Govt opposes 4G internet restoration in JK, says militants inciting people via fake news
New Delhi, May 1 (PTI) Terror modules operating within Jammu and Kashmir and their handlers from across the border incite people by transmission of fake news, the UT administration has told the Supreme Court while opposing restoration of 4G services in the Union Territory. It said there were well founded apprehensions of misuse of internet […]
Employee killed, five others injured in road mishap
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore, May 1: One person was killed and five others were injured in a road accident at Yambren Hardushiva area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramullah district on Friday morning. Reports said that a Jal Shakti Department employee was killed and five others sustained injuries after a tractor they were traveling in skidded […]
Coronavirus originated from China’s Wuhan lab: Trump
Washington, May 1 (PTI) The novel coronavirus, which killed over 230,000 people globally so far and has shattered economies, emerged from a virology lab in the Wuhan city of China, US President Donald Trump has claimed. “Yes, I have. Yes, I have,” Trump told reporters on Thursday at a White House briefing when asked if […]
More than 2,000 US coronavirus deaths in 24 hours: tracker
Washington, May 1 (AFP) The United States recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a 24-hour period for the third day running, according to the latest real-time tally Thursday reported by Johns Hopkins University. The country — hardest hit by the pandemic in terms of the number of fatalities — recorded 2,053 deaths on Thursday, […]
WHO should be ‘ashamed’ of itself, it is like a PR agency for China: Trump
Washington, May 1 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has said the World Health Organisation should be “ashamed” of itself, as he likened it to a public relations agency for China amidst the coronavirus pandemic after it originated in Wuhan. The Trump administration has launched a probe into the role of the WHO on coronavirus, and […]
Lockdown: Students from JK stuck in MP wait for return home
Indore/Bhopal, May 1 (PTI) A large number of Kashmiri students stranded in parts of Madhya Pradesh due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown have been waiting for their safe return to the native places. Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh recently wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting him to make necessary arrangements for the […]
Plight of the Planet: Mother Nature is probably healing the planet because Ibni-Adam has inflicted lots of injuries on its body
Mushtaq Hurra Before the creation of Adam (AS), Almighty Allah SWT, created this universe. And He chose the planet earth for Adam (AS) as his abode. Unlike other planets and heavenly bodies, Allah adorned this planet with tall evergreen trees, lofty mountain peaks covered with snow, velvety meadows, beautiful brooks, prismatic gardens, different landscapes, chromatic […]
23 persons booked for defying lockdown, 25 vehicles seized
Srinagar: Acting tough against the violators of Government prohibitory orders, Police in a series of actions have arrested 23 persons including 02 shopkeepers in Srinagar, Sopore and Kulgam besides, arrested a butcher for selling meat at exorbitant rates. Police have also seized 25 vehicles for defying govt orders over COVID-19. Police arrested five persons and […]
Govt winds up Vigilance Commission
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday issued a formal order announcing the winding up of Jammu and Kashmir Vigilance Commission that was constituted under the Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission Act 2011. The General Administration department of Jammu and Kashmir issued a formal order for winding up of Jammu and Kashmir Vigilance […]