China witnesses deadliest day as death toll in coronavirus outbreak surges to 1,367
Beijing/Wuhan: China on Thursday reported 254 fatalities from the coronavirus outbreak – the highest in a single day and double than the previous record high – taking the death toll to 1,367, as authorities adopted a new diagnosis method amid concerns that the crisis is nowhere near slowing down contrary to official projections. China’s central […]
Memorial to 40 CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama attack to be inaugurated on Friday
Srinagar: A memorial to the 40 CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack in February last year will be inaugurated at the Lethpora camp on Friday, a top official said. “It is a way to pay homage to the brave jawans who lost their lives in the attack,” Additional Director General of CRPF Zulfiquar Hasan […]
Trump visit: US senators raise HR abuse in Kashmir, religious freedom issues
Washington: Ahead of President Donald Trump’s maiden visit to India, four influential US senators, who described themselves as “longtime friends of India”, have sought an assessment of the human rights situation in Kashmir and religious freedom in the country, saying hundreds of Kashmiris remain in “preventive detention”. The bipartisan group of senators, in their letter […]
School headmaster booked under POCSO Act, jailed
Coimbatore: The headmaster of a government elementary school at Kattampatty in Coimbatore district, was on Thursday arrested after being booked under the POCSO Act for allegedly misbehaving with girl students, police said. The parents of 11 students, studying in fourth and fifth standards, had complained about the 52-year-old headmaster for sexually harassing the girl students, […]
Kim Jong Un would be proud of such orchestrated diplomacy: Iltija Mufti on envoys’ visit to JK
Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, on Wednesday termed the visit of foreign envoys to Kashmir as “orchestrated diplomacy” that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “would be proud of”. “How lovely! Kim Jong Un would be proud of such orchestrated diplomacy. The only thing missing is presence of 3 former J&K […]
Fresh batch of 25 envoys in JK on 2-day govt-facilitated trip
Srinagar/New Delhi: A second batch of 25 foreign envoys arrived here on Wednesday as part of a union government-facilitated trip to help them have a first-hand assessment of the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a region which faced months of harsh restrictions after its special status was stripped of in August. The envoys arrived at […]