Eyeball to eyeball: Indian-Chinese armies buildup in Ladakh
New Delhi: Indian and Chinese troops remained engaged in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation in several disputed areas along the Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh, signalling that the confrontation could become the biggest military face-off after the Doklam episode in 2017. Top military sources said India has further increased its strength in Pangong Tso and […]
Entrepreneurship holds the key for our economic woes to end
Startups can be initiated anytime, anywhere. The only condition is that resources and technologies are made available
Syed Mustafa Ahmad In today’s India, when it comes to startups or enterprises, our eyes fall on the cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, etc., because all the resources, amenities, infrastructure, communication, innovation and startup culture is made available for the process. It is true to a large extent. But it is not a […]
Covid-19: Horse quarantined in Rajouri
Rajouri, May 26: Amid panic and scare over the deadly COVID-19 outbreak, the authorities in Rajouri district have sent a horse to home quarantine for a period of four weeks after a man along with the horse managed to reach the district from Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, officials said. Officials said that the care takers […]
India to go ahead with infra development in key areas along LAC notwithstanding stiff resistance by China
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) India will not stop infrastructure development projects in strategic areas along the nearly 3,500-km Sino-India border, notwithstanding China’s well-coordinated efforts to stall them by attempting to vitiate the situation in areas like eastern Ladakh, government sources said on Tuesday. It is learnt that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has conveyed to […]
J&K reports 91 fresh Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, May 26: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 91 cases of the COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, taking the overall number of cases to 1759. However, sources said that at least one case might be a repeat and would be clarified shortly. Also, they said, more cases may be added up particularly from private labs. […]
After Medicos protest police harassment, IGP orders passage of Covid-19 warriors
Srinagar, May 26: In the backdrop incidents involving alleging beating and detaining of a cardiologist and stopping of a medical officer in last 24 hours, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar has ordered police officers to “facilitate the COVID warriors, especially doctors and paramedics, smoothly” in the Valley. Sources said that the top police […]
NC leader Aga Mehdi removes party designation from Twitter bio
Srinagar, May 26 (PTI) Cracks started to appear within the National Conference (NC) as its chief spokesperson Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi distanced himself from the party’s stand of maintaining silence over the situation in Jammu and Kashmir after August 5 and removed his party designation from his Twitter handle on Tuesday. Mehdi, a former cabinet […]
Shell explodes at Tosa-Maidan Budgam, three injured
Srinagar, May 26: Three persons were injured after an old shell exploded at the Tosa-Maidan meadow, which used to be artillery firing range for army, in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. “An accidental shell blast took place in Tosa Maidan (old artillery range) Khag area of Budgam. 3 persons are reported to be injured, […]
Advocate general chairs high-level meeting of lawyers for speedy disposal of pending court cases
Jammu, May 26 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Advocate General D C Raina on Tuesday directed advocates to fasten the process of mitigation of cases in various courts in the union territory. He held a high-level meeting of advocates following directions from Lieutenant Governor Girish Chander Murmu, who had recently expressed concern over huge pendency of […]
India facing its worst recession in current fiscal, says Crisil
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) India’s fourth recession since independence, the first since liberalisation and perhaps the worst to date, is here, CRISIL said on Tuesday as it predicted the economy to shrink by 5 per cent in the current fiscal because of coronavirus lockdown. “The first quarter (April to June 2020) will suffer a […]