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 Press Trust of India

COVID-19: SC seeks response from Centre on plea to ban disinfection tunnels

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking an immediate ban on use, installation, production and advertisement of disinfectant tunnels set up to curb the spread of coronavirus. A three-judge bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah issued notices to the Ministry of […]

 Press Trust of India

Pandemic effects: One in two youths subject to depression, anxiety: ILO survey

United Nations: Half of the world’s youth population are subject to anxiety or depression-causing circumstances and more than a third are uncertain of their future career prospects due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey by the International Labour Organization. The ILO’s ‘Youth and COVID-19: impacts on jobs, education, rights and mental well-being’ survey […]

 Jahangeer Ganaie

Two youth go missing from Awantipora in south Kashmir

Two youth go missing from Awantipora in south Kashmir

Families appeals them to return home Pulwama: Two friends from Chersoo Awantipora area of Pulwama district have gone missing since August 07 even as their families have been repeatedly requesting them to return back. An official said that two friends who have gone missing include Shakir Ul Jabbar (18) son of Mohammad Jabbar Sofi and […]

 Press Trust of India

4G restoration- One district each of JK division to see service resumption: Centre to SC

4G restoration- One district each of JK division to see service resumption: Centre to SC

New Delhi: A special committee looking into the issue of restoring internet in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to provide 4G services on trial basis in limited areas of the Union Territory after August 15, the Centre informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was informed by Attorney […]

 KV News

Covid-19: Nine deaths in JK take toll to 492

46 Armed forces men among 564 new cases reported

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported nine more covid-19 deaths since overnight, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 492. Official sources said that among them two casualties were reported from Jammu and seven from Kashmir. The victims from Jammu, they said, include a 57-year-old man from Patel Bazar Pacca Danga and […]

 Press Trust of India

Russia becomes first country to register Covid-19 vaccine

Global coronavirus cases top 20M

Rome: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil, as Russia on Tuesday became the first country to register a vaccine against the virus. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the registration at a government meeting and added that one of his […]

 Press Trust of India

Recovery rate rises to 69.80 pc in India

Single day COVID-19 cases dip below 55,000

New Delhi: Fresh coronavirus infections in India dipped below 55,000 in a single day on Tuesday after the country recorded over 60,000 cases daily for four days on the trot, according to the Union Health Ministry data. With the new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 22.68 lakh. The recoveries have surged to 15,83,489, pushing […]

 Press Trust of India

NC’s plea on detention: None of the 16 leaders detained, Admin tells HC

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has informed the high court that none of the 16 National Conference leaders, for whom the party’s president Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah had filed a bunch of habeas corpus petitions seeking their release, had been detained and that they were free to move “with certain precautions” […]

 Press Trust of India

Militant attacks: BJP leadership assures party workers of proper security

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP leadership on Tuesday assured party workers in Kashmir Valley that they would be provided security by the administration following recent attacks on village-level leaders by militants. The assurance came after a meeting of the party’s core group under the leadership of Union Territory president Ravinder Raina at its headquarters […]

 KV News

July 18 Shopian encounter: Families of missing youth seek independent probe

Srinagar: The family members of three missing youth from Rajouri district Tuesday appealed to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to order an impartial independent probe into the July 18 Amshipora, Shopian encounter to find out whether the slain were their kin or militants. Muhammad Yousuf , the father of one of the missing youth, Ibrar Ahmad […]