WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his decision to pull US forces out of Afghanistan, saying the Afghan people must decide their own future, rather than sacrificing another generation of Americans in an unwinnable war. Speaking in the White House, Biden said the Afghan military has the ability to repel the Taliban, whose major […]
India reported 43,393 fresh coronavirus infections which took the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,07,52,950. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday, the number of active cases reported has gone down to 4,58,727, . Fresh fatalities figure stands 911 taking the cumulative death toll to 4,05,939. The active cases comprise 1.49 per cent of the […]
As the second wave of pandemic is receding, there is visibility of some tourists in Kashmir valley though at a very slow pace. Government has already said that there are no curbs on the visit of tourists to different destinations in Kashmir but they have asked the administration and police to ensure covid appropriate behavior […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 262 new covid-19 cases while four persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said 120 cases were from Jammu Division and 142 from Kashmir, taking the total tally to 318023. Regarding the deaths, they said, two each were reported from Jammu Division and […]
J&K has huge potential in terms of producing world-class athletes: Committee members SRINAGAR, JULY 08: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children and Youth & Sports concluded its 2-day study tour of Kashmir with discussions and deliberations over the development and availability of sporting and other infrastructure facilities to sportspersons and athletes of Jammu […]
Distributes registration cards to Artisans, Weavers, hawkers and societies Pitches for enhancing economic strength of artisans, organize exhibitions on regular basis SRINAGAR, JULY 08: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today said that the endeavour of the government is to strengthen the base level of the Handicrafts and Handloom department and take measures […]
No Covid-19 death reported from last many days in the district BUDGAM, JULY 08: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza today informed that the positivity rate has witnessed a massive decline in the district and is just 0.5 percent at present, while the recovery rate is at 99.4 percent. The DC said this during a routine […]
The rupee depreciated 17 paise to 74.79 against the US dollar in opening trade on Thursday, following a strong dollar overseas and subdued sentiment in the domestic equities. However, lower crude prices and fresh foreign fund inflows restricted the rupee’s fall, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar The government of Jammu and Kashmir has said that they have made all the arrangements and are ready to tackle the situation which will arise after a possible third wave of Covid-19. In the recent past during the second wave of pandemic, the government has taken a lot of steps […]
England fed off the energy of a passionate Wembley crowd to beat Denmark 2-1 in extra time in the Euro 2020 semi-finals on Wednesday and now stand just 90 minutes away from ending their 55-year trophy drought. Gareth Southgate’s men will face Italy on Sunday — again on home turf — infused with belief they […]