Having experienced a setback amid the Covid pandemic, which affected the sale of fans during summers, the home appliances makers are banking on the northern region for water heaters. The region contributes 40% to total sales across the country. The Indian water heater market was pegged at Rs 2,500 crore in 2019. There are around […]
STOCKHOLM: The EU’s disease control agency on Friday joined frantic health workers across Europe in sounding the alarm about the surge in coronavirus infections. Several countries in Europe are reporting infection rates higher than during the first wave of the pandemic in March and April, with Spain saying it has now more than three million […]
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has shifted the three Twenty20 Internationals from Lahore to Rawalpindi while the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League will be played in Karachi due to the smog situation in the Punjab capital. “Taking into consideration the health and well-being of professional athletes and match officials due to the […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 78.14 lakh with 53,370 fresh cases in a day, while 70,16,046 people have so far recuperated pushing the national recovery rate to 89.78 per cent on Saturday, the Union health ministry said. The total number of coronavirus cases mounted to 78,14,682 and the death toll to 1,17,956, with the […]
Kupwara: Army on Saturday claimed to have shot down a quadcopter at a forward post in Keran along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara distirct. Sources said the device- quadcopter DJI Mavic 2 Pro model- was recovered from the spot after shooting it down. (KNO)
UT administration has set the process in motion for the elections to be held at the level of District Development Councils. The process was started as the central government recently amended Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, paving the way for such elections. The members for these councils will be elected by the process […]
Srinagar: The ‘Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’, an amalgam of mainstream leaders striving for restoration of the Article 370 and statehood, is all set to hold its next meeting on Saturday. The members of “Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration” will be meeting today afternoon at former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba […]
Jammu:The Jammu and Kashmir BJP has demanded PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti’s arrest for her “seditious” remarks, wherein she said she would only hold the tricolour when the flag of the erstwhile state is restored. The BJP said “no power on earth” can either hoist the state flag again or restore Article 370 of the Constitution, […]
The Election Authority, Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act 1989 directed that “The Electoral Roll for every District Development Council Constituency shall consist of the electoral rolls for all the Panchayat Halqas comprised within that District Development Council Constituency and it shall not be necessary to prepare or revise separately the electoral roll for any […]
Acting tough against the drug dealings, Police in Srinagar have arrested a drug peddler and recovered psychotropic substance from his possession. Officers in the jurisdiction of Police Station Parimpora intercepted a vehicle Alto bearing registration number JK22A-9281 with one person on board. He has been identified as Bilal Ahmad Mir resident of Nowpora Tral. During […]