Blood bath in D-Street: Sensex hits 15-month low, crashes over 2,400 points on coronavirus fears
Share/Stock Market Today Live Updates: The benchmark equity indices on the BSE and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) edged below 6 per cent in afternoon deals on Monday tracking weakness in the global markets which tumbled due to rising concerns over the economic impact of coronavirus and crashing crude oil prices. The S&P BSE Sensex crashed as much […]
Allahabad HC Orders Removal Of Hoardings Displaying Anti-CAA Protesters
The Allahabad High Court on Monday directed Lucknow district magistrate to remove posters of those accused of vandalism during anti-CAA protests. It asked Lucknow district authorities to submit a report by March 16 about the removal of anti-CAA protesters’ posters. The Court had on Sunday reserved its order on a matter related to the state […]
15 million put under lockdown in northern Italy
ROME: A quarter of the Italian population was in lockdown on Sunday as the government took drastic steps to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus sweeping the globe, while Iran recorded another 49 deaths and the national airline suspended flights to Europe. Italy’s COVID-19 death count is now 233, more than any other country […]
84,000 vacant posts in Kashmir, but no recruitment yet: Report
Srinagar Almost seven months after Article 370 was revoked in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Home Ministry has informed a parliamentary standing committee that the J&K administration has identified nearly 84,000 vacant government posts in the newly created Union Territory but the recruitment is yet to begin as the details are still being scrutinised, reported The […]
Coronavirus cases rise to 43 after three-year-old from Kerala, J&K woman test positive
Agencies New Delhi: The number of coronavirus cases in India rose to 43 on Monday with four people, including a three-year-old child in Kerala who had returned from Italy, testing positive for the disease, Health Ministry officials said on Monday. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu reported one case each, officials said. They added that no deaths […]
Pakistani youth arrested in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir
A Pakistani youth was arrested by the Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Faryad Ali (20), a resident of Kotli in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, sneaked into this side from across the LoC and was intercepted by the Army in a forward area in Balakote […]
2 Labourers Killed, 2 Injured In Blast Inside Army Camp In Anantnag
SRINAGAR – Two labourers were killed and as many were injured in a mysterious blast inside an army camp at Khundroo area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Five labourers were working inside the army;s 21 FAD camp when the mysterious blast occurred, reported news agency GNS. In the blast, two labourers sustained […]
Traffic blues
Government will have to review their earlier policies of managing and maintaining traffic on the streets of Srinagar and other major towns of Kashmir valley. Presently they are only adding to the problems of the people by lifting their vehicles and by slapping fines on them as in most of the cases the fines are […]
S Jaishankar In Kashmir, Meets Families Of Students Stranded In Iran
Srinagar: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived on a surprise visit to Kashmir on Monday and interacted with families of students whose children are stranded in Iran amidst coronavirus scare, officials said. The parents have been appealing the government to lift the students from Iran. The officials said the Union minister will visit the Srinagar […]
Two militants killed in encounter in Shopian district
Shopian : Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Reban area of the south Kashmir district on Monday morning after receiving specific information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. […]
