Omar Abdullah’s detention under PSA-It’s case of personal liberty, says SC
New Delhi: Terming it a case of personal liberty, the Supreme Court Monday said it will hear on March 5 a plea filed by Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging the detention of her brother Omar Abdullah under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA). “The matter pertains to personal liberty,” said a bench of Justices […]
Govt readies to deal with coronavirus threat in Kashmir
Abid Bashir Srinagar: Authorities at the Srinagar International Airport on Monday claimed that they have a “fool-proof mechanism” in place to screen the suspects for deadly Coronavirus. There are, however, no guidelines or a direction to stop travel of Chinese tourists to Kashmir, so far. China’s Wuhan province has been the epicenter of Coronavirus virus […]
Govt forms panel to examine seniority of KAS officers
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday constituted a committee to examine the seniority issue of the members of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service in a time-bound manner. The four-member panel has been tasked to examine in detail the seniority issue of the members of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, appointed to the […]
70% of Srinagar’s sewerage goes into Dal Lake: Experts
Srinagar: A Committee of Experts, constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court last year, has found Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) “heavily over-utilized and under-maintained” and their effluent “far below” the required standards as laid down in the Central Pollution Control Board norms. After the unabated flow of sewage into the Dal Lake which drastically […]
Former Pak Premier Nawaz Sharif to face deportation
Lahore: Pakistan will request the British government to deport Nawaz Sharif, a senior official said while alleging that the “absconding” former prime minister was playing a “fixed match” regarding his illness while in London. Casting doubts on the illness of the 70-year-old three-time former Prime Minister, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Firdous […]
SC refuses to entertain plea against execution of death penalty by hanging
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition seeking quashing of a provision in the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) which provides for execution of death row convicts by hanging. “We are not inclined,” said a Bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant […]
15 booked for ‘instigating’ anti-CAA protests in Aligarh
Aligarh: Fifteen people, including eight Aligarh Muslim University students, have been booked for allegedly instigating anti-CAA protests, police said here on Monday. Police said apart from former AMU students’ union vice-president Sajjad Rathar, those booked included students belonging to Kashmir. A case was registered against them at the Civil Lines police station on Sunday for […]
New virus: Over 86,000 infected globally, over 2,900 deaths
Beijing: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 86,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The latest figures, based on WHO and national counts: Mainland China: 2,870 deaths among 79,824 cases, mostly in […]
US, Taliban sign peace accord
Move aimed at ending 18 years of conflict in Afghanistan
Doha: In a bid to bring an end to the 18 years of conflict in Afghanistan, the Afghan Taliban and the United States signed a peace agreement Saturday. As per the joint statement released by the US and Afghan governments, the US and NATO would withdraw all troops in Afghanistan within 14 months if the […]
