Living coronavirus found on frozen food packaging in China
Beijing, Oct 18 (PTI) China’s health authority has confirmed the detection and isolation of living novel coronavirus on the outer packaging of imported frozen marine fish in the port city of Qingdao. It is for the first time in the world that living novel coronavirus has been isolated from the outer packaging of cold-chain food, […]
16 people killed after landslide hits passenger bus in Gilgit-Baltistan
Islamabad, Oct 18 (PTI) At least 16 people were killed on Sunday when a bus they were travelling in fell into a deep ditch after being struck by a landslide in Gilgit-Baltistan region, according to a Pakistani media report. The bus was going from Rawalpindi to Skardu when it was hit by the landslide which […]
COVID-19: 07 patients die, 578 test positive in JK
Srinagar, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir today recorded seven Covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1379 in the Union Territory while as 578 positive cases were reported pushing the J&K tally to 87,942. Of the total 87,942 cases, 52,696 are from Kashmir and 35,246 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 578 new […]
Car bombing in western Afghanistan kills 13, wounds 120
Kabul (Afghanistan), Oct 18 (AP) A suicide car bombing on Sunday killed at least 13 people and wounded around 120 others in Afghanistan’s western Ghor province, officials said. The head of a hospital in Ghor, Mohammad Omer Lalzad, said emergency staff were treating dozens of people with both serious and light injuries from the bombing. […]
In absence of legislators, Centre to form directly elected district-level councils
New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) In the absence of legislative assembly representatives, the Centre has amended the Panchayati Raj Act in Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen local bodies under which a new power structure will be created in every district which will be directly elected by the voters to carry out various development works. The […]
CRPF personnel injured in militant attack
Srinagar, Oct 18 (PTI) An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the CRPF was injured in a grenade explosion in Pulwama district district of south Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Militants hurled a grenade upon CRPF personnel near Tral bus stand in Pulwama district of South Kashmir, a police official said. He said the explosion caused minor […]
Narcotics worth crores recovered during investigation of weapon smuggling case: Police
Srinagar, Oct 18: Police on Sunday claimed to have recovered huge Narcotics worth crores during a investigation related to weapon smuggling case in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. In a statement, the police said that on 13th of October acting upon a specific input a joint search operation was launched by Kupwara Police and Army 6 […]
After 8 months of pause, Sunday market reopens in Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 18: In an effort to revive the economic activities, the weekly Sunday market reopened on Sunday in Lal chowk area of Srinagar city after a gap of 08 months with COVID-19 SOPs in place. Reports said that as part of the protective measures, vendors were seen wearing face masks. “The six-feet distance was […]
Armenia, Azerbaijan announce new attempt at cease-fire
Baku (Azerbaijan), Oct 18 (AP) Armenia and Azerbaijan have announced a new attempt to establish a cease-fire in their conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh starting from midnight. It comes a week after a Russia-brokered truce frayed immediately after it took force. The two sides trade blame for breaching that deal. The new agreement was announced by the […]
Corruption is consuming us
One of the key concerns in developing nations is the failure to address the menace of corruption. The evil of corruption is so deep routed that progress and development in the developing world is taking a hit. Ironically, the fight against corruption was also hampered owing to the Covid-19 pandemic which has consumed all the […]