The introduction of rapid antigen test (RAT) in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly for testing incoming air and road passengers and for contact-tracing in containment zones, is proving to be a game changer in disease containment efforts in the Union Territory. The RAT gives results within 15 minutes as against the RT-PCR, which normally takes at-least […]
Senior Congress leader Prof Saif-ud-din Soz on Wednesday urged upon UT Government to issue a ‘white paper’ indicating particulars of those who are not state subjects, yet they got the Domicile of J&K. According to statement issued to KNS, Prof Soz said that the J&K UT has explained its position that of the 12.5 lakh […]
The opposition leaders have slammed the BJP-led central government and accused it of stifling dissent and democracy after a notification said there will be no Question Hour during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament. Also, private members’ bills will not be taken up in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, while the Zero Hour will […]
Srinagar- Police Wednesday claimed to have arrested four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant associates in Central Kashmir’s Budgam. In a statement, the police said that on 01 September, Budgam Police and army 53 RR apprehended 04 militant associates of LeT during cordon and search operation from Pethkoot area of Beerwah Budgam. They have been identified as Shakil Ahmad […]
As the Donald Trump administration has asked ByteDance to sell operations of its most popular short video platform TikTok in the US, a Chinese hotel management solutions provider has become another victim to sell its business in the country. Shiji Group, a China-based global hospitality technology provider which has Kempinski hotel as one of its […]
The Trinamool Congress has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg raising the issue of alleged bias of the social media giant towards the BJP, and claimed that there is enough evidence in public domain to substantiate this charge. Party MP Derek O’Brien, who has written the letter to Zuckerberg, also makes a reference to an […]
LOS ANGELES: US police have shot dead another black man, who they said had a handgun but had dropped it during a violent altercation in Los Angeles, triggering fresh outrage as tensions soar over racism and police brutality. The man, named in local media as 29-year-old Dijon Kizzee, was riding his bicycle when Los Angeles […]
MANCHESTER: Pakistan concluded their tour of England on a high note when they edged England by five runs to share honours in the three-match Twenty20 International at Old Trafford on Tuesday night. It was Pakistan’s only win on the tour after they got beaten 1-0 in the three-Test series. Set to chase 191, England finished […]
Recently Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid a surprise visit to the Civil Secretariat in the early hours of the day and inspected various Administrative sections. The Lt Governor went from door to door and inspected various sections & complexes of the Civil Secretariat and took stock of the working in the offices of various departments. […]
Srinagar: For 50-year-old Muhammad Yosouf, the wait for a DNA report has proven unending. The report will hold essential details on whether his son, 25-year-old Ibrar Ahmad, who went missing in southern Kashmir’s Shopian district in July this year was killed in what the Army has claimed was an encounter. “We were told that the DNA test will […]