Respect religious sentiments and constitution: Lt Guv
Jammu, Feb 13 (PTI) Amid the ongoing controversy over hijab in Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said every citizen of the country should respect the religious sentiments of others and hold the Constitution supreme. He also dispelled any apprehensions about the Delimitation Commission report and said he is confident that […]
Biden warns Putin of ‘severe costs’ of Ukraine invasion
Washington, Feb 13 (AP) President Joe Biden told Russia’s Vladimir Putin that invading Ukraine would cause widespread human suffering and that the West was committed to diplomacy to end the crisis but equally prepared for other scenarios, the White House said Saturday. Biden also said the United States and its allies would respond decisively and […]
JK reports 458 covid-19 cases, three deaths
Srinagar, Feb 12: Jammu and Kashmir reported 458 covid-19 cases while three persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. They said 252 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 206 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall infection tally to 450331. Regarding the fatalities, the officials […]
Industrialist Rahul Bajaj passes away
Mumbai, Feb 12 (PTI) Former chairman of the Bajaj Group Rahul Bajaj died in Pune on Saturday, a company official said. He was 83. Bajaj had been admitted to the Ruby Hall Clinic hospital in Pune. He died around 2.30 pm, the official said. The last rites will be held on Sunday. Bajaj is survived by […]
Night temp drops to minus 3.0°C in Srinagar, rises slightly elsewhere
Srinagar, Feb 12: Mercury dropped to minus 3.0°C in Srinagar even as other places recorded a slight increase on Saturday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a fall of nearly 0.8°C against last night’s minus 2.2°C. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, witnessed a […]
COVID-19: India logs 50,407 new cases, 804 deaths
New Delhi, Feb 12 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 50,407 coronavirus infections, which took the tally of cases to 4,25,86,544, while the active cases have declined to 6,10,443, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 5,07,981 with 804 daily fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
CRPF officer killed in Naxal encounter in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Feb 12 (PTI) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was killed during an exchange of fire with Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s left-wing extremism affected Bijapur district on Saturday, officials said. The incident took place at Timmapur-Putkel under Basaguda police station area of the district when a CRPF patrol comprising personnel from the ‘F company’ of […]
Taliban free detained UNHCR staff, 2 foreign journalists
Kabul, Feb 12 (AP) The Taliban released two foreign journalists working with the U.N. refugee agency and several of the aid organization’s Afghan staff on Friday, UNHCR said, hours after news broke about their detentions in the capital, Kabul. The announcement followed a tweet by the Taliban-appointed deputy minister of culture and information, Zabihullah Mujahid, […]
India faces “very significant challenges”, especially from China: White House
Washington, Feb 12 (PTI) India is beset with significant geopolitical challenges, in particular from China and its behaviour on the Line of Actual Control, the White House has said, while releasing its Indo-Pacific Strategic Report. The strategic report, released on Friday, is the President Joe Biden-led administration’s first region specific report. It outlines the president’s […]
Biden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victims
Washington, Feb 12 (AP) President Joe Biden signed an order Friday to free 7 billion in Afghan assets now frozen in the U.S., splitting the money between humanitarian aid for poverty-stricken Afghanistan and a fund for Sept. 11 victims still seeking relief for the terror attacks that killed thousands and shocked the world. No money […]
