Boris Johnson planning to put UK on obesity-busting diet: Report
London, Jun 28 (PTI) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is drawing up plans to put the country on a diet as part of a wider strategy to counter obesity, seen as a major risk factor in those impacted by coronavirus. Johnson, 56, who is on a slimming regime himself, is expected to outline plans by […]
Two drug peddlers arrested, 4.5 kg poppy straw seized in Jammu
Jammu, Jun 28 (PTI) Two alleged drug peddlers were arrested on Sunday after 4.5 kg of poppy straw was seized from their possession here, police said. A police party intercepted a truck near Nagrota on Jammu-Srinagar national highway and recovered the contraband substance from a special cabin created near the diesel tank of the vehicle, […]
Govt order to companies for stocking up 2 months’ LPG supply in Kashmir sparks speculations
Srinagar, Jun 28 (PTI) A government order asking oil marketing companies to stock up two months’ supply of LPG cylinders in Kashmir Valley has sparked speculations, especially in the wake of the LAC face-off, with NC leader Omar Abdullah questioning the need for such a move. According to the June 27 order issued by the […]
Woman arrested under UAPA by police
Srinagar, June 28: A middle aged woman whose son was an active militant and was killed during an encounter in 2018 has been booked under stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. The police are also looking for her daughter who has also been named in an FIR. A police […]
Befitting reply given to those who cast evil eye on Indian territory in Ladakh: PM
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that India has given a befitting reply to those who cast an evil eye on its territory in Ladakh, stating that its brave soldiers have shown that they will not allow the nation’s pride to be hurt. Modi’s strong words on his monthly […]
Pakistan to hold general polls in Gilgit-Baltistan on Aug 18
Islamabad, Jun 28 (PTI) Pakistan will hold general elections in Gilgit-Baltistan on August 18, the government has announced after the country’s top court allowed holding of polls in the region, notwithstanding India’s strong protest to Islamabad for its efforts to bring “material change” to the territories under its “illegal and forcible” occupation. The Pakistan Supreme […]
A rare flower blooms amid slump in tourism in Bhaderwah
Bhaderwah (J&K), Jun 28 (PTI) In the picturesque valley here in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the slump in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic has been a blessing in disguise as less human intervention has led to a bumper crop of ‘digitalis purpurea’, a flower species primarily native to temperate Europe. Experts have […]
Another coronavirus-related fatality in JK
Srinagar, Jun 28 (PTI) A 76-year-old man from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, who had tested positive for coronavirus, died at a hospital here, taking the number of virus-related fatalities in the union territory to 94, officials said on Sunday. The patient from Kulgam died at the Chest Diseases hospital here late on Saturday […]
Year-old baby dies after falling down from bike
Kulgam, June 28: A 13-month-old baby from Ahwatoo area was killed in a road accident in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday morning. An official said that the baby was on bike along with his father when he fell down, leaving him critically wounded. He was shifted to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him […]