PDD daily wager electrocuted in north Kashmir
An employee of Power Development Department (PDD) received severe burn injuries after he received an electric shock while repairing a transformer and transmission lines in Seelo area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday evening. Reports reaching said that a 50-year-old daily wager employee identified as Ghulam Hassan Sheikh, son of Wali Muhammad […]
Diesel rates marginally lowered in metropolitan cities for fifth day in a row, petrol unchanged
Diesel prices continued to fall on Monday, making it fifth day in a row, even though globally crude prices remained steady. In the national capital diesel was priced at Rs 71.43 per litre, down from Rs 71.58 on Sunday. Similar trend was witnessed in other major metropolitan cities. In Mumbai, diesel was being sold at […]
‘Agricultural Mandis And MSP Will Continue,’ Reassures Prime Minister Modi
With opposition parties vehemently criticising the recently passed farm bills, claiming they go against the interests of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended the bills on Monday. Modi said that the new bills will grant farmers the freedom to sell their produce at a place and price of their choice. Attacking critics, he claimed that […]
Parents prefer to keep their wards in home on school reopening
By Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar While the authorities have decided to open schools starting from today in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, most of the parents preferred their wards to be at the home rather than in the schools. Reports from many schools said that only few students turned up in the morning […]
Injured Ashwin says he’ll be ready for next game, but final decision rests with physio: Iyer
Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer said senior India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is hopeful of recovering from his shoulder injury before their next IPL game but a final call on his availability will rest with the team physio. Ashwin endured dream and nightmare in a space of six deliveries as he scalped two KXIP batsmen and […]
Thousands march in Germany urging EU to take in refugees
BERLIN: Rights activists on Sunday accused Italian authorities of blocking migrant rescue ship Sea-Watch 4 from leaving port and resuming its emergency mission in the Mediterranean. After an inspection on the safety of the vessel to operate in high seas, Italian authorities placed the ship under an administrative blockade, said the German activist groups Sea-Watch […]
86,961 new COVID-19 cases in India, tally reaches 54,87,580
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally reached 54.88 lakh with 86,961 people being infected in the past 24 hours, while 43,96,399 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 80.12 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 54,87,580, while the death toll climbed to […]
3,000 litres of illicit kerosene seized in south Kashmir’s Pulwama, 2 arrested
Awantipora: Police on Monday arrested two persons and recovered around 3000 litres of subsidized kerosene from their possession in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The duo identified as Uzair Ahmad Ganie resident of Samboora Pampore and Faisal Ahmad Mir of Panzgam village of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district were held by the police at Khinbugh village of […]
From tulips to lotus, all flowers in Kashmir whither without admirers
By Tariq Shah Srinagar There is a lotus bloom both in Dal and Nigeen lakes of Srinagar. The way lotus have sprouted it seems that LAWDA has started ignoring to clean these two water bodies. Apart from lotus in the spring of this year, thousands of tulip bulbs sprouted in the lap of Zabarwan hills […]
1350 crore package
Keeping the word with the business delegations which met Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha in the recent past on Saturday he announced an economic package worth Rs 1,350 crore for the newly formed Union Territory in a bid to boost the business sector and other sectors. Announcing the package, Sinha said, “We […]
