Farooq Abdullah’s detention clear signal of centre’s ‘contempt’ for Kashmiri representation: NC
Srinagar, Mar 7 : The continuous detention of Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah was a clear signal of the Centre’s contempt for Kashmiri representation, the National Conference (NC) said, asserting that the absence of the top party leadership from the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir was neither in favour of the country nor the […]
Two Indian-American doctors seek to arrest tsunami of cancer in India
Washington, Mar 7: Two eminent Indian-American doctors, known for their pioneering research and treatment of cancer patients, are seeking to arrest what they describe as “tsunami” of the deadly disease that has now engulfed India through a massive effort of early detection and health education. Dattatreyudu Nori, an internationally acclaimed oncologist, who has treated several […]
China exports plunge on coronavirus epidemic
Beijing, Mar 7: China’s exports plummeted in the first two months of this year on the back of a coronavirus epidemic that forced businesses to suspend operations, disrupting the world’s supply chains. Exports fell 17.2 percent, the biggest drop since February 2019 during the trade war with the United States, and imports dropped 4 percent, […]
Delhi violence: 1 held for sweet-shop employee’s killing
New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly being involved in the killing of an employee of a sweet shop in northeast Delhi during the communal violence, police said. Dilbar Singh Negi’s decapitated body was found in Brahmpuri on February 26. He belonged to Uttarakhand and was working at a sweet […]
Family charred to death in Old city
Srinagar, Mar 07: A couple and their three-year-old daughter were charred to death in a blaze that broke out in Sheshgari Mohalla of Khanyar area in Srinagar during the night. Officials said that fire broke out from the residential house of Javaid Ahmad in Khanyar during the intervening night of Friday-Saturday. They said Ahmad, his […]
Govt wakes up on Coronavirus threat, closes schools in Jammu-Samba districts
Srinagar, Mar 07: J&K administration has ordered closure of schools in Jammu and Samba after reports of two patients were received suggesting high probability of them testing positive for the dreaded coronavirus. Principal Secretary, Planning and Monitoring and Information Rohit Kansal said that all primary schools in Jammu and Samba districts have been ordered to […]
Two youth drown in Wullar-Lake in Bandipora, one rescued, another missing
Bandipora, Mar 07: A boy drowned while another was saved by the locals after they slipped into Wullar-lake in Laharwapora village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday morning. Officials said that the two boys identified as Waseem Ahmad Malla son of Abdul Khaliq and Bilal Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Aziz Dar, both residents […]
Coronavirus: Srinagar administration reaches out to mosques in efforts to spread awareness about precautions
SRINAGAR, MARCH 06: The Srinagar administration Friday reached out to the managements of major mosques and shrines in the district as part of its efforts to spread awareness about precautions that ought to be followed to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. The managing committees of major mosques and shrines were invited to a meeting […]
Centre sets up delimitation commission for J&K
Srinagar, Mar 06: The Centre on Friday appointed former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai as head of Delimitation Commission for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The central government today constituted the Delimitation Commission for the purpose of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in the Union territory of Jammu and […]
