Basant Rath suspended for ‘gross misconduct and misbehaviour’
Jammu and Kashmir IPS officer Basant Rath has been suspended for alleged instances of ‘gross misconduct and misbehaviour’ a Home Ministry order said on Wednesday. Mr. Rath had recently written a letter in which he expressed apprehension about his safety due to “certain activities” of the Jammu and Kashmir Police chief. The letter had gone viral […]
Kanpur Ambush: Entire Staff At Chaubeypur Police Station Shunted To Police Lines
All 68 police personnel at Chaubeypur police station in Kanpur were shunted to the reserve police lines on Tuesday with the top brass saying they suspected their integrity after last week’s ambush which killed eight policemen. A spokesperson said an inquiry is already on and action will be taken against the guilty based on its […]
US warned against hasty troops withdrawal from Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Afghanistan and China on Tuesday warned the United States against precipitous withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, saying terrorist groups could take advantage of it. A joint communique issued at the end of the meeting between representatives of the three countries held through video link said: “The three sides urged for an orderly, […]
New era for cricket as England, WI clash in first Test
SOUTHAMPTON: International sport finally returns to Britain on Wednesday when England take on the West Indies in the world’s first cricket Test match since the start of March because of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Its clear the match being staged at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton is about much more than just cricket. A […]
SMC Issues Election Notification For Post Of Mayor, Says Poll Will Take Place On July 14
Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Wednesday issued an election notification for the post of Mayor and said the poll will take place on July 14, 2020 from 11:00 hours onwards. In this regard a notification issued by Secretary SMC reads, “In terms of Section 36 of the J&K Municipal Corporation Act, 2000 read with Rule […]
COVID-19: 65-year-old Baramulla man dies, J-K toll 146
Srinagar: Hours after a 65-year-old man from Baramulla district died at a hospital here, his sample for covid-19 returned positive on Wednesday, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 146 in Jammu and Kashmir A resident of Nadihal area of the north Kashmir district, the sexagenarian was admitted to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh […]
60-year-old woman killed, another injured in cross LoC firing in J-K’s Poonch
A 60-year-old woman was killed and another injured as Pakistan rained mortars on Indian posts and forward villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Poonch district police chief SSP Ramesh Kumar Angral said, “there was ceasefire violation by Pakistan and at […]
LADAKH IN GRIP OF CORONA
Ladakh region has a strange history of coronavirus. At the initial stage many people in Leh and Kargil were infected with coronavirus but the prompt action taken by health authorities not only flatten the curve but also reversed the trend. After a few months of struggle, along with people of Ladakh health authorities declared the […]
India’s COVID-19 caseload increases to 7,42,417
With 22,752 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 7,42,417 on Wednesday, while the death toll climbed to 20,642 with 482 people succumbing to the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of recoveries stands at 4,56,830, while there are 2,64,944 active cases of coronavirus […]
Elderly Shopian woman dies of COVID-19, J&K toll 145
A 70-year-old woman from Shopian died at a hospital in Srinagar two days after she was admitted here, officials said on Wednesday. Her death has taken the fatality count due to novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir to 145. The septuagenarian with Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) died last evening at SMHS hospital, Medical Superintendent Dr […]
