COVID-19 tally in India crosses 63-lakh mark
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload crossed the 63-lakh mark with 86,821 infections being reported in a day, while 52,73,201 people have recuperated so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The recovery rate stands at 83.53 per cent. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 63,12,584, while the death […]
Woman attempts suicide in Sop0re, hospitalized
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Oct 1 : A 32-year-old married woman sustained severe burn injuries after she attempted suicide by setting herself ablaze in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Thursday morning. A 32-year-old woman (name withheld) a resident of Sidiq colony area of Sopore on Thursday morning allegedly set herself ablaze after pouring kerosene oil over […]
On a bad note
The US elections scheduled for November this year are catching everybody’s attention. The issues that will be dominating the elections have already kick-started a bitter war of words between the two contestants. There is no doubt that the elections will be fought with lot of allegations and counter allegations. No wonder then that the first […]
Real heroes in the fight against Corona
Desh Bir The last five months have been an extremely dark period of our lives when every man has been trying to stay safe from the invisible enemy which travelled from China via so many routes. This is a battle for life. It is very simple for anyone to feel concerned about oneself and one’s […]
The healing touch
N J Ravi Chander My maternal uncle, M D Umapathi, recalls a time in the 1950s when the life-threatening Typhoid struck him in Bengaluru. The bacterium spread through contaminated food or water, and symptoms included prolonged fever, fatigue, headache, nausea, abdominal pain, and constipation or diarrhea. Severe cases led to dire complications and even death. […]
42 travelers among 975 covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar, Sep 30: Forty-two travelers were among 975 new novel coronavirus cases reported in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 75070. Among the cases, official sources said that 568 cases were from Jammu division and 407 from Kashmir valley. Giving district-wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 173, Budgam 48, Baramulla 53, Pulwama 33, […]
Acquittal of all accused in Babri demolition case travesty of justice: CPI (M)
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The CPI(M) described the acquittal of all the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case by a special CBI court in Lucknow on Wednesday as a “travesty of justice”. The court acquitted all the 32 accused in the case, including BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, […]
Shopian ‘fake encounter’: Bodies of 3 labourers being exhumed, handed over to families: IGP
Srinagar, Sep 30: Bodies of three labourers from Rajouri, who were killed in an “encounter” at Amshipora village of Shopian district by the Army on July 18 and labeled as “militants”, are being handed over to the families “after due process of law”, Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Range, Vijay Kumar said on Wednesday. The […]
SC refuses to postpone civil service exam of 2020
New Delhi, Sep 30 (PTI) The Supreme Court Wednesday refused to postpone UPSC civil services preliminary exam, to be held on October 4, because of COVID-19 pandemic and floods in several parts of the country. A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari asked the Centre to consider granting one […]
GoI allows 315 JK students to cross over to Pak to resume studies
Srinagar, Sep 30: The government of India has allowed 315 students from Jammu and Kashmir enrolled at different colleges across Pakistan to cross over via Attari Wagah border in Amritsar today. In an official communique, the Government of India on request of Pakistan has allowed 315 students to cross over to Pakistan to resume studies. […]