Srinagar, Oct 29: Jammu and Kashmir reported 551 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking its total tally of infections to 93764. Officials told GNS that Srinagar reported 127 cases, Budgam 22, Baramulla 85, Pulwama 19, Kupwara 44, Anantnag 10, Bandipora 11, Ganderbal 21, Kulgam 13, Shopian 2, Jammu 109, Rajouri 3, Udhampur 21, […]
Srinagar : Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice president, Omar Abdullah Thursday lashed out at Government of India over “criminalizing dissent and branding those seeking protection of their honor and integrity as anti-nationals.” He said the Centre was compelling the mainstream politicians of J-K to call it a day. Addressing party workers in […]
BSP leader Mayawati on Thursday suspended seven of her party’s rebel MLAs who had opposed the nomination of its official candidate, Ramji Gautam, for the elections to the Rajya Sabha. Amid speculation that the MLAs could switch sides in Uttar Pradesh, Mayawati also said that to ensure the defeat of Samajwadi Party candidates in future […]
By: Muzammil Bhat Srinagar After denied by police to come out to lead a protest of her workers on Thursday, PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti attacked BJP for its communal agenda in Kashmir claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has ruined country and Kashmir by his narrow minded communal policies. Blaming the […]
Indian online grocery startup BigBasket is in advanced talks to sell a majority stake for about $1 billion to salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group, a newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing three sources familiar with the matter. The century-old group has been planning to launch a “super app”, one that will tie in all its consumer businesses, […]
Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul and Delhi Capitals pacer Kagiso Rabada continue to lead the respective batting and bowling charts following the completion of 48 matches in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) edition being played in the United Arab Emirates. Rahul continues to hold onto the Orange Cap, having scored 595 runs in […]
BARDA: Azerbaijan accused Armenia of killing 21 people and wounding dozens in a missile strike near Nagorno-Karabakh on Wednesday, the deadliest reported attack on civilians in a month of fighting over the disputed region. Armenia denied carrying out the attack, the second in two days that Azerbaijan says killed civilians in the Barda district close […]
Anantnag: A 45-year-old man was critically injured in a bear attack on Thursday morning at Khiram Srigufwara area of this south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official identifying the injured as Bashir Ahmad Khan (45), a resident of village Khiram Kannard Gojir Basti said that the person, as per his family, was attacked by the beast […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload surpassed the 80-lakh mark on Thursday, 18 days after it had gone past 70 lakh, with 49,881 new cases while the recoveries surged to 73.15 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 90.99 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 80,40,203 and […]
Poonch: A 50-year-old daily wager in PDD was electrocuted while repairing electric wire near transformer in Kalaban area of Mendhar on Thursday, officials said. They said that the daily wager, Mohammed Shabir, died on the spot. SHO Mendhar Manzoor Kohli confirmed the death and said that proceedings have been initiated in this regard. (GNS)