PDD daily-wager electrocuted to death in Lisser Kokernag
Anantnag: A 30-year-old PDD daily-wager was electrocuted to death during repairing of an electric transformer in Lisser Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. Identifying the deceased as Suhail Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Rafiq Bhat, a resident of Buchoo Kokernag, the officials said that the person received a major electric shock. […]
Ashraf Ghani says he had no choice but to flee Kabul
ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s former president said he had no choice but to abruptly leave Kabul as the Taliban closed in and denied an agreement was in the works for a peaceful takeover, disputing the accounts of former Afghan and US officials. Former president Ashraf Ghani said in a BBC interview that aired on Thursday that an adviser gave him […]
Snowfall predicted on Jan 5-6 in different areas of Kashmir
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar According to the MeT department there is the possibility of heavy snowfall in many areas of Jammu and Kashmir during January 5 to 6. The prediction for heavy snowfall is coming at the juncture of time when the dry weather conditions have already brought a lot of misery for the […]
Rahul Gandhi Slams Centre For ‘Missing’ Covid-19 Vaccination 2021 Target
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Modi government for not fulfilling its “promise” to fully vaccinate all eligible beneficiaries against Covid-19 by the end of the year. The government had told the Supreme Court in June that it expected the entire eligible population to be vaccinated against Covid-19 by end of the year. […]
Street vendors
Hundreds of street vendors who have encroached upon the space of public use in Srinagar city have also added to the traffic mess on the roads. Recently Deputy Commissioner Srinagar on the complaints of the general public visited many areas in the city for the purpose of streamlining the traffic. He directed to relocate street […]
3 Jaish-e-Mohammad militants killed in encounter with security forces in Srinagar
One of the slain militants was involved in the December 13 attack on a police bus in the nearby Zewan area Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed and four security forces personnel injured during an encounter in the Pantha Chowk area of the city here on Friday, police said. One of the slain militants was […]
Enforcement teams recover Rs 49,800 fine from violators in Ramban
1055 vaccinated, 2748 samples collected RAMBAN, DECEMBER 30: Continuing the enforcement drive to implement Covid protocol across the district Ramban, the Enforcement teams today fined scores of violators for roaming without wearing face masks and not maintaining physical distance. The enforcement teams, during the inspection in their respective jurisdictions, recovered a fine of Rs. 49,800 […]
139 fresh covid-19 cases, 1 death reported in J&K
Srinagar, Dec 30: Jammu and Kashmir reported 139 fresh covid-19 cases while one person died due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. 37 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 102 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 341167. One death was reported from Jammu division […]
Farooq Abdullah says police findings about Hyderpora encounter are false
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Srinagar MP and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Thursday has said that the police probe into the Hyderpora encounter is far from the truth and the government should go for the judicial enquiry into the incident. He said that the report given to the media by SIT set up […]
Covid-19 India Update: Omicron Tally Reaches 961, Fresh 13,154 Coronavirus Cases Reported
India logged the highest single day rise of 180 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the total tally of such infections in the country to 961, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. India’s Omicron tally reaches 961 across 22 states and UTs so far, and 320 people have recovered or […]