of article 370 on August 5, 2019 have failed to prove their sincerity as the alliance has proven that it lacks cohesion. It was after much deliberation […]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar: The struggler in politics
Er. Prabhat Kishore Since one and half decades, the politics in Bihar is revolving around Nitish Kumar. In Vidhan Sabha election 2020, Bihar has once again decided to go forward under his leadership. The NDA, lead by him, has returned to power securing 125 out of 243 seats and he became CM for record 7th […]
38 travelers among 390 new covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Nov 16: Thirty-eight travelers were among 390 new novel coronavirus cases reported during the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 103009 in Jammu and Kashmir. Among the cases, 150 were reported from Jammu Division and 240 from Kashmir Valley, officials told GNS on Monday. Giving the district wise details, they said that […]