540 new covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Nov 1: Three minors and two doctors besides twenty-five travelers were among 540 new covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total infection count so far to 95325. Among the fresh cases, 171 belong to Jammu division and 369 to Kashmir Valley. Giving district-wise details, officials said Srinagar […]
Top Hizb commander Dr. Saifullah killed, militant associate captured alive in rangreth encounter
Srinagar, Nov 01: Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Chief Dr Saifullah has been killed, while as 01 militant associate was arrested in a gunfight at Rangreth area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told that Chief commander of Hizb has been killed while as one militant associate has been apprehended alive in an […]
Death toll reaches 39 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island
Izmir (Turkey), Oct 31 (AP) Three young children and their mother were rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in western Turkey on Saturday, some 23 hours after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea killed at least 39 people and injured more than 800 others. One of the children died soon after […]
UK government mulling lockdown for England
London, Nov 1 (PTI) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a second stay-at-home lockdown across England, starting from next Thursday and to run for four weeks until at least the start of December, in order to deal with the rapidly increasing coronavirus infections. Addressing a briefing from 10 Downing Street on Saturday, Johnson said […]
Vote Donald Trump out of presidency; has divided, failed America: Joe Biden
Pittsburgh (US), Nov 1 (PTI) Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden has urged the Americans to vote out President Donald Trump of presidency, alleging he has divided and failed the nation in the last four years. Trump, a Republican, is being challenged by Biden in the November 3 elections. “In three days, we can put an […]
Secularism as principle and practice in India is in ‘danger’: Tharoor
New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) Secularism as principle and practice in India is in “danger” and the ruling dispensation may even try to remove the word from the Constitution, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, but asserted that “forces of hatred” cannot alter the country’s secular character. Secularism is only a word and even […]
At 11.4 deg C, Delhi records season’s lowest minimum temperature
New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) The national capital recorded a minimum temperature of 11.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday morning, the lowest this season so far, according to the India Meteorological Department. Normally, the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides representative data for the city, records a minimum of 15 to 16 degrees Celsius in the first week […]
Temple, houses hit by bullets as Pak violates ceasefire along IB, LoC
Jammu, Nov 1 (PTI) A temple and some houses were hit by bullets as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing and mortar shelling in different sectors along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua and Poonch districts, officials said on Sunday. The Army and Border […]
India’s COVID-19 caseload climbs to 81,84,082
New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) With 46,963 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 81,84,082, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 74.91 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The recovery rate stood at 91.54 per cent. The […]
Impetus needed
On Saturday Lt Governor Manoj Sinha announced to end the unemployment issue in Jammu and Kashmir within five years. This assurance has come from the head of the government here saying that an employment policy is being framed by the administration to tide over the unemployment crisis. Since the timeline has been fixed for five […]