Mehbooba Mufti says will not file any nominations unless article 370 is not restored
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar The former Chief Minister and most critical voice against BJP Mehbooba Mufti has said that she will not contest assembly elections unless article 370 is not restored in Jammu and Kashmir. In an interview with New Delhi based channel, Mehbooba said that she would not be in the race of […]
Srinagar freezes at minus 5.0°C, dry weather to continue till 27 Dec evening
After slight improvement in temperatures from past few days, night temperature dropped in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmir weather, an independent weather forecaster, said minimum temperature settled at minus 5.0 degrees Celsius in Srinagar — 0.2 degrees up from minus 5.2 degree Celsius the previous night. The ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a […]
Army chief arrives in Leh, visits forward areas, reviews security situation
Amid the long haul of the Indian army in Eastern Ladakh, the Army chief General MM Naravane Wednesday arrived in Leh and visited the forward areas and interacted with the commanders and other ranks of officials. The situation in eastern Ladakh worsened after the armies of India and China entered into the confrontation a couple […]
India needs to lower its logistics cost to 7-8% of GDP: Report
There is an urgent need for India to lower its logistics cost to 7-8 per cent of the GDP, according to a report by Confederation of India Industry (CII) and Arthur D. Little. It recommended a 20-25 per cent reduction in indirect costs. The report noted that the current logistics cost of India is 14 […]
Six arrested on charges of grenade throwing and pasting election boycott posters
Srinagar: Six persons have been arrested on charges of throwing grenades and for pasting “threat posters of election boycott” in Tral and Sangam areas in south Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. “Police along with 42RR and 180 BN CRPF busted a (militant) associate network of Jaish-e-Mohammad involved in grenade lobbing incidents in Tral Pulwama and […]
DDC poll results’ people’s verdict against decisions taken on August 5, 2019: Mehbooba
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said despite barring constituents of PAGD from free poll campaigning ahead of DDC polls across J&K by New Delhi and J&K Governments, the verdict made it clear that people of Jammu and Kashmir outrightly rejected the “unconstitutional” decisions taken on August 5, 2019. Mehbooba Mufti who is also […]
Subordinate courts in Kashmir, Ladakh, parts of Jammu to observe winter vacations from January 1
The High Court on Wednesday notified the dates for winter vacations in the subordinate courts of Kashmir division and the courts located in Kishtwar, Batote, Gool, Banihal, Bhaderwah, Ramban, Ukhral and Bani in Jammu Division. According to a notice issued by the High Court, these vacations shall start from 01-January-2021 and will end on 15-January-2021. […]
India records 23,950 new Covid cases, 333 deaths in 24 hours
New Delhi, December 23 India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,99,066 with 23,950 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96.63 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll increased to 1,46,444 with 333 new fatalities, the […]
Santner replaces Patel in NZ squad for Pakistan Test
NAPIER: New Zealand have retained spinner Mitchell Santner in their Test squad to face Pakistan in their two-match series despite Ajaz Patel’s return to fitness, head coach Gary Stead said on Tuesday. Santner was last month brought into the Test squad that played West Indies to replace Patel and played in the Twenty20 Internationals against […]
S. Korea scrambles jets as Chinese, Russian aircraft enter air defence zone
SEOUL: South Korea said it scrambled fighter jets in response to an intrusion into its air defence identification zone by 19 Russian and Chinese military aircraft on Tuesday. Four Chinese warplanes entered the Korea Air Defence Identification Zone (KADIZ) followed by 15 Russian aircraft, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). The South […]
