DDC polls heralded new chapter in history of democracy: Jitendra Singh

Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Wednesday said the District Development Council (DDC) elections happening for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir have heralded a new chapter in the history of democracy. He said that these polls have also exposed the unique inner contradictions afflicting the opposition parties in Jammu and Kashmir as most […]

Border dwellers vote for better roads, development

Samba: Braving thick fog and extreme morning chill, Geeta Kumari and her husband walked to the polling booth in Samba district on Wednesday to cast their votes in the hope that the elected candidate would meet their long-standing demand of road connectivity to their small village in Jammu and Kashmir’s border area. Not just Kumari, […]

Valley experiences ‘Chilai Kalaan’ effect

Srinagar shivers at minus 4.8

Srinagar: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, experienced the coldest night of the season on Wednesday as the valley reeled under cold conditions with the mercury plummeting several degrees below the freezing point owing to a clear sky, MeT officials said. All the weather stations in the valley recorded the sub-zero night temperature […]

Afghan peace talks: Afghan-Taliban delegation arrives in Pakistan

Islamabad: A high-level Afghan-Taliban delegation arrived here on Wednesday to hold talks with the top Pakistani leadership as part of efforts to push forward the reconciliation process, amid growing incidents of violence in Afghanistan The Taliban Political Commission (TPC), headed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is on a December 16-18 visit to Pakistan, according to […]

Uniform alimony: SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL seeking uniform grounds of maintenance

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Wednesday sought a response from the Centre on a plea seeking laying down of “gender and religion neutral” uniform grounds of award of maintenance and alimony for all citizens in matrimonial disputes as per the spirit of Constitution and the international conventions. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A […]

No intrusions, major showdown witnessed since Ladakh crisis: Army Commander

Kolkata: Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Anil Chauhan on Wednesday said there have been no intrusions or major face-offs in the area of responsibility of the Eastern Command since the Ladakh standoff between Indian troops and China’s PLA. He said post the Galwan Valley incident, bonhomie and mutual trust on the Line of Actual Control […]

Par panel avoided discussing issues of national security: Rahul

Stages walkout along with other Congress members

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other members of his party on Wednesday walked out of a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, alleging that the panel’s time was being wasted in discussing armed forces’ uniform instead of the crucial issue of national security, sources said. Gandhi was disallowed to speak at the […]

COVID-19 tally in JK rises to 1,16,922 with 332 fresh cases

Five deaths also reported during past 24 hours

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 332 fresh COVID-19 infections on Wednesday which took the union territory’s caseload to 1,16,922, while five more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,817, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 151 were reported from the Kashmir division and 181 from the Jammu division, they said. Jammu district recorded the highest […]

Downfall: India drops one spot in UN’s human development index

New Delhi: India dropped one spot to 131 among 189 countries in the 2020 human development index, according to a report released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Human Development Index is the measure of a nation’s health, education, and standards of living. Life expectancy of Indians at birth in 2019 was 69.7 years […]