Altaf Bukhari appraises NSA, HM on shortcomings of domicile order
Srinagar, April 03 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukahri on Friday apprised union home minster Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval regarding the shortcomings in newly issued order on domicile law in the matter of employment for Jammu and Kashmir. Sources told KNS that Bukhari expressed his strong […]
PROTECT DOCTORS
In the growing positive case of coronavirus, doctors are the real heroes along with the paramedics including nurses to save the patients in Jammu and Kashmir. While the administration is trying to ignore their fight against this pandemic, doctors have been pleading with authorities to provide them Personal Protection Gears for their own safety. […]
After Domicile order, Altaf Bukhari to meet PM , HM again
Srinagar, April 2 (KNS): Newly launched J&K Apni party chief Altaf Bukhari is going to call on Prime Minister and Home Minister to convey him resentment and concerns of people of J&K against the Domicile order of GOI. Sources said Bukhari who is camping in Delhi has decided to call on Prime Minister and Home […]
J&K: Plea in SC for Restoration of 4G Mobile Internet Services Amid COVID-19 Crisis
New Delhi: A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to restore 4G internet speed in the Union Territory in light of prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. The plea, filed through ‘Foundation for Media Professionals’, has assailed an order of the UT administration of March 26, […]
Coronavirus: Govt tells SC one-third of migrant workers could be infected
NEW DELHI : Almost a third of the migrants returning to their home towns and villages could be infected with the novel coronavirus, the government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday as it sought to buttress the need to halt the exodus. The Centre will stop migrant workers from returning to their homes since it is […]
Coronavirus lockdown: Govt to suffer hefty loss in jet, auto fuel taxes
NEW DELHI : The central government is set to suffer a hefty loss in excise duty collections on jet fuel and auto fuel in the three-week lockdown until 14 April, with aircraft grounded and most vehicles off roads. The loss could be as high as ₹16,000 crore for petrol and diesel alone, going by the consumption trend […]
Residents of Wuhan asked to stay home amid fears of fresh coronavirus wave
Beijing: China’s coronavirus city Wuhan has announced plans to resume 100 passenger trains from April 8 even as the city officials on Friday asked its residents to stay at home and avoid non-essential outings amid fears of a possible rebound of the disease due to the steady rise in the asymptomatic cases. Wuhan will resume operation […]
‘Don’t do this’: Bengal CM on resistance in setting up Covid-19 hospitals
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday urged people to strictly maintain social distancing amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak. On Friday, the state government reported four new cases of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, taking the total tally to 57. Of them, 38 were described as “active cases”, as 12 have recovered and seven died. […]
Coronavirus toll in New York City exposes wider inequalities
Under normal circumstances, low-income residents of New York City face heightened risks of economic dislocation, adverse health outcomes and workplace dangers. But in the age of the coronavirus, pre-existing inequalities are exacerbated by a disease that claims lives from all walks of life, but takes a far bigger toll on the less affluent. Low-income areas […]
Silence Of The Abdullahs: Is Coronavirus A Cover?
Soon after his release from detention on March 24, the first thing former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah did was change his bio-note on his Twitter handle. “Former PSA Political detinue, former CM of J&K state, former Union Minister, former MP, former MLA. Vice President JKNC. Tweets are my own,” Omar wrote. He seemed […]
