Evidence for conviction under NDPS Act has to be of high standard: HC

Srinagar: The offences punishable under the NDPS Act attract stringent punishments on convictions and therefore evidence and proof is also required to be of a higher standard, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has said. A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sindhu Sharma made the observation while dismissing an appeal filed by […]

Landslide damages several vehicles near Ramban

Traffic on Jmu-Sgr highway suspended

Ramban: At least five vehicles including two soil cutting machines were buried under the debris after a fresh landslide took place near petrol pump morh of Ramban town on Jammu-Srinagar highway, thus affecting the vehicular movement along the highway. Officials said that on Saturday afternoon, a landslide hit the highway in Ramban district while as […]

Lockdown 4.0: States, UT’s empowered to take calls on relaxations, curbs

New Delhi: Greater relaxations and flexibility will be seen in the lockdown 4.0, which will begin on Monday, with gradual reopening of the railways and domestic airlines while powers will be given to States and UTs to define their hotspots, officials said on Friday. Schools, colleges, malls and cinema halls will not be allowed to […]

Kansal,3 other officers transferred

Several police officers also shifted

Srinagar: The government on Friday ordered transfer of two IAS and as many KAs officers with immediate effect in the interest of administration. According to an order issued here, Rohit Kansal, (IAS), Principal Secretary to the Government, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department, as Principal Secretary to the Government, Power Development Department. He shall hold the […]

No Covid-19 patient reported in many areas but still labeled ‘red zones’

Srinagar: Without a single case of Coronavirus, Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar city has been declared as containment zone while the bridge connecting the area with Jawahar Nagar remains almost sealed with concertina wires much to the discomfiture of people of various areas. Ironically, Jawahar Nagar area where no Covid-19 patient exists right now is […]

Covid-19: Global economy to witness losses worth up to USD 8.8 trillion: ADB

New Delhi: The global economy is expected to suffer USD 5.8-8.8 trillion in losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday. Of this, the impact on south Asian gross domestic product (GDP) will be to the tune of USD 142-218 billion. “The global economy could suffer between USD 5.8 trillion […]

India, Pak lock horns over dam construction in Pak

Beijing: China on Friday defended its state-run company taking up the contract to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) despite objection from India, saying that it is part of a “win-win” bilateral cooperation to promote the wellbeing of the local population. On Wednesday, Pakistan government signed a whopping Rs 442 billion […]

Covid-19 pandemic to shrink world economy by 3.2%: UN

United Nations: The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic will shrink the world economy by 3.2 per cent this year, the sharpest contraction since the Great Depression in the 1930s. The U.N.’s mid-year report said the impact of the coronavirus crisis is expected to slash global economic output by nearly USD 8.5 trillion […]