Gold heads for biggest quarterly gain since 2016 amid ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
Gold headed for the biggest quarterly advance since 2016 amid a surge in demand for haven assets due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, which shows no signs of abating. Bullion has been rising due to a resurgence in virus infections, with the World Health Organization warning that the worst of the pandemic is still to […]
Australia-Zimbabwe ODI series postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Zimbabwe have not visited Australia since the 2003-04 The One-Day series between Australia and Zimbabwe was on Tuesday postponed by mutual agreement between the two boards due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-match series was to played in August but Australia is currently grappling with a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases. The country has recorded more than 7500 […]
Lodge FIR against three hotels: DC Bla to Police
Baramulla, June 30 (KNS): Deputy Commissioner Baramulla on Tuesday directed Police to register a case against the three hoteliers for violating the SOPs in the town. According to order copy issued to KNS , DC Baramulla G N Itoo said that “it is to inform that three hotels including Hotel Dawat, Hotel Shahi Sakoon and […]
Rahul Gandhi tweets chart to illustrate rise in Chinese imports since 2014
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his ambitious Make in India project, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday referred to data to show a jump in imports from China since 2014, the year the BJP government came to power. This also comes a day after the Centre banned 59 Chinese apps to send a strong signal to the […]
Pulwama youth hangs himself at Srinagar hospital
Srinagar: A 25-year-old youth from Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district allegedly hanged himself to death on Tuesday at a maternity hospital in Bemina area of Srinagar. The deceased has been identified as Altaf Ahmad Gujjar, son of Bashir Ahmad Gujjar of Aripal area of Tral with officials saying he hanged himself to death […]
COVID-19: Baramulla man dies in Srinagar hospital, J-K tally mounts to 98
Srinagar: A 52-year-old man from Baramulla, who was tested positive for COVID-19, died at JVC hospital in Bemina on Tuesday, thus taking the overall death toll due to the virus to 98. Dr Shifa Deva, Medical Superintendent at JVC Bemina was quoted as saying by a local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a 52-year-old […]
We don’t share data with Chinese govt, says TikTok after India bans 59 mobile apps
TikTok, one of the 59 mobile applications ordered to be blocked by the central government, on Tuesday insisted that it did not pass on any information about its users to any foreign government including the Chinese government and would not do so in the future too. In a statement that came hours after the government announced […]
BJP wants Make in India but buys from China, says Rahul Gandhi
The Corps Commanders of the Indian and Chinese armies will on Tuesday hold a meeting at the Chushul border point as part of efforts to de-escalate the situation on the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh. This will be the third meeting between XIV Corps Commander Lt General Harinder Singh and South Xinjiang Military Region Commander Major General Liu Lin. They […]
Bijbehara encounter: Two militants killed, Search on
Two militants have been killed in an encounter that broke out between militants and government forces in Waghama area Bijbehara belt of South kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday morning. An official told News agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two militants have been killed in an exchange of fire while as search operation is on in […]
Navin Choudhary reviews functioning of Agriculture, Animal & Sheep Husbandry Deptts
JAMMU, JUNE 29: Principal Secretary Agriculture, Animal & Sheep Husbandry Departments, Navin Choudhary today chaired a meeting to review functioning of the departments and implementation of different schemes sponsored by Central and UT governments for the benefit of farmers. The meeting was attended by Directors of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Sheep Husbandry and other concerned […]
