Added on January 8, 2021  Press Trust of India

World leaders appalled

London: Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country they once relied upon for global leadership. Disgraceful scenes in US Congress,” tweeted Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, a staunch ally of the United States […]

 Added on January 8, 2021  Press Trust of India

Centre promises first supply of COVID-19 vaccine to states, UT’s

New Delhi: The Union health ministry has informed states and union territories that they are likely to receive the first supply of COVID-19 vaccine shortly and asked them to remain prepared to accept these consignments. In a communique, the ministry said vaccine will be supplied to the identified consignee points of 19 states and union […]

 Added on January 8, 2021  Press Trust of India

Pak court issues arrest warrant for JeM chief Masood Azhar

Pak court issues arrest warrant for JeM chief Masood Azhar

Lahore: An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for banned Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar on the charges of terror financing. The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) Gujranwala issued the warrant during a hearing in a terror financing case instituted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab police against some members of […]

 Added on January 8, 2021  Press Trust of India

Farmers’ protest march: Tractors take over roads at Singhu

New Delhi: A cacophony of rumbling engines, Punjabi tunes and rousing slogans filled the air as rows of tractors took over the roads at the Singhu border for the protest march by farmers on Monday. Thousands of farmers who have been protesting at the Delhi-Haryana borders for over 40 days took out a tractor march […]

 Added on January 8, 2021  Press Trust of India

Govt clears 8 hydropower projects on Indus in Ladakh

New Delhi: The government has cleared eight hydropower projects of 144 MW on the Indus river and its tributaries in Ladakh, the highest so far, sources in the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Thursday. At present, there are several small projects, with a collective capacity of 113 MW on Indus in Ladakh, and the new […]

 Added on January 7, 2021  Press Trust of India

Eight people rescued from mudslide

Banihal/Jammu: Eight people were rescued after their vehicles got trapped in a mudslide near Panthiyal along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials said on Wednesday. The 270-km highway was closed for traffic on Sunday following heavy snowfall and incessant rains which triggered multiple landslides and shooting of stones from the hillocks. The eight people hailing from […]

 Added on January 7, 2021  Press Trust of India

Jammu records highest rainfall in two decades

Jammu records highest rainfall in two decades

Jammu: Incessant downpour threw life out of gear during the last three days in Jammu with the city on Wednesday recording 50.1 mm rainfall in a 24-hour period, its second-highest for the month of January in 20 years, Meteorological department officials said here. The showers, however, stopped on Wednesday morning, bringing some relief to residents. […]

 Added on January 7, 2021  Press Trust of India

Admin comes to aid of pregnant women, patients

Srinagar: Heavy snowfall for the past four days has thrown life out of gear across the Kashmir region with people facing problems due to blocked roads at many places, while the administration has helped several expecting mothers and patients who needed to reach hospitals. Even as the administration pressed its staff and machinery into service […]

 Added on January 7, 2021  Press Trust of India

Strike by transporters hits normal life in JK

Strike by transporters hits normal life in JK

Jammu: The day-long strike by transporters in support of their various demands hit normal life across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as commuters faced hardships to reach their destinations. The strike from Lakhanpur to Kashmir was called by the All J-K Transport Welfare Association in support of various demands, including 30 percent hike in passenger […]

 Added on January 7, 2021  Press Trust of India

WHO rebukes China for delaying virus team probe for COVID-19 origin

WHO rebukes China for delaying virus team probe for COVID-19 origin

China says it’s a misunderstanding

Beijing: An embarrassed China on Wednesday acknowledged that there could be some “misunderstanding” between Beijing and the World Health Organisation over granting timely permission to experts to visit the country to probe the origin of the coronavirus, even as it gave no indication about when it will allow them to come. In a rare instance […]

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