COVID-19: Govt evacuates 9,38,476 stranded JK residents; 7,98,184 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 9,38,476 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
608 new COVID-19 cases in J&K
26 travelers were among 608 new cases of novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 105984. Among the cases, official sources told that 311 were reported from Jammu and 297 from Kashmir Valley. Among the cases, they said, Srinagar reported 124, Baramulla 40, Budgam 47, […]
PAGD writes to SEC over the confinement of its candidates
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar After several tweets by Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti about how their candidates were being confined in the security camps in the name of security and not allowed to campaign and meet the people of their segments. Various television channels and media reports have said that dozens of candidates of […]
Mehbooba says she was disallowed to visit Rambiara
VOV DESK Former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti was stopped from visiting Rambiara nallah, Mehbooba in his tweet said, “I was stopped from visiting Rambiara Nalla today by local admin. This is where sand extraction through illegal tenders has been outsourced to outsiders & locals are barred from the area.Our land & resources […]
Farooq Abdullah writes to SEC, alleges ‘gross interference’ by govt in upcoming DDC polls
Srinagar: People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) President, Dr Farooq Abdullah has written to J&K Election Commissioner, K K Sharma alleging gross “interference in democracy” by the authorities ahead of the upcoming DDC and Panchayat elections. A letter shot by Farooq to Sharma reads that the candidates put up by the PAGD, the united front […]
Centre sabotaging participation of non-BJP political parties in DDC polls: Mehbooba
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of “sabotaging” the participation of political parties other than the BJP in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir by not allowing them to campaign freely. Mehbooba’s allegations came as major political parties in the Valley, including the NC and the PDP, blame […]
Marginal improvement in Delhi’s air quality, stays in ‘poor’ category
Delhi’s air quality recorded a marginal improvement on Saturday morning due to favourable wind speed but remained in the “poor” category. Government agencies said the air quality index (AQI) was likely to improve to the “moderate” category later in the day. The city’s AQI was 263 at 9 am. The 24-hour average AQI was 296 […]
Fuel prices jacked up after nearly 60 days
The prices of petrol and diesel were raised in Calcutta by 20 and 25 paise, respectively, as firming international oil prices broke a nearly two-month-long hiatus in price revision. In Calcutta, the price of petrol rose to Rs 82.79 a litre from Rs 82.59 per litre, while diesel rates stood at Rs 74.24 per litre […]
AUS vs IND: India will miss Virat Kohli but they have option, says VVS Laxman
Former India cricketer VVS Laxman has said that team India will miss Virat Kohli in Australia after the skipper takes his paternity leave following the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy. “There are options available in the squad. There are a lot of quality players. Since the Test matches are going to be held only in late December, […]
Second Covid wave striking Punjab is a certainty, says Amarinder
Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday offered all possible help to Delhi in managing its spiralling Covid cases, even as he lauded the “unsung heroes” of Punjab for their excellent work in handling the pandemic in the state, while assuring full preparedness by his government to augment health care facilities to prepare for a […]
