‘Islamobhobic’ social media posts: Bihari worker loses job in UAE, asked to leave
Dubai: An Indian working in a mining company in the UAE has become the latest expatriate to have lost his job for “Islamophobic” social media posts, a media report said on Monday. Brajkishore Gupta was fired without notice for calling Indian Muslims ‘coronavirus spreaders’ and hailing the Delhi riots as ‘divine justice’ in his Facebook […]
Govt’s fiscal stimulus package hopelessly inadequate: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said the fiscal stimulus package announced by the government is “hopelessly inadequate” given the gravity of the economic crisis as it amounts to only Rs 1.86 lakh crore, which is 0.91 per cent of the GDP. The party sought a revised and comprehensive package of 10 per cent of […]
COVID-19: IIT Delhi team develops ‘risk index’ for implementing state-wise lockdown
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here has come up with a data science driven identification and mitigation framework for implementing state-by-state lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19, suggesting that Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are at the highest risk. The framework in the form of a ‘risk index’ has been […]
Pak SC orders seven day opening of shopping malls, markets
Islamabad: Observing that shopkeepers in Pakistan will “die of hunger rather than the coronavirus” and that the virus does not go anywhere on Saturdays and Sundays, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered that shopping malls and markets should be allowed to operate throughout the week across the country. Markets and shopping malls in Pakistan were […]
Suspended JK cop’s judicial custody extended
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday extended till June 16 the judicial custody of Jammu and Kashmir Police officer Davinder Singh, who was arrested earlier this year while ferrying two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants in a vehicle on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway. Singh was produced before the court via video conferencing which extended his custody for a […]
Quarantine centre management system launched in Udhampur
Jammu: To ensure proper record keeping of COVID-19 samples and number of people at quarantine centres, authorities in Udhampur district have launched a mobile-based management platform. The platform will also help in smooth management of quarantine centres set up by the district administration as part of efforts to combat the novel coronavirus disease, officials said. […]
Man crushed to death by train
Jammu: An unidentified man died after he was struck by a train while crossing the railway tracks here, an official of the Government Railway Police (GRP) said on Monday. The train was moving without passengers from Katra to Kathua when it ran over the man crossing the tracks in Channi area of Jammu on Sunday, […]
Shrine board formulating SOPs for Vaishno Devi yatra
Jammu: The Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) is in the process of formulating SoPs that will be followed once pilgrimage to the cave shrine in Trikuta hills of Jammu and Kashmir resumes. The yatra will resume only when directions from the Union Home ministry are issued. The pilgrimage to the shrine in Reasi […]
Ramban landslide deaths: FIR against construction firm for negligence
Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir police has registered an FIR against a construction firm for alleged unplanned excavation of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway that triggered landslides leaving two people dead, officials said. The landslide on Saturday in Seri Ramban also damaged nine vehicles, mostly trucks and excavators engaged in an ongoing four-laning highway project. A […]
