NEW DELHI, Jan 20: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed trial court proceedings against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a criminal defamation case filed against him for alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Naveen Jha, a BJP worker, had filed the case against Gandhi in 2019 for his alleged remarks against […]
RAMALLAH (West Bank), Jan 20: The first three hostages were released from Gaza and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war, with mixed emotions and more difficult steps ahead over the next six weeks. Palestinians across Gaza began […]
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court issued an arrest warrant on Sunday for cricket star Shakib Al Hasan for bounced cheques totalling more than $300,000, in the latest blow for the ousted lawmaker. “The court has previously summoned Shakib but he did not appear at the court”, said Mohammed Shahibur Rahman from the IFIC Bank, which filed […]
WASHINGTON: Hours after TikTok went dark across the United States, President-elect Donald Trump called for the US to take part-ownership in TikTok and vowed to issue an executive order delaying a ban on the wildly popular app to allow time to “make a deal”. Trump’s announcement came on Sunday, as a deadline for its Chinese […]
JAMMU, Jan 20: After two days of less harsh night temperatures, a cold wave returned to Kashmir Valley and Srinagar city recorded minus 3.2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Monday. Jammu division recorded a visible improvement in the weather as the minimum temperature in Jammu city was 9.6 degrees.Srinagar city had minus 3.2 degrees, […]
With opening of Sonamarg Tunnel, a new chapter has begun in the history of J&K. I am grateful to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji for fulfilling the dreams and aspirations of the people of UT and creating an environment which is enabling common man to flourish and live a dignified life. Sonamarg […]
SRINAGAR8: Jammu and Kashmir Transport Commissioner Vishesh Paul Mahajan said on Saturday that the fare for electric rickshaws has been fixed at 10 per kilometer per passenger, up to a maximum distance of 6 kilometers.Additionally he said that meters have been made mandatory for all other auto-rickshaws. Commissioner while talking to reporters here in Srinagar warned that […]
Srinagar, Jan 18: Most places across Kashmir experienced a rise in minimum temperatures, though they remained below freezing, with Srinagar recording a low of minus 0.9°C on Saturday.Srinagar’s Meteorological Centre said the overnight minimum temperature in Gulmarg ski resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district was recorded at -8.2° Celsius. Pahalgam, the popular tourist resort in […]
The Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar has strongly refuted the news item circulated by some media outlets suggesting an increase in the mortality rate at Lal Ded Hospital (LD Hospital) for the year 2024. In an official statement issued here, it has been clarified that the neonatal mortality rate (NMR) at Government Lal Ded Hospital […]
The security forces gunned down 12 Maoist insurgents in an intense day-long encounter near the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border on Thursday. The joint operation involved over 1,500 personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG), COBRA units and the CRPF, targeting Maoist strongholds in the tri-junction of Dantewada, Bijapur, and Sukma districts. Bastar Inspector General, Sundarraj P, confirmed […]