New Delhi: The Punjab government Saturday appointed a high-level committee under economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia to develop a medium- to long-term recovery strategy for the state in light of the economic impact of the Covid-19 lockdown. Ahluwalia, who served as chief of the erstwhile Planning Commission, will be one of 20 members of the group. Other members […]
General Bipin Rawat, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) says that the armed forces understand their responsibility in the fight against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and have to ensure that they remain safe to support the people of the country. “As armed forces, we understand our responsibility that at this time when the nation is fighting […]
In the summer of 2013, when Greek football officials submitted the list of licensed football clubs in the country’s top division to UEFA, the name of one of their most storied and prominent clubs was missing: AEK Athens. It wasn’t an error. Instead, amidst mounting debts, wavering sponsors and dwindling stadium attendance, the eight-time champions […]
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced, hailing the latest in a series of “human rights advances” made by the king and his powerful son. Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from human rights groups. But they say the […]
Srinagar: Soon after Tablighi Jamaat activists were traced to some parts of Jammu region, fake videos and announcements in some villages of Kathua and Samba have resulted in a virtual boycott of Gujjars and Bakerwals—who used to supply milk to the entire Jammu City and other areas—as being alleged carriers of coronavirus. Media reports from Jammu […]
Srinagar, April 25 (KNS): Five COVID-19 Positive patients discharged on Saturday after their two repeated samples 48hrs apart tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19. According to Kashmir News Service “Out of five patients, one patient was discharged after 25 days as the patient was symptomatic and tested repeatedly positive four times before testing Negative.. Rest of the […]
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday opposed the Central government’s decision to cut back hike in dearness allowance of government employees and pensioners. Singh said that he did not think that at this “stage such cuts were necessary”. In a video message released by the Congress, Manmohan Singh, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, former […]
KATHUA, APRIL 25: Another group of 150 people who were stranded at Himachal Pradesh were today received at Lakhanpur by the Kathua District Administration amid proper arrangements. District Development Commissioner, O P Bhagat informed that all the people in today`s group belong to Kashmir. They were medically screened at Lakhanpur by a team of Doctors […]
40 new positive cases reported today, 112 recover in JK JAMMU, APRIL 25: The Government Saturday informed that 40 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), (all from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 494. According to the daily Media Bulletin on […]
Div Com visits Civil Secretariat; inspects preparations Chairs high level meeting; directs to install COVID-19 screening kiosks at premises, Raj Bhavan, High Court, A G Office, old Secretariat SRINAGAR, APRIL 25: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, today visited Civil Secretariat, Srinagar to inspect preparations and other measures, on spot, against current COVID-19 situation, for […]