LJP bats for restoration of statehood, says Amit Shah’s promise yet to be progressed despite passing over a year
Demanding restoration of statehood to J&K, LJP national spokesperson Sanjay Saraf on Wednesday said that the promises made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament have not been progressed despite passing over a year now. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), LJP leader Sanjay Saraf was addressing a media gathering in Kashmir Press Club […]
Jammu and Kashmir to have five official languages now
The Cabinet has approved Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Bill, 2020, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri, Hindi and English to be official languages in Jammu and Kashmir under the new Bill approved by the Cabinet, said Mr. Javadekar. Mr. Javadekar said that the Union Cabinet has also approved Mission Karmayogi for bringing […]
In Jammu and Kashmir, rapid antigen tests proving to be a game changer
The introduction of rapid antigen test (RAT) in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly for testing incoming air and road passengers and for contact-tracing in containment zones, is proving to be a game changer in disease containment efforts in the Union Territory. The RAT gives results within 15 minutes as against the RT-PCR, which normally takes at-least […]
4 Militant Associates Arrested In Budgam: Police
Srinagar- Police Wednesday claimed to have arrested four Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant associates in Central Kashmir’s Budgam. In a statement, the police said that on 01 September, Budgam Police and army 53 RR apprehended 04 militant associates of LeT during cordon and search operation from Pethkoot area of Beerwah Budgam. They have been identified as Shakil Ahmad […]
Vodafone Idea shares regain strength post SC AGR verdict, trades over 8% on BSE
Giving a sigh of relief to the investors, share price of Vodafone Idea continued to remain in the green zone on Wednesday afternoon and traded up by over 8 per cent. After gaining a high of Rs 10.10 earlier in the day, the shares were trading at Rs 9.63, up by Rs 0.74 or 8.32 […]
Health Ministry Data Reveals 18-44 Year-Olds Constitute 54 Percent Of Covid-19 Cases
The Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday that 54 per cent of the COVID-19 cases reported in India are in the age group of 18-44 years, while 51 per cent deaths are among people aged 60 and above. Presenting an analysis of COVID-19 cases and mortality on the basis of age, it also said that […]
US Says It Won’t Join Global Effort To Develop Covid Vaccine
The Trump administration has said it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine because it does not want to be constrained by multilateral groups like the World Health Organisation. The decision to go for it alone, first reported by The Washington Post, follows the White House’s decision […]
England should ‘definitely’ tour Pakistan, says new ECB chairman
England should “definitely” tour Pakistan provided it is safe to do so, according to new England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) chairman Ian Watmore. England have not visited Pakistan since 2005/06. An attack by armed militants on Sri Lanka’s team bus in Lahore in 2009 ended major cricket tours for a decade, with Pakistan forced […]
CONSERVATION OF HERITAGE
Conservation of heritage wealth in Jammu and Kashmir needs a lot of priority and attention of the government. There is no denying the fact due to the clampdown followed by lockdown, most of the heritage properties remained unattended by the concerned authorities sending alarm bells among the heritage lovers of Kashmir. In this direction recently […]
NIA conducts fresh raids in Srinagar
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday conducts fresh raids at Batamaloo & Mandar Bagh area of Srinagar city. According to reports sleuths of NIA accompanied by paramilitary CRPF and police, raided the houses of several people who were associated with cross-LoC trade. When this report was filled the NIA raid in the area was going […]
