US joins Paris agreement: China, India and Russia asked to lower emission levels
United Nations: The world’s big emitting countries, including China, India, Russia and Japan need to really step up and begin to lower greenhouse gas emissions, US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry has said as he called on all nations to raise their ambition to fight against climate change. Kerry on Friday joined UN […]
Three separate Kabul explosions kill 5, wound 21
Kabul: Three separate explosions in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least five people and wounded two others, a police official said, amid a surge in violence in the war-torn country. Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz said the first two explosions took place 15 minutes apart and a third targeting a police vehicle […]
Massive response to Army recruitment rally in Jammu
Jammu: Around 40,000 youths have registered online for the ongoing Army recruitment rally, the first in Jammu division after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last year, a defence spokesman said on Saturday. The February 15-March 6 rally for recruiting various categories of soldiers is being conducted under the aegis of Tiger Division at Sunjuwan […]
JK records 68 fresh COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 68 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the infection tally to 1,25,783, even as no fresh death due to the virus was reported in the past 24 hours, officials said. Of the 68 fresh cases, 18 were from the Jammu division and 50 from the Kashmir division of the Union […]
Commercial structures constructed illegally on state land sealed
Jammu: Dozens of commercial structures including restaurants along the Sidhra-Narwal bypass here were closed on Saturday after they were found constructed on encroached land, a senior government official said. District Development Commissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chauhan said the immediate action to close down around 29 commercial structures was taken to avoid accidents on the busy highway. […]
Abrogation of Article 370: No major economic activity taking place in JK: Traders body
Jammu: No major economic activity has taken place in Jammu and Kashmir since after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries (JCCI) said on Friday, demanding immediate lifting of curbs on the movement of people to and from the union territory. The trader’s body also opposed the […]