NEW DELHI: Parliament’s Standing Committee on Information Technology, headed by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, has dropped the issue of allowing 4G telecom services in Jammu and Kashmir from the agenda of the panel’s meeting to be held on September 1. This decision has been taken after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla wrote to all committee … Read more
SRINAGAR: Internet services on mobile devices were snapped across Kashmir on Independence Day Saturday as a precautionary measure but mobile phone services functioned as usual. Mobile internet services were cut in the early hours of the morning as stringent security arrangements were put in place for Independence Day celebrations across the Valley, a police official … Read more
Srinagar: The news of appointment of Manoj Sinha as J&K’s lieutenant governor failed to enthuse political parties of the Union Territory who remained sceptical. Sinha’s appointment, considered as a move meant to resume the political process in J&K, has been termed by UT’s political parties as “another Delhi man on Delhi’s mission”. They said that … Read more
NEW DELHI: The single-day increase of coronavirus cases crossed the 50,000-mark for the first time on Thursday, pushing India’s COVID-19 caseload to 15,83,792, while the recoveries surpassed 10 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry. The country registered a record increase of 52,123 infections in 24 hours while the death-toll climbed to 34,968 with 775 … Read more