G-20 summit opens with Saudi urging united response to virus
Dubai: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman opened on Saturday the Group of 20 summit as the coronavirus pandemic overshadows this year’s gathering of heads of state, transforming it from an in-person two-day meeting of the world’s most powerful leaders to a virtual gathering of speeches and declarations. The pandemic, which has claimed more than 1.37 million […]
Outsiders loot mineral wealth in Kashmir: Mehbooba
Claims she was prevented from visiting area Rambiara Nalla
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday claimed that she was stopped by the police from visiting Rambiara Nalla in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. She claimed that sand extraction through illegal tenders was being carried out in the area and lashed out at the administration alleging that Jammu and Kashmir has been turned into […]
DDC polls: Released militants, OGWs summoned to update profiles
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police said that released militants and overground workers (OGWs) were called to the police stations during elections to update their profiles. The statement comes after PDP president Mehbooba Mufti alleged that her party colleague Rouf Bhat was summoned to the Shergarhi police station in Srinagar on Friday and “asked to […]
17 year old body cycles from Kashmir to Kanyakumari
Mumbai: Om Mahajan will be turning 18 only next month, but he has already broken the record for the fastest bicycle journey across India. Mahajan, resident of Nashik in Maharashtra, covered the distance of 3,600 km from Srinagar to Kanyakumari on bicycle in eight days, seven hours and 38 minutes, finishing on Saturday afternoon. “I […]
DDC polls: Govt will assure smooth campaign for all candidates, says Lt Guv
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has assured political parties of ensuring smooth campaign for the upcoming local body elections and said the polls will go a long way in strengthening panchayati raj institutions in the Union Territory. Responding to a letter by CPI (M) leader Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami who had raised the […]
US to rejoin WHO: Biden
Asks China to play by rules
Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has said that he wants to make sure that China plays by the rules and announced that his administration will rejoin the World Health Organisation. Biden was responding to a question on Thursday about his remarks during the presidential debates that he wanted to punish China over the way Beijing […]
