Shah’s remarks on Gupkar alliance appropriate: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday termed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on the Gupkar alliance as appropriate and said after the abrogation of Article 370, a number of pro-people central laws came into force in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Shah on Tuesday termed the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), […]

Terrorism biggest global problem: PM Modi

Says countries supporting terrorists need to be held guilty

New Delhi: Asserting that terrorism is the “biggest problem” the world is facing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said there was a need to ensure that countries supporting and assisting terrorists are held guilty, in an oblique reference to Pakistan. Modi made the comments at the 12th BRICS summit, held virtually, as the five-nation […]

Pak making irrelevant, irresponsible remarks at UN: India

United Nations: India has slammed Pakistan for making irrelevant and irresponsible remarks in the UN, saying the General Assembly is a forum for serious debate, not frivolous allegations. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti said this on Monday while speaking in the UN General Assembly on question of equitable representation on […]

India records dip in covid infections, 29,163 cases reported

New Delhi: The number of new coronavirus infections reported in a day dropped below 30,000 after four months,?taking India’s COVID-19 caseload to 88.74 lakh, while? the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 82,90,370 according?to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday The last time coronavirus cases dipped below 30,000 […]

Two suspected JeM militants held in Delhi

New Delhi: The Delhi Police’s Special Cell has arrested two suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants from Sarai Kale Khan area in southeast Delhi, officials said on Tuesday. Abdul Latif Mir (22), a resident of Doru village in Baramulla district and Mohammad Ashraf Khatana (20), a resident of Hat Mulla village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, […]

Nomads being ‘harassed, displaced’ across JK: Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said it was disconcerting to see nomads being “harassed and displaced” across Jammu and Kashmir and sought Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s intervention to ensure that this stops. On Monday, Mehbooba visited the upper reaches of Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and met people whose ‘Dhoks’ (temporary shelters) […]

Private company cheats people in JK, 7 booked

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Crime Branch has booked seven people and registered a case against a private firm for luring people with a business plan to double their money in Kathua district, officials said on Tuesday. The accused who have been booked for the fraud, cheating and conspiracy are Mukesh S, the director […]

180 Govt-run schools to be turned into ‘smart schools’

Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration has embarked on an ambitious project to upgrade 180 government-run schools as “smart schools” by equipping them with modern amenities and learning tools, officials said. The overall objective of the project is to improve the learning outcome of public schools and bring them at par with private schools, they said. […]

Covid-19 toll crosses 1600 mark as six more succumb

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported six more covid-19 related deaths in last 24 hours, taking the fatality count past 1600 mark. Official sources said that three deaths each were reported in Kashmir Valley and Jammu which took the total number of those who succumbed to the virus to 1604. While seven deaths were reported in […]