Gunfight rages in Qaimoh Kulgam

Kulgam: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists at Rampora village in Qaimoh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday They said that a joint of team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of terrorists launched a search operation in Rampora area of Kulgam. He […]

Lt Guv reviews status of ongoing projects of H&UD Department

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday reviewed the status of ongoing projects of Housing and Urban Development Department during a high-level meeting to assess the functioning of the department, at the Civil Secretariat here. During the meeting, the Lt Governor took several important decisions in order to resolve the bottlenecks and to expedite the execution […]

Four out of five UNSC member nations support India’s bid for permanent seat: Govt

New Delhi: Four out of five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) have supported India’s candidature for a permanent seat in the top world body, the government told the Lok Sabha on Friday. In response to a question, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said India has been consistently taking up […]

GST on mobility devices a ‘serious matter’: SC

Says how do we break shackles of policy

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday termed the issue of levy of Goods and Services Tax on the mobility devices for people with disability as a “serious matter” and wondered how the court can break “shackles of policy”. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna was told by advocate Jai Dehadrai that […]

JK reports 531 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir continued to report high number of covid-19 cases with 531 infections reported during the past 24 hours even as there was no death due to the virus, officials said on Friday. 288 cases were reported from Jammu division and 243 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 458987, they said. […]

RBI will ensure soft landing of economy: Das

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank will ensure that the economy has a soft landing wherein inflation is closer to 4 per cent, with minimal impact on growth. Das said retail inflation appears to have peaked and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its upcoming meeting in […]

Opposition leaders in JK frustrated: Shahnawaz Hussain

Says they can't see development, tourism

Srinagar: Some opposition leaders in Jammu and Kashmir are frustrated and cannot see development and tourists here, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain said on Friday and asserted that the time for dynasty politics is over. “So many tourists are coming here. There are more than 80 flights. Some people, who oppose us, are saying where is […]

10-20% Covid affected people experience long-term effects after recovery: Minister

New Delhi: Current global evidence suggests approximately 10 to 20 per cent of people who develop COVID-19 experience a variety of mid- and long-term effects after they recover from their initial illness, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. The Union health ministry had on October 21, 2021 issued National Comprehensive Guidelines for Management of […]

Hybrid terror a ‘strategic move’ by Pakistan: DGP

Says move aimed to ‘shield’ terrorists

Ananatnag: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Friday said that “Hybrid terrorism” is a strategic move by Pakistan to get the crime committed and to shield the criminal but so far the neighbouring country has failed to provide cover to the terrorists involved in innocent killings. Talking to reporters at Anantnag […]