Dozen houses gutted in Banihal fire
RAMBAN: At least a dozen houses were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said, adding no injuries were reported in…
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Sikh delegation urges MHA for UP-like anti-conversion law in Jammu and Kashmir
NEW DELHI: A Sikh delegation met Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy and submitted a memorandum over the alleged forced conversion and marriage of Sikh girls in Kashmir and demanded UP-like…
Rahul Gandhi slams Centre’s COVID relief package, calls it ‘hoax’
NEW DELHI : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday slammed the Centre after it announced the COVID-19 financial package, calling it a ‘hoax’.In a tweet, he said that the package, announced on Monday by finance…
Fully vaccinated persons from India can enter Switzerland without COVID test, quarantine, announces Swiss government
ZURICH [SWITZERLAND]: As Switzerland relaxed COVID-related restrictions from June 26, the government’s Federal Council of Public Health has informed that persons from countries with a variant of concern like India, who have been vaccinated or…
LBA seeks invite for July 1 talks, says KDA doesn’t represent all
Excelsior CorrespondentKARGIL, June 28: Demanding separate invitation for scheduled talks with Government of India on July 1, Kargil branch of Ladakh Buddhist Association has said that the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) does not represent all…
Stringent action to be taken against those disturbing communal harmony: LG
*Delegation of SADD calls on SinhaExcelsior CorrespondentSrinagar, June 28: A delegation of Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi (SADD) today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here.The delegation led by Paramjit Singh Sarna, President…
Decision to bifurcate J&K & Ladakh as UTs bolstered national security: Rajnath
Strategic, security concerns addressed: Dr JitendraExcelsior CorrespondentLEH/NEW DELHI, June 28: The Union Government’s “historic” decision to bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as two separate Union Territories have bolstered national security and led to a…
Sikhs protest; VHP, Cong, Muslim Front condemn forcible conversions in Valley
Excelsior CorrespondentJAMMU, June 28: Protests against forcible conversions of Sikh girls in Kashmir Valley continued for second consecutive day today with leaders of various social and political organizations condemning it and demanded a ban on…
LG pays obeisance at Shri Amarnathji shrine, performs puja
Excelsior CorrespondentSrinagar, June 28: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today paid his obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnathji.The Lt Governor, who is also the Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, accompanied by…
Jammu reports below 100 cases after 87 days, no COVID death
6 succumb to virus in KashmirExcelsior CorrespondentJAMMU/SRINAGAR/ LEH, June 28: Jammu region today recorded below 100 COVID positive cases after 87 days and no casualty after about 80 days while six persons succumbed to the…