China reports 22 new deaths, lowest new cases on record
Beijing, Mar 9 (AFP) China reported 22 new deaths on Monday from the new coronavirus epidemic, and the lowest number of fresh cases since it started reporting the data in January. There were 40 new cases nationwide, the National Health Commission said, with most in Hubei, the central province at the epicentre of the outbreak. The […]
Embassies close in North Korea as diplomats evacuated over virus
Seoul, Mar 9 (AFP) Several embassies in North Korea closed Monday as many diplomats were flown out following weeks of tight quarantine restrictions imposed by Pyongyang over the spread of the novel coronavirus. North Korea has not confirmed a single infection but has imposed strict rules, including closing its borders and putting thousands of its own […]
Oil crashes after Saudi Arabia launches price war
Singapore, Mar 9 (AFP) Oil plunged over 20 per cent Monday after top exporter Saudi Arabia launched a price war in response to a failure by leading producers to strike a deal to support energy markets. The two main contracts both lost about a fifth of their value in morning Asian trade, with West Texas Intermediate […]
J&K BJP welcomes launch of Bukhari’s party, says people fed up of dynasty politics
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Sunday welcomed the launch of new political party led by former state finance minister Altaf Bukhari and expressed hope that the outfit will work for the progress and development of the Union Territory. BJP Kashmir’s media in-charge Manzoor Bhat in a statement said the people of Jammu and Kashmir […]
New formation is Delhi’s party, nothing else: NC on Bukhari’s JKAP
Mir terms the new political party as "an offshoot of the saffron party"
Srinagar: As former PDP leader Altaf Bukhari announced a new political party here on Sunday, the National Conference said it is pretty clear that the Centre is contriving to prop up yet another formation in Jammu and Kashmir to “serve its interests at the cost of democracy”. Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president […]
OIC wants peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue: Official
Islamabad: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is concerned over the situation in Kashmir and wants a peaceful settlement of the issue, a top official said on Saturday. OIC Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir Yousef M Al Dobeay said the resolution of Kashmir and Palestine issues remained on the organisation’s top-most agenda, […]
Rahul Gandhi most acceptable leader in Cong, high time he came back as party chief: Congress Leader
New Delhi, Mar 8 (PTI) Amid uncertainties over the leadership issue, senior Congress leader and former Union minister Ajay Maken has said it is high time Rahul Gandhi comes back as party president as he is the most acceptable leader. The former president of the Congress’ Delhi unit, Maken, in an interview to PTI, also batted […]
NC for impartial delimitation process, NPP seeks more seats for Jammu region
Jammu, Mar 8 (PTI) Two days after the Centre set up a Delimitation Commission to fix boundaries of the Lok Sabha and assembly constituencies in J&K, the National Conference on Sunday said the exercise should be conducted impartially, while the National Panthers Party advocated for more seats in Jammu region. “Our party believes in democracy and […]
Iltija Mufti says govt scared of women, asks it to spare ‘tokenism of women hashtag theatrics’
Srinagar, Mar 8 (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter, Iltija Mufti, on Sunday asked the Centre to spare the “tokenism of women hashtag theatrics” as it was women who the government was scared of the most. Iltija, who uses her mother’s verified Twitter handle to comment on developments and events, said the government “illegally” jailed the […]
