Grenade hurled at CRPF bunker in south Kashmir
Suspected militants lobbed grenade on CRPF BP Bunker in Batpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday evening. A top police officer told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), that militants this evening lobbed a grenade on CRPF BP Bunker which exploded with a bang. In this incident, no loss of life […]
Pr. Secy SDD reviews progress on finalisation of Action Plan for Skill Mapping across J&K
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today chaired a meeting to review the progress on finalisation of Action Plan for Skill Mapping of edu across Jammu and Kashmir by UNICEF under YuWAAH initiative at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Mission Director Skill Development Mission, Leena […]
Lt Governor visits ITBP personnel injured in tragic road accident near Chandanwari
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today visited Army Hospital Srinagar and enquired about the well-being of ITBP personnel injured in a tragic road accident near Chandanwari. Lt General Amardeep Singh Aujla, GOC 15 Corps was also present. The Lt Governor went around the wards where the injured were receiving treatment, and passed necessary […]
JK reports 217 fresh positive cases, 465736 recovered
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: The Government today informed that 217 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 13 from Jammu division and 204 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 474272. Moreover, 614 moreCOVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 129fromJammu division […]
LG Expresses ‘Deep Anguish’ Over Death, Injuries To ITBP Men In Chandanwari Accident
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday expressed “deep anguish” over the death of six personnel of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and injuries to over 30 others near Chandanwari Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. “Deeply anguished by the bus accident near Chandanwari in which we have lost our brave ITBP personnel. My condolences to the […]
India sees decline in Covid cases; 8813 infections in last 24 hours
Showing a considerable decline in the number of Covid cases, India reported 8813 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 1,11,252 with active cases now constituting 0.25% of the country’s total positive cases. As per […]
UAE T20 league organisers hoping to minimise schedule clashes
NEW DELHI: Organisers of a new Twenty20 league in the United Arab Emirates are working with their counterparts in Australia and South Africa to minimise the impact of scheduling clashes with their competitions, a top official has told Reuters. The International League T20 (ILT20), which launches in January, will be the second most lucrative Twenty20 […]
Russia unveils model of new space station
MOSCOW: Russia’s space agency on Monday unveiled for the first time a physical model of what a planned new Russian-built space station will look like, suggesting Moscow is serious about abandoning the International Space Station (ISS) and going it alone. Russia, in the throes of what some Kremlin hardliners believe is an historic rupture with […]
Minority community member shot dead, his brother injured in Shopian village
Shopian, Aug 16: A minor community member was shot dead, while his brother was injured in Chotigam area of Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that militants fired upon two brothers identified as Sunil Kumar and Pintu Kumar sons of Arjun Nath Kumar in […]
Pahalgam Accident: 6 ITBP personnel dead, dozens injured
DC Anantnag says massive rescue ops underway, hospitals in district put on high alert; Police say injured being airlifted to Army hospital in Srinagar Pahalgam, Aug 16: At least six ITBP personnel died after a bus carrying troopers met with an accident in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district on Tuesday, police said here. An […]