J&K reports 349 fresh covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Active Cases Jump Over 2000-Mark For the second consecutive in a row, Jammu and Kashmir recorded higher number of cases with 349 of them confirmed in the last 24 hours along with three deaths due to the virus, officials said on Thursday. 202 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 147 […]
SSG cover of all the former chief ministers of J&K to go
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar News reports have suggested that UT administration of Jammu and Kashmir has written to the central government that they want to wind up the SSG group which is looking after the protection of four former chief ministers here. These reports have said that these chief ministers are likely to lose […]
Flights at Srinagar airport delayed for third straight day
Air travelers were left disappointed with early morning flights getting delayed at the Srinagar airport for the third straight day on Thursday due to poor visibility. “All flights at Srinagar Airport are delayed due to low visibility. The operations will commence on weather improvement, ” a spokesman at the Srinagar airport said. Weatherman has predicted […]
Petrol, Diesel Prices Jan 6 Updates: Fuel rates continue to remain steady
Petrol and diesel prices – which are revised daily by the oil marketing companies (OMCs) like Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) – remained unchanged in India on Thursday, two months after the Centre reduced the excise duty on fuel rates after they reached an […]
Soldier dies under mysterious circumstances in Poonch
Poonch: An army soldier died under mysterious circumstances on Line of Control in Balnoi area of K G Sector in Mendhar Poonch, officials said on Thursday. They identified the soldier from army’s 8 Garhwal Regiment as Anil Chouhan of Uttrakhand. While he died of bullet wounds, it was not known whether it was case […]
17 Killed, Several Injured After Bus Collides With Gas Cylinder Truck In Jharkhand
Seventeen people were killed and 26 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck transporting gas cylinders in Jharkhand’s Pakur district on Wednesday morning, police said. The accident happened around 8.30 am on the Govindpur-Sahibganj state highway at Paderkola village in Amrapara police station area, they said. The bus with around […]
England director Giles calls for ‘systemic change’ after Ashes debacle
LONDON: England director Ashley Giles said he felt the responsibility for their Ashes series loss in Australia but warned that getting rid of the current leadership without bringing in systemic change was not the answer to their problems in red-ball cricket. England have lost the first three matches in the Ashes series and are playing […]
North Korea fires ‘ballistic missile’ into sea
SEOUL: North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year. In the decade since Kim Jong Un took power North Korea has made rapid progress in its military technology, at the risk of international sanctions. […]
Road accidents
In order to curtail the growing deaths due to the road accidents J&K administration has taken slew of measures to stop such tragedies and to minimize such mishaps on the roads of Jammu and Kashmir. Recently LG Manoj Sinha in a review meeting of road safety has asked the health department to explore the possibility […]
Div Com reviews Revenue matters of Srinagar District
Directs for intensifying anti-encroachment drive to retrieve State/ Kacharie land SRINAGAR, JANUARY 05:- The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Wednesday chaired a meeting to take a detailed review of Revenue matters pertaining to Srinagar District at DC Office Complex, here. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad was also present in the meeting […]