Shashi Tharoor: Modi govt wasted money on faulty Chinese Covid tests ignoring Indian options
The growing storm over the time and money wasted by the Narendra Modi government in procuring rapid antibody testing kits for coronavirus from China, which have now demonstrated a mere 5 per cent accuracy rate, points to serious failures of policy and decision-making on the part of the government and its favoured medical agency, the Indian Council […]
How use of Chinese rapid testing Covid-19 kits created panic in a Kashmir village
Srinagar: Chinese rapid testing kits, distributed by the central government to various states/union territories to detect coronavirus, became a major source of panic at a village in Srinagar earlier this week. On Tuesday, a man in his 30s from Chandhara village of Pampore tehsil in Pulwama district tested “weak positive” for Covid-19 after his samples were examined using […]
Covid-19 lockdown: Govt allows shops to reopen. Here’s what will open and what won’t
All neighbourhood shops in residential areas, except those inside malls, have now been allowed to open during the lockdown but with certain conditions by the government. In a late-night order on Friday, the Union ministry of home affairs said the new instructions will not apply to hotspots or containment zones in the country. The Delhi government […]
Mumbai: Cong leaders move HC against Arnab Goswami, Republic TV
Congress leader and member of Maharashtra Legislative Council Bhai Jagtap and state Youth Congress vice-president Suraj Singh Thakur on Friday moved the Bombay High Court against Republic TV management and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami seeking direction to lodge FIR and initiate investigation against them. The plea contested Goswami’s remarks on a TV show related to the Palghar lynching […]
Lockdown impact: Stuck in India, US visa holders worry about jobs, families
Every time she is on a FaceTime video call with her daughter Aarya, Priyanka Reddy breaks down invariably. She cannot hold her tears back when all that the four-year-old wants to know is when would her mother return home. As she is uncertain of her return, the daughter complains of the food prepared by the […]
PCI calls out “bullying tactics” against journalists, demands withdrawal of charges
Srinagar: Press Club of India (PCI) has called out the charges against Kashmiri journalists by Jammu and Kashmir police and demanded from the Governor’s administration to “devise open and transparent norms to address perceived questions relating to journalists’ posts on social media,” and drop the charges against Kashmiri journalists. In a statement issued here, the PCI […]
Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Awantipora
Srinagar: A pre-dawn gunfight broke between goverment forces and militants in Goripora Area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Reports reachingsaid that a joint team of Police and army’s 50 RR launched cordon and search operation in Goripora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants fired […]
‘It has been such an amazing journey’: Virat Kohli talks about his future with RCB
Virat Kohli has been a stalwart of the Indian Premier League since being signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore. He has only played for one franchise in his career and has openly professed his love for RCB. He was not made the captain of RCB in 2013 and took the team to the final in 2016. […]
Army’s summer strategy in place at LoC with temperatures expected to rise in Kashmir
New Delhi: The Army has put its summer strategy in place along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan even as security agencies expect terror activities to increase during the approaching summer in Kashmir. The measures include grid-wise force multipliers at the LoC. The move also comes on the back of the terror attacks claimed by The […]
Covid 19 pandemic: Sopore Police acts tough against lockdown violators
Sopore 24 April (KNS): Sopore Police on Friday stepped up ongoing efforts to prevent coronavirus and enforce lockdown more strictly across Rafiabad by taking action against people violating norms and shops breaching rules including those on social distancing. On the directions SP Sopore Javid Iqbal,SHO Dangiwacha Rafiabad Ashiq Hussain today sealed a meat shop in […]
