Won’t be cowed down by BJP’s ‘rants’: Congress Leader
Jammu: Senior Jammu and Kashmir Congress leader Raman Bhalla on Monday said his party would not be cowed down by BJP’s rants and would continue its fight against the wrong policies of the saffron party without compromising on people’s wishes and rights. He accused the BJP of pushing the people in Jammu and Kashmir to […]
Minor sisters from PaK repatriated
Had inadvertently cross the LoC last week
Jammu: Two minor sisters from Pakistan-administered Kashmir, who were detained after they inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, were repatriated on Monday, officials said. Laiba Zabair (17) and her younger sister Sana Zabair (13), residents of Kahuta Tehsil in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, were detained on Sunday after being spotted moving into this […]
4th phase DDC elections: Over 7 lakh voters to decide fate of 249 candidates today
Jammu: More than seven lakh voters will decide the fate of 249 candidates contesting in the fourth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. The polling will be held between 7 AM and 2 PM in 34 constituencies — 17 each in Kashmir and Jammu divisions. Besides DDC […]
India emerges as biggest buyer of COVID-19 vaccine
Experts say 1.6 bn doses could cover 60 pc population
New Delhi: India is the largest buyer of COVID-19 vaccines in the world with 1.6 billion doses, according to a global analysis, a number some scientists say could cover 800 million people, or 60 per cent of its population, and will be enough to develop herd immunity’. India has purchased 500 million doses of the […]
UN chief Guterres, 36 UK lawmakers express support for farmers
United Nations/London: The spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres and a group of 36 cross-party UK parliamentarians have come out in support of the agitating Indian farmers, saying people have a right to demonstrate peacefully and authorities should let them do so. These reactions came even as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated his support […]