The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned against any complacency in the coronavirus death rate, saying with the increasing number of cases, mortality would also rise. New cases are hitting 100,000 daily in Europe. Nearly 20,000 infections were reported in Britain, while Italy, Switzerland and Russia were among nations with record case numbers. While […]
South African pace bowler Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest ball in Indian Premier League (IPL) history on Wednesday during his team Delhi Capitals’ 13-run victory over Rajasthan Royals. The 26-year-old eclipsed compatriot Dale Steyn’s effort of 154.40 km per hour set in 2012, clocking 154.74 kph and 155.21 kph in the game at Dubai before […]
Srinagar : All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday expressed concern over what they said oppression unleashed upon people especially the youth, their arbitrary arrests and the violation of basic human rights in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued, it said such measures aimed at silencing the voice of […]
Anantnag: Two days after her release, former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday visited her father’s graveyard in her hometown Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Eyewitnesses said that Mehbooba was accompanied by several senior leaders of the party when she visited her father’s graveyard. Mehbooba was released after 14 […]
Poonch: Jammu and Kashmir police seized one kilogram of narcotics during a raid last night at Mankote area of Mendhar in Poonch district. A police official said that a police party headed by SDPO Mendhar Zaheer Abbas Jafri assisted by SHO Police Station Mendhar Manzoor Kohli established a naka at Mankote on the intervening night […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally of cases climbed to 73.07 lakh with 67,735 new cases in a day, while 63,83,441 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 87.35 per cent on Thursday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 73,07,097 and the death toll climbed to […]
In what would be the first high-level Indian visit to Nepal after the boundary dispute escalated this summer, Indian Army chief General MM Naravane will visit Kathmandu next month. While the dates are yet to be announced, the Nepal Army, in a statement Wednesday, said the Indian Army chief “will visit Nepal in the month of November […]
Rajouri: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Army was injured in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district, officials said on Thursday. They said that Pakistan army resorted to firing mortar shells and other arms in Sunderbani, resulting in injuries to the JCO identified as Gopalan of 17 Madras. He […]
Rs. 520 Cr package for a period of five years till FY 2023-24 to ensure funding of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission Srinagar, October 14, 2020: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has thanked the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for Special Package for Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh under the […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on troops to “put all (their) minds and energy on preparing for war” in a visit to a military base in the southern province of Guangdong on Tuesday, state news agency Xinhua reported . During an inspection of the People’s Liberation Army Marine Corps in Chaozhou City, Xinhua said […]