Samoon e-launches Career Guidance Portal for J&K students
Youth to be greatly benefitted by holistic digital platform’ SRINAGAR, MAY 02- Department of School Education today launched Career Guidance Portal for the students of Jammu & Kashmir. The portal was e-launched by Principal Secretary School Education, Dr. Asgar Samoon, during a Joint Review meeting here at Directorate of School Education Kashmir. It is a […]
Pulwama gunfight ends, cop among several injured in clashes
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight at Dangerpora area of Pulwama, south Kashmir, on Saturday. Several civilians also received minor injuries during clashes, including a police constable. A senior police officer told that the bodies of the militants were recovered from under the debris of the houses during the search operation. Besides the bodies, […]
Army man dies after grenade goes off during drill inside camp in Kupwara
Srinagar: An army man was killed and another suffered injuries in an accidental grenade blast at Tanghdar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Station House Officer (SHO) Tanghdar Waseem Ahmad Budoo told that the grenade blast occurred inside the army’s 2 JAT post along the Line of Control (LoC) during an anti-militancy drill. The police officer […]
COVID-19: 27 more test positive; J-K tally rises to 666
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported 27 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the tally in Jammu and Kashmir to 666. Official sources told that 15 people, including eight family members of the deceased elderly woman from Rainawari, tested positive in Srinagar. The other seven in Srinagar include 5 from Batpora area of Rainawari and one […]
Amid climbing ban, China’s team at Mt Everest to measure world’s tallest peak
China has sent a team of scientists and surveyors to Mount Everest to measure the world’s tallest peak amid ongoing ban on climbing because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The new measurement of the mountain could resolve the question whether Mount Everest lost some of its height in the magnitude 8.1 earthquake in 2015 that ravaged […]
122 CRPF troopers of Delhi battalion test Covid-19 +ve, over 100 results awaited
More than 100 troopers in a Delhi-based battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) so far, news agency PTI reported on Saturday citing an official. These 122 personnel belong to the 31st battalion of the country’s largest paramilitary, which has more than 1000 troopers, and are […]
Cancer patients may face high risk of death from COVID-19: Study
Cancer patients with COVID-19 are much more likely to die due to novel coronavirus infection than those without the malignant disease, according to a study led by an Indian-origin researcher who says the findings may help protect this vulnerable section of the global population. The study, published in the journal Cancer Discovery, is the largest so far to assess outcomes […]
Deputy Commissioner Pulwama conducted nocturnal raids on illegal mining as locals complaint of sleepless nights amid Ramadhan and Lockdown
Pulwama 2 May (KNS): Amid lockdown in view of COVID-19 pandemic, scores of clay loaded tippers were seized during the nocturnal raids in various parts of the district . District Deputy Commissioner Pulwama on receiving incessant complaints from the locals conducted nocturnal raids in parigam , wanpora , Pampore , Laddu to check operations of […]
Covid exit strategy depends on getting vaccine to whole world
Coming up with a vaccine to halt Covid-19 in a matter of months isn’t the only colossal challenge. The next big test: getting billions of doses to every corner of the world at a time when countries increasingly are putting their own interests first. A variety of financing tools are under consideration to spur production of large […]
One More Arrest In Case Related To Former Jammu And Kashmir Cop
Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested an alleged arms dealer, who unsuccessfully contested the 2014 assembly election on a BJP ticket, in connection with a case related to suspended Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh who was caught while ferrying terrorists outside the Kashmir valley. The accused, identified as Tariq Mir, a […]