Surprised at laughable claims of respect for press freedom from some officials: KWJA
Srinagar: The Kashmir Working Journalists Association (KWJA) has noted with dismay that despite pleas for an enabling environment for media, J&K Police has not withdrawn its latest cases against three journalists in Kashmir. In a statement issued here the journalist body said, “We strongly condemn and protest the continued harassment of journalists in Kashmir at […]
Don’t rush to restart La Liga, Bale warns
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale says there should be no rush to restart La Liga during the coronavirus lockdown as the Spanish football federation plans tests and a return to training. Testing players is being discussed with a view to completing the Liga season and thereby avoiding financial disaster, a source close to La Liga […]
Kashmiri Author And Journalist Gowhar Geelani, Booked Under UAPA, Moves HC
Kashmir-based author and journalist Gowhar Geelani on Friday the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and sought to quash the FIR filed against him by the police under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Cyber Police Station in Kashmir Zone on Tuesday registered a case and started investigation into allegations that journalist Geelani was indulging in unlawful […]
Franklin Templeton shuts 6 Indian debt funds as lockdown hurts liquidity
Mumbai: One of the first global financial firms to launch asset management operations in India more than two decades ago is taking unprecedented steps to lock in investor money as the coronavirus pandemic worsens credit market strains. Franklin Templeton is shutting six fixed-income and credit-risk funds run by its Indian unit, locking in 308 billion rupees […]
The economics of news media and why it’s in deep crisis because of Covid-19
New Delhi: Media organisations have been laying off staff, cutting salaries and stopping publications. It seems like the first thing the pandemic has hit around the world is the news media business. We have heard about big names like the The Times of India, The Quint and The Indian Express doing so, but the situation must be much worse for smaller, regional […]
India’s high number of asymptomatic cases worrying, and herd immunity is far off
Several countries, including India, are reporting cases of people testing positive for Covid-19 but not showing symptoms. This has raised questions on the explanations and the implications of the novel coronavirus infection. The tests involved are both the antigen tests for viral presence in the body and the antibody tests for the immune response developed by an infected individual. Was a test a […]
India staring at ‘sombre economic situation’, needs major stimulus: Finance panel
India is staring at a “sombre economic situation”; it needs to lift the lockdown to kick-start economic activities, and it needs a major stimulus, several members of the economic advisory council of the finance commission (FC) argued at a two-day virtual conference on Thursday, according to two officials familiar with the proceedings of the meeting. […]
After Aarogya Setu, tender for wristband to track patients by government enterprise causes concern
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Even as privacy concerns for COVID-19 tracking app Aarogya Setu remain, the Broadcast Engineering Consultants India Limited (BECIL) — a central public sector enterprise (CPSE) under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting — has floated a tender inviting companies to supply devices such as COVID-19 patient tracking tool, online high fever scanning tools and handheld thermal imaging systems. […]
May-end date likely for pending CBSE Class 10, 12 board exams, if lockdown ends on schedule
New Delhi: The pending Class 10 and 12 board exams will likely be held May-end if the Covid-19 lockdown ends on schedule, ThePrint has learnt. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), India’s largest board, has apprised schools of a tentative timeline that will be followed if the lockdown isn’t extended beyond 3 May, the board said. According […]
Maintain highest regard for freedom of press: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, April 23 (KNS):Regarding the press freedom being curtailed in Kashmir, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar anyone before making such claims on generalisations people should ascertain the facts. IGP Kashmir said that only one journalist has been questioned about a journalistic work as only one FIR of instigating people for violence has been registered over an […]
