1,526 new COVID cases recorded in J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 1,526 new coronavirus cases, including of 226 travellers, taking the total of infected people to 1,46,692, even as six fresh deaths in the past 24 hours took the toll to 2,057, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 547 were from the Jammu division and 979 from the […]
No redemption in J&K’s situation unless Centre revokes erstwhile state’s special status: NC
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Sunday said there can be no trade-off between the political aspirations and the development ambitions of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and no redemption in the situation unless the Centre revokes its August 5, 2019 decision and restores the special status of the erstwhile state. “There can be […]
After heavy rains traffic suspended on Jmu-Sgr highway
Banihal/Jammu: The traffic on the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway was suspended on Saturday after heavy rains triggered landslides at a few places in Ramban district, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded, officials said. A Jammu-bound truck was also hit by stones rolling down a hillock overlooking the highway near Panthiyal but the driver and his helper […]
Penalise those who disrespect Prophet (PBUH): Imran asks Western govts
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday urged the governments of Western countries to penalise those deliberately spreading their message of hate against Muslims by disrespecting the Prophet in the same way that they had outlawed any negative comment against the Holocaust. Khan, in a series of tweets after the recent violent protest by […]
US plans to send more troops to Afghanistan
Washington: Before the complete withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11, there might be an increase in number of soldiers to ensure safe and orderly drawdown, the Pentagon has said. “It is not out of the realm the possibility that for a short period of time, there will have to be some additional […]
NC denounces woman SPO’s arrest in Kulgam
Terms it 'vindictive'
Srinagar: The National Conference on Saturday denounced the arrest and subsequent termination of a woman special police officer (SPO) for “glorifying terrorism” in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, terming the measure “vindictive”. Saima Akhter, a resident of Frisal area of south Kashmir district and working as SPO, was on Friday arrested under the Unlawful Activities Prevention […]