Nearly 25,000 Cases In A Day Take India’s Covid Tally To Over 7.67 Lakh

India recorded the highest single-day spike of over 24,879 new coronavirus cases and 487 deaths in the last 24 hours, pushing the total tally to 7,67,296 with 21,129 deaths, Health Ministry’s data revealed on Thursday. According to the data, out of total 7,67,296 cases, 4,76,377 have recovered while 2,69,789 remain active in the country. With […]
England struggle for runs in brief play against West Indies

SOUTHAMPTON: After a 117-day absence, international cricket returned in familiar fashion on Wednesday as rain delayed the first Test between England and West Indies before the hosts lost Dom Sibley for 0 then reached 35-1 as bad light brought an early tea. Much else about the occasion felt very different, as the match is being […]
Drug peddler from north Kashmir’s Lolab booked under PSA

Srinagar: Authorities on Thursday booked a drug peddler of Lolab area of this north Kashmir district under Public Safety Act. A local news agency Global News Service (GNS) while quoting unnamed officials reported that Nisar Ahmed Sheikh son of Hayat Sheikh of Maidanpora Loalab has been involved in FIR No. 01/2029 U/S 8/20 NDPS Act […]
Lt Governor condemns the killings of BJP leader, family members

SRINAGAR, JULY 9: Lt Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu has condemned the killings of BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari, his father Bashir Ahmed and brother Umar Bashir, who were killed by the militants on Wednesday evening. In a condolence message, the Lt Governor has said that the barbaric act of killing innocent people is against the […]
DARBAR AT TWO PLACES

This is for the first time in the history of Jammu and Kashmir that the Civil Secretariat will function both from Srinagar and from Jammu for the summer months. On Monday, Darbar opened in Srinagar but most of the offices have been open even in Jammu secretariat. Previously the governments used to move the offices […]
Bandipora attack pre-planned, militants have been identified: IGP Kashmir

Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar on Thursday said that the killing of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader along with father and brother was a “preplanned attack” by the militants who “have been identified”. Bharatiya Janta Party leader, a former district president of the party for Bandipora, Sheikh Wasim Bari, his father Bashir Ahmad […]
Disengagement process: Troops step back 2 km in Hot Springs, Gogra next

Continuing the slow process of disengagement on the Line of Actual Control, Chinese and Indian troops Wednesday stepped back from another friction point in Ladakh as both sides prepared for more meetings at the diplomatic and military levels for the next steps to resolve the border situation. A senior Army officer told The Indian Express that troops […]
COVID claims two more lives in Kashmir, toll 151 in J&K

Srinagar, July 09 : The death toll due to COVID-19 has crossed 150-mark in Jammu and Kashmir as two more patients from the Valley died on Thursday, officials said. Two more COVID-19 patients died in Kashmir on Thursday, thus taking the toll of deaths in J&K to 151. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer that […]
Lt Governor interacts with public delegation from Ganderbal

Takes stock of grievances, developmental issues SRINAGAR, JULY 08: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today interacted with a public delegation from Ganderbal District here at the Auditorium Complex, Raj Bhavan and took stock of the grievances and developmental aspirations of the people of the area. Sh. BVR Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial […]
JK reports 330 new positive cases, 5567 recovered so far

The Government on Wednesday informed that 330 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 59 from Jammu division and 271 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 9261. Also 06 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 168 more […]