Unfolding crisis: Senior NC leader Ruhullah Mehdi quits
Srinagar, Jul 28 (PTI) Senior National Conference leader Ruhullah Mehdi on Tuesday tendered his resignation as the chief spokesman of the party following apparent differences with the leadership over its course of action in the wake of abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. “I have sent across my resignation from the post of Chief […]
Pakistan’s coronavirus tally witness’s further slide
Islamabad: Pakistan’s coronavirus tally reached 274,908 with the detection of 936 new cases in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Twenty-three more people died overnight due to coronavirus-related complications, pushing the nationwide death toll to 5,865. As many as 242,436 patients have recovered so far in the country, the ministry said. […]
Air pollution shortened average Indian life expectancy by 5.2 years: Report
New Delhi: Air pollution has shortened the average Indian life expectancy by 5.2 years and residents of Delhi could see 9.4 years added to their lives if pollution were reduced to meet the WHO guideline, according to a new report. The World Health Organisation guideline stipulates that PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in […]
Land allotment fraud: CBI seeks details from former DC Kathua
Jammu: The CBI sought details from a former deputy commissioner of Kathua in connection with its probe into allegations of land grabbing by an educational trust run by a former minister, officials said on Tuesday. They said the officer was called in-person and he gave clarification on queries raised by the federal probe agency related […]
Covid-19: 500 people fined, 2 fair price shops sealed for violating SoPs
Bhaderwah/Jammu: At least 500 people were fined and two government fair price shops sealed in Doda for violating Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) put in place to check the spread of the novel coronavirus, officials said Tuesday. They said the action was taken after District Magistrate Sagar Dattaray Doifode visited various areas and markets in the […]
Pak army shells two sectors along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: The Pakistan army resorted to heavy firing and mortar shelling in forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, prompting Indian troops to retaliate effectively, officials said on Tuesday. The ceasefire was violated by Pakistan for the eighth consecutive day on Tuesday, officials said, adding that there have been more than […]
Won’t fight elections to a disempowered assembly: Omar
Says this is no threat or a blackmail
Srinagar: Upset over downgrading of Jammu and Kashmir to the status of a Union Territory following abrogation of Article 370, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he will not contest assembly elections till full statehood is restored. However, Omar, a former union minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, made it clear he […]
