Woman injured in cross LoC shelling at Uri, people flee to safer places
Uri, June 12: India and Pakistan armies on Friday exchanged heavy gunfire across the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said reports said. They said there was heavy gunfire and exchange of mortar shells in Hajipeer sector along the LoC. Several shells landed in Nambla, Saidpora,Thajal, Silikote and […]
Covid-19 can lead to extreme poverty conditions globally
New York, Jun 12 (PTI) Global poverty could rise to over one billion people due to the COVID-19 pandemic and more than half of the 395 million additional extreme poor would be located in South Asia, which would be the hardest-hit region in the world, according to a new report. Researchers from King’s College London […]
BSF chief to review security along Indo-Pak border in Kutch
Ahmedabad, Jun 12 (PTI) Director General of the Border Security Force S S Deswal is on a two-day visit to Gujarat’s Kutch district to review the security scenario along the international border, an official said on Friday. This is Deswal’s first visit to Kutch, which shares a border with Pakistan, after assuming the charge as […]
Authorities in Srinagar arrange buses for non-local labourers
Srinagar, June 12: Government Friday arranged buses for non-local labourers to help them reach their native places. A large number of non-local labourers were stuck in Soura and Zadibal area of Srinagar city. Due to lock down these labourers were unable to earn their living and were appealing authorities to help them in reaching to […]
Two PTV staffers fired for showing Kashmir as part of India
Islamabad, Jun 12 (PTI) Pakistan’s state-run PTV News has fired two journalists for airing an incorrect map of the country in which Kashmir was shown as a part of India. The incident, which occurred on June 6, was raised in Parliament on June 8 after which Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani referred the issue to the […]
No coercive action against pvt firms for non-payment of full wages during lockdown: SC
New Delhi, Jun 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive action should be taken till July last week against private companies, which have failed to pay full wages to their employees during the coronavirus-induced lockdown period. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah said industries […]
Covid-19 cases nearing 3 lakh in India
New Delhi, June 12 (PTI) For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak, India recorded over 10,000 new cases in a day taking the tally to 2,97,535, while the death toll rose to 8,498 with a record single-day spike of 396 fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country has registered 10,956 new […]
COVID-19: JK records 53rd death as Rajouri man dies at Jammu
Jammu, June 12: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 53rd death due to Coronavirus as one more patient from Rajouri district has died at Government Medical College Jammu. Officials said that a 65-year-old man from Sialsui village of Rajouri’s Kalakote Tehsil was referred to GMC Jammu six days ago with some injuries. He later tested […]
Gunfire rattles many villages along LoC in north Kashmir
Baramulla, June 12: The armies of India and Pakistan on Friday morning exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector, officials said. Officials said that Pakistan Army on Friday morning resorted to unprovoked shelling along the LoC in Northern Kashmir’s Uri sector in Baramulla district. “Pakistani Army used heavy mortar shelling and targeted […]
Police claims arresting a militant in Shopian
Shopian, June 12: Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a militant from Khojpora village of Zainapora belt in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. A senior police official said that based on specific inputs, a cordon and search operation was launched in Khojpora Reban village of district on Friday morning. “During the search operation, a militant […]
