Army JCO killed in firing along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army was killed on Sunday in firing by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The firing from across the border in the Nowshera sector was unprovoked and responded strongly by the Indian Army, the […]
Ladakh records 4 more COVID-19 deaths, toll now 32
Leh: Ladakh has reported four more coronavirus-related deaths, taking the total number of fatalities due to the disease to 32 in the Union Territory, officials said on Sunday. Two deaths each linked to COVID-19 were reported from Kargil and Leh districts on Saturday, the officials said. The death toll comprises 20 fatalities in Kargil and […]
Census, NPR unlikely in 2020
New Delhi: The first phase of the Census and the exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR), scheduled for this year but deferred due to the coronavirus outbreak, may be delayed by a year as there is no sign of slowdown of the pandemic. The Indian census is one of the largest administrative and […]
COVID-19 recoveries cross 27 lakh, case fatality rate drops to 1.79%: Health ministry
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 recoveries have sprinted past 27 lakh, taking the recovery rate to 76.61 per cent, while the case fatality rate has further dropped to 1.79 per cent, the health ministry said on Sunday. It also highlighted that active cases of the infection comprise only 21.60 per cent of the total caseload. With […]
Cong writes to Facebook CEO again over allegations of ‘bias’ in favour of ruling BJP
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for the second time in a month, asking what steps were being taken on repeated allegations about the global social media giant’s India unit being biased towards the ruling BJP. At a press conference, the opposition party also demanded an investigation by a […]
Pulwama encounter: Three Hizbul militants, Army soldier killed
Srinagar: Three Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants and an Army soldier were killed on Saturday in a gunfight in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. A search operation was launched by security forces on a specific input regarding the presence of militants in Zadoora village in south Kashmir, a police spokesman said. He said during the […]
PAC meet: Art 370 revocation violated sovereign pledges to JK, say NC
Authorizes Farooq to widen acceptance of ‘Gupkar declaration’
Srinagar: The measures undertaken by the Centre on August 5 last year have violated the spirit of federalism and the sovereign pledges of the Union of India to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, said the political affairs committee (PAC) of the National Conference on Saturday. Presided by NC president and Srinagar MP Farooq Abdullah, […]
Muharram processions foiled in various areas
Many sustained pellet injuries in Bemina
Srinagar: Mourners on Saturday tried to take out Muharram processions in various parts of Srinagar city, however, police used tear-smoke shells at most of the places and dispersed the mourners. Reports and witnesses said that on the 9th day of Muharram-ul-Haram, Shia mourners took out scattered processions in the interiors of parts of Srinagar city. […]
Lt Guv e-inaugurates panel discussion on Covid-19
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday e-inaugurated the Panel Discussion on “COVID 19: Challenges and Effective Management”. The digital event was organized to observe the 105th Jayanthi Celebrations of Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivaratri Rajendra Mahaswamiji. The Lt Governor inaugurated the event through a digital lamp lighting ceremony. The occasion served as a great prospect of […]
Covid-19: India’s recoveries go past 26 lakh: Health Ministry
Fatality rate drops to 1.81 percent
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 recoveries have crossed 26 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 76.47 per cent, which the Centre said has been made possible due to the strategic policy of “testing aggressively, tracking comprehensively and treating efficiently” in supervised home-isolation, facility-isolation and hospitals. The case fatality rate (CFR) has also been low when compared […]
