Flight restrictions will be lifted once we are confident that coronavirus is in control: Puri
India will remove its suspension of domestic and international commercial passenger flights once it is confident that the spread of coronavirus has come under control, sad Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday. “My heart goes out to people who are facing problems due to restrictions put in place on domestic & international flights, […]
Srinagar-Jammu Highway closes after fresh landslides
Mughal road, Anantnag-Kishtwar road, Srinagar-Kargil road continue to be closed Srinagar, April 8, KNT: The 270-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, was closed yet again on Wednesday due to fresh landslides, triggered by rain. Official sources informed Kashmir News Trust that traffic on the […]
Covid-19 cases in India breach 5000-mark, death toll at 149
Maharashtra remained the worst affected after reporting more than 1000 positive cases, on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the central government’s figure for the state showed there were 1161 patients, including 79 recoveries and 64 deaths. Officials have said that after several states suggested the three-week nationwide lockdown over the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak should be extended […]
Industries to domicile jobs: Modi govt’s cluelessness on Kashmir is visible in 9 months
The stated purpose of the Narendra Modi government’s decision to dilute Article 370 was to “forever unite Kashmir with India”. Union Home Minister Amit Shah also asserted that it would pave the way for Kashmir’s development and a countdown for terrorism in the erstwhile state. But, claims by the Modi government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) notwithstanding, the […]
Trump threatens to slash US funding to World Health Organization
US President Donald Trump threatened to freeze American funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), saying it “missed the call” on the coronavirus pandemic, which has so far killed more than 82,000 people around the world. Trump said on Tuesday the WHO “called it wrong” on the virus and the UN organisation was “very China-centric” […]
Sopore gunfight: One militant killed, search continues
Srinagar: One militant was killed in a gunfight with government forces in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district following night long siege. Sources told that while one militant was killed; searches for his colleagues were going on when this report was filed. A joint team of army’s 22 RR, 179 battalion CRPF and SOG had […]
US Reports 2000 Coronavirus-related Deaths In 24 Hours
The United States had a gloomy day on Tuesday as it reported a record daily figure of 1,939 deaths bringing up the total toll of COVID-19 positive deaths to 12,844, which is fast closing on tolls in the other worst-hit countries such as Italy and Spain. Italy so far has reported 17,127 deaths and Spain […]
Omar Sheikh was let go because someone in Pakistan wanted him freed, like mentor Masood Azhar
On 14 October 2009, American ambassador to Pakistan Ann Patterson cabled Washington that Omar Saeed Sheikh’s case before the Sindh High Court was adjourned indefinitely. Her comment was that this was nothing to worry about as the court didn’t look eager to overturn the death sentence given by the trial court. Sheikh was accused of involvement in the 2002 kidnapping […]
Coronavirus: Wuhan emerges from the harshest of lockdowns
For the first time in months, people have been allowed to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus emerged before spreading across the world. The authorities have hailed this moment as a success – but residents had markedly different experiences of what is arguably the largest lockdown in human history. It took 76 […]
Spike in ceasefire violations by Pakistan amid Covid outbreak
There has been an unusual spike in ceasefire violations by the Pakistan army on the Line of Control (LoC) this year to help infiltrators sneak into Jammu and Kashmir compared to border violations in the previous years, two senior officers familiar with the matter said on Tuesday on condition of anonymity. The neighbouring army has […]
