Lok Sabha meets amid pandemic: Members don masks, sit in different locations

New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Monday met for the Monsoon session under unusual circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic with members seated in different locations, including the Rajya Sabha chamber, in view of the physical distancing norms put in place to check the spread of the virus. Before the House met at 9 am, Prime […]

Will Parliament seriously discuss China, COVID-19 issues: Shiv Sena

Mumbai: With the monsoon session of Parliament beginning from Monday, the Shiv Sena asked whether the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will discuss seriously important issues like Chinese aggression along the LAC, COVID-19 and unemployment. In an editorial in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Shiv Sena said COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in states with […]

COVID-19 tally in India breaches 48-lakh mark

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed 48 lakh with 92,071 new infections being reported in a day, while over 37.8 lakh people have recuperated taking the national recovery rate to 78 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 48,46,427, while the death toll climbed […]

3,186 ceasefire violations along LoC in Jammu region in 8 months: Govt

New Delhi: A total of 3,186 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan were reported along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region in the last eight months, the government said on Monday. In addition, 242 incidents of cross-border firing took place along the international border with Pakistan in Jammu region from January 1 to […]

Lockdown woes: No data available on deaths of labourers during migration: Govt

New Delhi: The government does not have data regarding the number of migrants who died or were injured during migration to their native places due to the lockdown, Union minister Santosh Gangwar told the Lok Sabha on Monday. “No such data is available,” the Labour Minister said in a written reply. The response was to […]

Stamp papers go missing in Rajouri, two officials suspended

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday placed two officials under suspension and ordered an inquiry into missing stamp papers worth around Rs 51 lakhs in Rajouri district, officials said. The action followed an inspection of the District Treasury in Rajouri by the Deputy Commissioner of Stamps, Jammu, on September 7, they said. The […]

Kashmiri Pandit organisations observe ‘Martyr’s day’

Seek separate UT in Kashmir for their rehabilitation

Jammu: Several organisations of Kashmiri Pandits observed ‘Martyr’s day’ here and in Delhi on Monday, demanding their rehabilitation in the Valley and setting up of a panel to probe the “genocide” the community was allegedly subjected to. The Kashmiri Pandits have been observing ‘Balidan Divas’ (Martyr’s day) since 1990 to pay homage to the community […]

Official language row: Now Gujjars seek inclusion of Gojri, Pahari languages

Jammu: A Gujjar leader on Monday sought urgent attention of the Centre and the Opposition, demanding that necessary amendments be made in a bill to include Pahari, Gojri and Punjabi as official languages of Jammu and Kashmir. The Union cabinet had approved the Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill on September 2, making Kashmiri, Dogri […]

Police seized 7-kg heroin in Rajouri, one held

Jammu: A suspected drug peddler was arrested on Monday after seven kilograms of heroin worth Rs 35 crore was recovered from his possession in Rajouri district, police said. The recovery was made from a mini-truck, which was intercepted by a police party at a checkpoint near Rajouri town, according to Senior Superintendent of Police Chandan […]