Mehbooba’s detention: SC closes case filed by Iltija Mufti
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday closed the case filed by Iltija Mufti against the detention of her mother and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti after taking note of her release two days ago. Okay. Good,” a bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul said when the counsel of Union Territory administration […]
Funding healthcare: Govt seeks Rs 367cr from World Bank
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has submitted a comprehensive proposal seeking over Rs 367 crore funding from the World Bank for strengthening of healthcare institutions including dedicated COVID hospitals and ICUs and procurement of critical care ambulances in the union territory, senior health officials said. The proposal has been prepared by the health and […]
COVID-19 doubling time improves: Health ministry
New Delhi: The doubling time of the coronavirus infection has sharply improved from 25.5 days in mid-August to nearly 73 days now, the Health ministry said on Thursday. Doubling time for COVID-19 is the number of days it takes for the count of cases to double. In a statement, the Health ministry said 81,514 new […]
World experiencing one of the deepest recessions: WB
Washington: The world is experiencing one of the deepest recessions since the Great Depression in the 1930s owing to the novel coronavirus, World Bank President David Malpass has said, terming the COVID-19 pandemic a “catastrophic event” for many developing and the poorest countries. He told reporters that given the extent of the economic contraction, there […]
JCO injured in cross LoC shelling
Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Army was injured in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district, officials said on Thursday. They said that Pakistan army resorted to firing mortar shells and other arms in Sunderbani, resulting in injuries to the JCO identified as Gopalan of 17 Madras. “He […]
Kashmiri woman accuses landlady of calling her ‘terrorist’
New Delhi: A woman in southeast Delhi has alleged that she was targeted by her landlady for being a ‘Kashmiri’, was called a ‘terrorist’, and in her absence had her furniture removed, police said on Thursday after registering a case following her complaint. In her complaint, the woman, who hails from Srinagar, has alleged that […]
Man held with 1 kg heroin
Jammu: A man was arrested with one kilogram of heroin recovered from him in Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. A police party intercepted a pedestrian at a checkpoint in the border belt of Mankote and was subjected to physical checking, they said. During the search, police recovered 1 kg of heroin from his possession, […]
Ladakh records 66 new coronavirus cases
Leh: The Union Territory of Ladakh reported 66 new coronavirus cases, taking the infection tally to 5,304, according to an official bulletin on Thursday. Fifty-six patients recovered from the disease in a span of 24 hours — 36 patients in Leh and 20 in Kargil — the bulletin said. According to the bulletin released by […]
Gupkar Declaration: NC Prez convenes meeting of leaders today
Mehbooba Mufti, several others to participate
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has convened a meeting at his residence on Thursday for chalking out the future course of action on ‘Gupkar Declaration’ with regard to the special status of Jammu and Kashmir which was revoked by the Centre last year. Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, […]
BJP fumes, warns NC-PDP of serious consequences
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina reacted sharply to the meeting between NC president Farooq Abdullah, his son Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday and warned them of “serious consequences” for conspiring to “bleed Kashmir”. The three former chief ministers met at Mufti’s residence in Srinagar after her release from […]
