Single-day spike in COVID-19 cases dips to 75,809; record 1,133 fatalities push death toll to 72,775
New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) Recording over 90,000 new cases for two days in a row, India’s COVID-19 tally rose by 75,809 in the last 24 hours to reach 42,80,422 on Tuesday, while a record 1,133 fatalities took the death toll to 72,775, the Union health ministry data showed. During the same period, the number […]
Three militant associates of LeT arrested in Bandipora
Srinagar, Sep 8 (PTI) Three “overground workers” of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district and incriminating materials found in their possession, police said on Tuesday. A police official said information was received on Sunday about miscreants hoisting Pakistani flags at the behest of active LeT militants at the main […]
J&K glaciers melting at ‘significant’ rate, study finds
By Shakoor Rather Srinagar, Sep 8 (PTI) Glaciers in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh are melting at a “significant” rate, according to a first-of-its-kind study which used satellite data to find that over 1,200 glaciers in the Himalayan region saw an annual reduction in mass of 35 centimetres (cm) on average between 2000 and 2012. The […]
JK gets second entry route after Lakhanpur as Atal Setu bridge opens in Kathua
Jammu, Sep 08: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday got its second entry corridor as authorities in Kathua district of Jammu division opened the historic Atal Setu bridge for entry in Jammu and Kashmir. The bridge is situated on Dunera (Pathankot) to Basohli road and was built to improve connectivity between Punjab […]
Budgam gunfight: Search operation resumes in Kawoosa village
Srinagar, Sep 08: Security forces on Tuesday resumed the anti-militancy operation in Kawoosa village of central Kashmir’s Budgam district after it was halted late Monday night due to darkness. Officials said that search operation has been resumed in Kawoosa village in the morning. Earlier, a joint team of police, army and CRPF launched a cordon […]
Homosexuality and the ‘Muslim Gay’
Hakim Faiza Fatima It was on 6th September 2018 that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which prohibited homosexuality in India was struck down by a 5-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of India which recorded that Section 377 was “irrational arbitrary and incomprehensible, as it fetters the right to equality for Lesbian, […]
India, US, Israel collaborating in 5G tech: Official
Washington, Sep 8 (PTI) India, Israel and the United States have begun collaboration in developmental area, and in next generation of emerging technologies, including a transparent, open, reliable and secure 5G communication network, a top official has said. The branching out of this trilateral initiative in development and technological arena is a result of the […]
Indian troops fired at our posts along LAC in Ladakh: PLA
New Delhi: China has claimed that Indian soldiers fired warning shots after crossing the Line of Actual Control in the south bank of Pangong Lake in Ladakh on Monday, days after a series of provocative actions at the LAC by the Chinese army. “The Chinese border guards were forced to take countermeasures to stabilise the […]