The rupee opened on a flat note and edged higher by 2 paise to 72.94 against the US dollar in opening trade on Wednesday, amid positive domestic equity market. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 72.96 against the US dollar and inched higher to 72.94 against the greenback, registering a rise […]
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday suspended entry from 20 countries to combat the spread of Covid-19 in the country. According to a local agency report, the ban doesn’t apply on Saudi citizens, diplomats, medical practitioners and their families. The temporary ban, effective from today, includes travellers arriving from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), India, Germany, the […]
Ahead of the proposed ‘Chakka Jam’ on February 6 by farmer unions across the country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said his government will help trace the farmers missing from protest sites and if the need arises, he will approach the Lieutenant Governor and the Centre. He added that the Delhi government will […]
“Pakistan cricket as a microcosm of the entire country.” After Pakistan lost to India in a World Cup match yet again in 2019, I wrote the aforementioned line in a column and it hit home for a number of Dawn readers. A year and a half later, a situation arose recently that further reinforced the […]
Union Ministry of Home Affairs Tuesday said that nearly 34 lakh domicile certificates have been issued in J-K till 25 January 2021. In a written reply to a query, Union Minister of State for Home G K Reddy said that the government of J-K has issued a total of 33,80,234 domicile certificates have been issued […]
Raising concerns over the prevailing situation in Jammu and Kashmir following the abrogation of special provisions under Article 370 and Article 35A, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Wednesday said local people across the three regions – Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh – are not happy and demanded that statehood to J&K […]
There have been frequent disruptions in the normal life in Kashmir in the past so many years and it is almost now a new normal for our coming generations. Even the daily life is being disrupted by many factors and all of them are connected with the governance system. Even in summers Srinagar- Jammu highway […]
Srinagar, Feb 3: Air traffic to and fro Kashmir Valley was affected with several flights already rescheduled on Wednesday amid light snowfall and poor visibility at Srinagar ‘international’ airport, officials said. The good news for the travelers was that the runaway has been cleared and visibility has improved at the airport to allow the resumption […]
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 02: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir province, in order to facilitate project wing to carry out laying of Bus Bars, the Receiving Stations Yaripora and Rooh shall observe shutdown on February 04, from 11am to 4pm. Similarly, Receiving Station Mitalhama shall also observe shutdown on February 06 and 08 from 11am to […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 44 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 124594 Of the cases reported today, 32 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 12 infections.