Pak registers mere 488 new coronavirus cases
Islamabad: Pakistan registered 488 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 289,213, the health ministry said on Monday. The death toll reached 6,175 with seven more fatalities reported overnight. While 269,087 coronavirus patients have recovered so far, 771 others are in critical condition, the ministry said. With the detection […]
Development of JK, NE and hilly states govt’s priority: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Development of Jammu and Kashmir, the Northeast and hilly states is the priority of the Narendra Modi government, Union minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday. Singh said this at the foundation stone laying ceremony and inauguration of multiple national highway projects in the northeastern state of Manipur. At the virtual event, Union Road […]
Religious places re-open in J&K
Srinagar: Religious places were re-opened in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday after a gap of about five months, officials said. The religious places were shut due to the lockdown imposed in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 4, the Jammu and Kashmir administration decided to open the religious places and places of worship from […]
Video of shepherd being beaten up goes viral, police arrest accused
Jammu: A video purportedly showing a shepherd being roughed up allegedly by cow vigilantes in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir went viral on social media, prompting intervention by police which said all the accused were arrested on Sunday. “Three separate FIRs were registered in Arnas police station including the one related to the beating […]
India to be key American partner in Biden administration: top campaign official
Washington: A Biden administration would be an advocate for India to play a leading role in international institutions, including helping it get a seat on a reformed UN Security Council, a top campaign official has said, asserting that New Delhi has to be a key American partner in engaging China from a position of strength. […]