Govt likely to ban private practice of doctors
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to ban private practice of doctors in the Medical Colleges of UT, official’s privy to the development revealed Wednesday. The development comes close on the heels of recommendations of medical experts constituted on the directions of the High Court that had strongly advocated a blanket ban on private […]
China-Pak joint statement: India rejects references to JK, CPEC
New Delhi: India on Wednesday firmly rejected the references to Jammu and Kashmir and an economic corridor passing through PaK made in a China-Pakistan joint statement, asserting that the region as well as the Union Territory of Ladakh “have been, are and will” always remain integral and inalienable parts of India. Regarding the reference to […]
Srinagar acid attack: Govt to bear treatment cost, ensure rehabilitation of victim
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government would bear the treatment expenses of the 24-year-old acid attack victim and ensure her complete rehabilitation, even as the police would file a charge-sheet in the case in the next few days, officials said on Wednesday. The woman was hospitalised with burns after acid was thrown on her in […]
SEC to take decision on school reopening soon: DC Srinagar
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, on Wednesday stressed the need for strict compliance to Covid-19 Appropriate Behavior, underlining that efforts should be to bring down the virus cases to zero. “From last few days, if you see, there has been a significant decrease in Covid-19 cases. For this, I would like to thank […]
BSF recovers RDX, IED-making items dropped by Pak drone
New Delhi/Amritsar: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday recovered over 4 kg of RDX, a pistol and bomb-making items dropped in two packets by a drone that flew from Pakistan into an Indian farm along the Punjab border. A spokesperson of the paramilitary force said troops fired after they heard a “buzzing sound of […]
JK reports 681 new cases, four more deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 681 fresh Covid cases that took the infection tally to 4,48,786, while four more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,732, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 359 were from Jammu division and 322 from the Kashmir division, they said. Jammu district recorded the highest 184 cases followed […]
Revised guidelines: Major social media cos have set up institutional structure, says IT Minister
New Delhi: Almost all the social media companies have set up an institutional structure and are publishing monthly compliance reports as required under the statute, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Vaishnaw said to ensure that social media is safe and people can trust what is […]
Global COVID-19 case counts decline 17 per cent: WHO
Geneva: The World Health Organisation says coronavirus case counts fell 17 per cent worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week, including a 50 per cent drop in the United States, while deaths globally declined 7 per cent. The weekly epidemiological report from the UN health agency, released late Tuesday, shows that the […]
Army Chief Gen Naravane speaks to top Saudi commander
New Delhi: Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Wednesday spoke to Lt Gen Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, the Commander of Royal Saudi Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia, focusing on ways to deepen bilateral military ties. The Army said various aspects of bilateral defence cooperation figured in the talks. “General MM Naravane #COAS […]
Dry weather in Kashmir over next few days: MeT
Srinagar: The minimum temperature in Kashmir, barring Srinagar, settled below the freezing point, even as the Meteorological department predicted mainly dry weather over the next few days, officials said on Wednesday. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of 0.6 degrees Celsius down from the previous night’s 1.4 degrees Celsius, they […]
