Hotels closed in Patnitop hill resort
Jammu: As part of efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus, the Udhampur district authorities in Jammu division on Monday ordered immediate closure of all hotels till March 31 at the popular Patnitop hill resort. District Magistrate Piyush Singla asked the Hotel Management Authorities of Patnitop to ensure compliance of the directive in letter and […]
Section 144 imposed in Ganderbal
Srinagar: The administration has imposed Section 144 in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. District Magistrate Shafqat Iqbal imposed the ban on the assembly of four or more people in any public place and it will remain in place till March-end, according to an order. The […]
IAF personnel’s killing: TADA court frames charges against Yasin Malik, 6 others
Jammu: A special court here on Monday farmed charges against chief of the banned JKLF Yasin Malik and six others in a 30-year-old case of gunning down of IAF personnel on the outskirts of Srinagar. The additional sessions TADA judge III, a designated court for hearing the case, had on Saturday said that there was […]
138 infiltration cases reported along LoC and IB: Govt
Says 157 militants neutralised in 2019
New Delhi: As many as 138 cases of infiltration by terrorists were reported along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in 2019 and 157 militants were “neutralised” in the said period in Jammu and Kashmir, the government informed Parliament on Monday. In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, […]
Coronavirus threat: Combination of two anti-HIV drugs proving crucial in treatment: Official
Jaipur: A combination of two anti-HIV drugs has proved crucial in the treatment of coronavirus positive cases, a senior official of the Rajasthan government said. Additional Chief Secretary (Medical and Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said the patients’ condition improved after they were administered the anti-HIV drugs. Three of the four patients in the state have […]
Expelled PDP member meets PM Modi; Seeks release of Mehbooba, Omar
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured that all detained political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, including former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, would be released soon, PDP’s Rajya Sabha member Nazir Ahmad Laway said. Laway, who called on the prime minister at Parliament House, said he had a 20-minute meeting […]
Freeing Omar won’t prove threat to public, Sara Pilot tells SC
New Delhi: Sara Abdullah Pilot Monday disputed in the Supreme Court the claim of Jammu and Kashmir administration that freeing her brother, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who has been detained since the abrogation of Article 370 in August last year, will pose imminent threat to public order. Pilot, who has challenged Abdullah’s detention under […]
Hirdesh Kumar is new CEO for JK
New Delhi: IAS officer Hirdesh Kumar was on Monday appointed the new chief electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir. The Election Commission appointed Kumar as the new CEO replacing Shailendra Kumar. Kumar according to sources is tipped to be the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir. Hirdesh Kumar, a 1999-batch IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre, […]
Iran reports 129 new virus deaths, taking total to 853
Tehran: Iran said on Monday that the novel coronavirus had killed 129 more people, a new record high for a single day in one of the world’s worst-hit countries. “Our plea is that everyone take this virus seriously and in no way attempt to travel to any province,” health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in […]
China reports 14 new coronavirus deaths, imported cases rise to 123
Beijing: The coronavirus death toll in China rose to 3,213 with 14 new fatalities, while the imported cases climbed to 123 after 12 new infections were reported, prompting Beijing to make 14-day quarantine in special facilities compulsory for foreigners returning to the country. As of Sunday, 14 new deaths were reported, taking the death toll […]
