Police in Kashmir summons journalist Qazi Shibli
The editor of a south Kashmir based news portal, The Kashmiriyat, was summoned by Jammu and Kashmir police’s cyber cell in Srinagar on Friday for “unknown reasons.” In a statement, the Kashmiriyat said that Qazi Shibli “got a call from the Cyber Police station at around 2:15 PM on Thursday asking him to present himself” in the Cyber Police […]
Covid-19 vaccine tracker, July 31: Oxford, Johnson & Johnson vaccines prevent infection in monkeys
A vaccine candidate being developed by Oxford University in association with AstraZeneca was able to “prevent” the Coronvirus infection in monkeys, a new study published in the Nature journal has said. Another study in the same journal said even the vaccine being developed by Johnson and Johnson was able to achieve similar results. Detailed findings of animal trials […]
12-yr-old girl drowns, 2 siblings rescued in Poonch
A 12-year-old girl drowned as her two other siblings were rescued from a canal in Poonch last evening, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told the agency that the siblings, children of Zakir Hussian Peer, were playing near the canal at Jallian Azambad and subsequent went inside it, leading to […]
Not given up Article 370 fight but illogical to ask Modi govt to restore it — Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and the National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah has told ThePrint that he has not given up on the efforts to ensure J&K’s special status is restored. Abdullah has been under fire in the Valley since he wrote an opinion piece in The Indian Express, in which he said he won’t be contesting […]
J&K’s Dooru Municipal Committee Chief Expresses Gratitude To PM Modi
Anantnag: The Municipal Committee Chairman of Dooru in Kashmir’s Anantnag district expressed gratitude for being appreciated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his monthly radio programme, “Mann ki Baat”. Municipal Committee Chairman, Mohammed Iqbal Ahanger said that it was a joyous day for him. Speaking to ANI, Ahanger said, “It was totally unexpected that Prime […]
UN leaders to meet virtually; Trump might attend in person
The annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations is going virtual this year for the first time in its 75-year history because of the COVID-19 pandemic except for the likely personal appearance by President Donald Trump. “We’re hoping that President Trump will actually be speaking in person in the General Assembly,” Kelly Craft, the US ambassador […]
Hasnain welcomes the Apex Court observations
Hasnain Masoodi Member of Parliament from South Kashmir has welcomed the observations made by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on 29th July 2020, while disposing of the Special Leave Petition filed by Mian Abdul Qayoom to question his detention under Public Safety Act . The Court while parting with Judgment observed that “Kashmir has been a […]
‘I Expect You Will Secure Justice For Dr. Kafeel Khan’: Priyanka Gandhi Writes To UP CM
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday wrote to Yogi Adityanath over the detention of Dr Kafeel Khan, booked under the National Security Act over alleged hate speech, and said she expects the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to do his best to secure justice for him. In her letter to the chief minister, the Congress general […]
Donald Trump calls for ‘delay’ to 2020 presidential election amid claims of voting fraud
US President Donald Trump is for the first time floating a “delay” to November’s presidential election, alleging that “increased mail-in voting will result in fraud”. “With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA. […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 450 new positive cases, 11842 recovered so far JAMMU, JULY 30: The Government on Thursday informed that 450 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 83 from Jammu division and 367 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 19869. […]
