Daredevil brother saves minor sister from leopard attack
Budgam, July 11: A teenaged brother saved her minor sister from certain death in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday when a leopard attacked the three year old kid when she was out in her compound playing with his brother. Witnesses said that a leopard tried to drag a 3 year old girl in Pallar […]
Ready to support Govt if it decides re-impose lockdown: Trade Body
Srinagar, July 11: Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) president Muhammad Yaseen Khan Saturday said that if government takes any decision to re-impose the lockdown in the wake of rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths due to the pandemic, traders will support the move. “There is no suggestion from me as of now. The only thing […]
Lockdown re-imposed in Rajouri, OPD in GMC associated hospitals closed
Rajouri, July 11: Day after the district recorded the biggest single-day spike, the administration in Rajouri on Saturday re-imposed lockdown in many areas of the district to prevent the deadly Coronavirus from spreading. Besides, the Out Patient Department (OPD) in the Government Medical College (GMC) associated hospitals were also closed till further orders, officials said. Officials […]
Indian economy showing signs of returning to normalcy: RBI Governor
Mumbai, Jul 11 (PTI) The Indian economy has started showing signs of normalcy with ease in lockdown restrictions across the country, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Saturday. He added that post containment of COVID-19, a very careful trajectory has to be followed in orderly unwinding of countercyclical regulatory measures. The financial sector should return […]
Jammu-Srinagar widening project likely to be completed by end of next year
Jammu, Jul 11 (PTI) The widening of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, would be completed within one-and-a-half years, a senior government official has said. Finance Commissioner, Revenue, Pawan Kotwal, who is also the nodal officer of the National Highway four-laning project, said the 8.5-km […]
Pak violates ceasefire along IB in Kathua
Jammu, Jul 11 (PTI) Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing that continued overnight along the International Border (IB) in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Firing on the border outpost in Kotha area started around 10.30 pm on Friday, drawing effective retaliation by the Border Security Force […]
JK records 3rd Covid-19 death since morning
45-year-old from Kupwara dies in Sgr hospital, toll 163 Srinagar, July 11: A 45-year-old man from Trehgam area of Kupwara district died at Chest Diseases hospital Srinagar on Saturday, taking the toll of total deaths related to Covid-19 to 163 in J&K. This is the third death since morning in J&K. Dr Salim Tak, Medical […]
Trump rules out phase 2 trade deal with China
Washington, Jul 11 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has for the time being ruled out a second phase trade deal with China, saying the relationship between the two countries has been severely damaged with Beijing’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. The relationship with China has been severely damaged. I don’t think about it now, Trump […]