1,082 fresh COVID-19 cases in India
New Delhi, Nov 5 (PTI) India’s coronavirus tally climbed to 4,46,59,447 on Saturday with 1,082 fresh infections, while the number of active cases declined to 15,200, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to the viral infection climbed to 5,30,486 with seven fatalities, including two deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 […]
Campaigning kicks off for Malaysia’s general elections
Kuala Lumpur, Nov 5 (AP) Campaigning for Malaysia’s general elections formally started Saturday, in a highly competitive race that will see the world’s longest-serving coalition seeking to regain its dominance four years after a shocking electoral loss. The Nov. 19 election will determine if Barisan Nasional (BN), or National Front coalition, can make a strong […]
Closest known black hole to Earth spotted by astronomers
Cape Canaveral (US), Nov 5 (AP) Astronomers have discovered the closest known black hole to Earth, just 1,600 light-years away. Scientists reported Friday that this black hole is 10 times more massive than our sun. And it’s three times closer than the previous record-holder. It was identified by observing the motion of its companion star, […]
Lt Guv Manoj Sinha meets kin of Kashmiri Pandit killed by terrorists in Shopian last month
Jammu, Nov 4 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday met the family members of Puran Krishan Bhat who was gunned down by terrorists in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Bhat was killed on October 15 outside his ancestral house in the Chowdhary Gund area of Shopian where he had gone to look […]
SC to hear PIL on air pollution on November 10
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to list for hearing on November 10 a PIL seeking issuance of fresh guidelines on stubble burning to curb rising air pollution in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR). A bench comprising Chief Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice Bela M Trivedi took […]
ED attaches Hurriyat leader Shabir Shah’s house in Srinagar under Money Laundering Act
Srinagar, Nov 04: The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has provisionally attached the house of Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002. An official said that the ED has provisionally attached an immovable property situated at Botshah Colony, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar in the name of Shabir Ahmad Shah S/o Gulam […]
Anti-pollution curbs: Kejriwal announces closure of primary schools in Delhi
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that primary schools will be closed from Saturday in view of spike in pollution levels in the national capital. Speaking at a press conference, he noted that outdoor sports activities for classes above fifth standard have also been suspended. The city continued to reel […]
NHRC summons chief secretaries of Delhi, 3 neighbouring states over air pollution
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Alarmed over the rise in pollution in Delhi-NCR, the NHRC has asked the chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi to appear before it on November 10 to discuss the matter, an official statement said on Friday. The National Human Rights Commission said it is “not satisfied” with […]
MeT issues yellow warning as J&K braces for light to moderate rain, snowfall
Srinagar, Nov 4: “Fairly to widespread light to moderate rain, snow and thunders” are expected in Jammu and Kashmir this weekend, MeT office said on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that while “mainly dry weather, although cloudy at most places,” is expected to continue today, “fairly to widespread light to moderate rain, snow […]
Mother-daughter duo killed as landslide hits house in Poonch
Poonch, Nov 4: A 40-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter were killed and two male members of their family were injured after a landslide hit their house at Baffliaz area on DKG road in Poonch on Friday. Official sources said that the landslide occurred during wee hours and swept away the house of one Mohammad […]