Harbhajan Singh pays tribute to Khalistani terrorist Bhindranwale, draws flak
Jun 07, 2021, at 05:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh drew massive flak from netizens after he paid tribute to Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and others who were killed inside Golden Temple in Operation Blue Star conducted in 1984, media reports said.
Mahua Moitra trades nepotism charge on Jagdeep Dhankhar, Bengal Guv denies
Jun 07, 2021, at 05:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Mahua Moitra has locked horns with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar accusing him of encouraging nepotism to only get her claims rejected by the latter.
COVID-19: Maharashtra records 12,557 fresh cases, 233 deaths
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:59 am
Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra on Sunday reported 12,557 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total case tally up to 58,31,781 as per the latest health bulletin from the state government.
Indian Coast Guard conducts successful swift medical evacuation off Goa
Jun 07, 2021, at 03:08 am
Panaji/UNI: Indian Coast Guard (ICG) successfully conducted a swift sea-air coordinated medical evacuation off Goa on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir: DDC Chairperson, former Minister, Director SKIMS call on Lt Governor in Srinagar
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:36 am
Srinagar: Nuzhat Ishfaq, Chairperson, District Development Council, Ganderbal today called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan.
Jammu and Kashmir: NIT Srinagar hosts virtual lecture on ‘Role of data analytics in marketing’
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:21 am
Srinagar: Department of Humanities Social Science and Management (HSS &M), National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Friday organised virtual lecture on ‘Role of data analytics in marketing’ and it was hosted by Khalid Wani, Director, Western Digital (WD) leading global data storage brand in India.
Jammu and Kashmir: Fisheries Deptt stocks fish seed in Dal
Jun 07, 2021, at 02:02 am
Srinagar: Director Fisheries Bashir Ahmad Bhat on Thursday launched a drive to stock live fish seed in the Dal Lake to maintain fish biomass.
India and Pakistan Ceasefire Agreement: What does it mean for India and Kashmir?
Jun 07, 2021, at 01:55 am
For a few months now, there is peace across the LOC as the guns have fallen silent from both sides of the divide. It is a reprieve time for those unfortunate ones who live within a radius of a few kilometres from LOC on both sides as they no longer need fear for their lives and properties. How short/ long lived will this scenario be? Why did Pakistan go in for a ceasefire? What can be expected of Pakistan in near and distant future, given its past misdemeanours? If an answer is to be sought for the stated questions then one needs to understand the psyche of Pakistan as a Nation, with regard to India.
CJ Mithal releases JKLSA newsletter ‘Endeavour’ in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
Jun 07, 2021, at 01:12 am
Srinagar: Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal today released newsletter of J&K Legal Services Authority (JKLSA) titled “Endeavour” at Srinagar wing of the High Court.Executive Chairman, JKLSA, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey was present on the occasion, while various other judges of the High Court besides others participated through virtual mode.
Jammu and Kashmir: Mysterious blast hits Pulwama, 7 hurt
Jun 07, 2021, at 12:54 am
Srinagar/UNI: Seven people were on Sunday injured in a mysterious blast in south Kashmir district of Pulwama, official sources said.
Jammu and Kashmir HC sanctions financial aid to legal heirs of 5 deceased advocates
Jun 07, 2021, at 12:48 am
Srinagar: J&K High Court has sanctioned financial aid of Rs 4 lakh each to the widows of two young advocates who died of Covid-19 during the second wave.
Government distributes 46000 Covid care kits among patients in home isolation in Jammu and Kashmir
Jun 07, 2021, at 12:20 am
Srinagar: With a view to ensure proper monitoring of Covid-19 positive patients in home isolation, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has distributed close to 46000 Covid management kits among coronavirus infected patients in the Union Territory.
Five held in connection with extortion in Nagaland's Tuensang
Jun 06, 2021, at 10:39 pm
Kohima: Police apprehended five persons in connection with extortion case in Nagaland's Tuensang district.
Jun 06, 2021, at 09:52 pm
Delhi/IBNS: The Malyali nurses union in Delhi has demanded a written apology and "serious action" against those responsible for issuing a circular in Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (GIPMER) barring nurses from speaking in Malayalam and only use English or Hindi, media reports said.
Central team visits West Bengal to access the damage caused by Cyclone Yaas
Jun 06, 2021, at 09:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Centre on Sunday dispatched an inter- Ministerial team, headed by a Union Home Ministry’s Joint Secretary level officer to West Bengal to access the damage caused by the recent Cyclone Yaas, a Home Ministry official confirmed here on Sunday.
BJP UP in charge meets Guv Anandiben Patel amid speculations of cabinet expansion
Jun 06, 2021, at 08:34 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Uttar Pradesh in-charge Radha Mohan Singh met Governor Anandiben Patel on Sunday morning amid speculations of state cabinet's expansion ahead of assembly election next year, said media reports.
93 ex-civil servants write to PM Modi opposing decisions of Lakshadweep administrator
Jun 06, 2021, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As many as 93 retired civil servants have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi against Lakshadweep administrator Praful Patel's decisions, calling them "disturbing developments".
BJP's Suvendu Adhikari, his brother booked for stealing relief material
Jun 06, 2021, at 04:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A case has been registered against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari and his brother for allegedly stealing relief material worth several lakhs from a municipality office in West Bengal's Purba Medinipur district, media reports said.
Three youths arrested for raping two minor girls in Assam’s Barpeta district
Jun 06, 2021, at 03:41 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Police have arrested three youths for allegedly raping two minor girls in Assam’s Barpeta district.
Donald Trump mocks Anthony Fauci for advice on mask-wearing
Jun 06, 2021, at 02:05 pm
Washington/UNI: Former US President Donald Trump has criticized US top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci for being inconsistent in his advice on COVID-19.
Centre defends its liberalised vaccine policy after media reports suggest inequities in distribution
Jun 06, 2021, at 08:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre on Saturday defended the liberalised vaccine policy, under which 50 per cent of the doses are supplied by it and the remaining are made available to the state governments and private sector directly, saying the media reports suggesting inequities in distribution of doses were "inaccurate and speculative in nature".
Malta-based company offers to supply 60 million doses of Sputnik V to Haryana
Jun 06, 2021, at 06:04 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Haryana government said it has received an "expression of Interest" from Pharma Regulatory Services Ltd, headquartered in Malta, to directly supply up to 60 million doses of Sputnik V vaccine developed by Russia at Rs 1,120 per dose.
Jammu and Kashmir: IED detected, defused in Srinagar
Jun 06, 2021, at 12:24 am
Srinagar/UNI: Security forces on Saturday averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city.
COVID-19 Aftermath: Delhi Metro to resume operations from Monday
Jun 05, 2021, at 11:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi Metro services, which were halted during the lockdown, will resume again from Monday, June 7, with 50 per cent passenger carrying capacity.
Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces bust hideout, recover arms and ammunition
Jun 05, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Srinagar: Security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have busted a hideout and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Manyal region, media report said.
Kashmir: JUIAK hands over 10 oxygen concentrators to AHRF Kargil
Jun 05, 2021, at 11:11 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: Jamiat-ul-Ulama Isna Ashariya Kargil (JUISK) Thursday handed over 10 oxygen concentrators to its health wing Alreza Healthcare and Research Foundation (AHRF), Kargil.
Srinagar: Food kits distributed among artisan families under the YANA initiative
Jun 05, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The YANA Initiative of the KCC&I Relief Trust yesterday undertook a major distribution program of food kits in IICT Grounds for the stakeholders of the handicrafts sector including artisans and weavers of Srinagar City.
500 surplus computers to be relocated to Civil Secretariat, Srinagar from Jammu
Jun 05, 2021, at 10:57 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: The J&K government has ordered to relocate 500 surplus computers along with printers to the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar from Jammu to meet their shortage and facilitate smooth implementation of e-office.
TMC intends to expand outside Bengal, appoints Abhishek Banerjee as All India General Secretary
Jun 05, 2021, at 10:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bringing a major rejig in the party with a clear intent to spread its wings outside West Bengal politics, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday appointed its Lok Sabha MP and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee as the outfit's All India General Secretary.
Kashmir: CUK holds webinar on ‘stress management and online education
Jun 05, 2021, at 10:46 pm
Srinagar/IBNS: School of Education (SoE), Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organized a webinar on ‘Stress Management and Online Education: A Pedagogical Perspective.’