All passengers from UK from Jan 8-30 to be tested for Covid on arrival
All passengers coming from the UK between January 8 and January 30 would be subjected to self-paid COVID-19 tests on arrival, the Health Ministry said in a standard operating procedure (SOP) issued on Saturday. Moreover, each passenger arriving from the UK would have to bring his or her COVID-19 negative report from a test done […]
In Georgia, Biden’s presidency meets early defining moment
Usually, it’s a President’s first midterm election that reorders a White House’s political approach and priorities. For President-elect Joe Biden, his most defining congressional election is coming before he takes office. Two runoffs on Tuesday in Georgia will decide which party controls the Senate and, thus, how far the new president can reach legislatively on […]
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly taken to hospital after he suffers heart attack
BCCI president Sourav Ganguly suffered a heart attack on Friday. He was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata and is likely to undergo angioplasty. Reportedly, Ganguly felt dizzy while exercising in his personal gymnasium. The doctors are yet to identity the real cause of the issue. “He was not feeling well last night. However, […]
Leopard spotted in Srinagar’s Bagh-e-Mehtab area captured
Srinagar: A leopard spotted a few days ago at Baghe Mehtab area of uptown Srinagar was on Saturday afternoon captured alive by the Wildlife Department in the area. A wildlife official said that the leopard was spotted four days ago in the area and had entered into a residential house there. The beast was captured […]
Police version
After the controversy has erupted regarding the three youths who were killed in the Hokersar encounter, police have come out with the response in the media. Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that he has no reason to dispute what a senior army official has stated about Lawaypora Srinagar […]
Updated: Grenade lobbed in Tral, 8 civillian injured
Suspected militants on Saturday morning lobbed a grenade on SSB party at Bus Stand Tral resulting in injuries to eight civilians, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that suspected militants hurled a grenade towards security forces at around 11: 20 AM. “The grenade missed the target and exploded in the […]
Grenade hurled in south Kashmir’s Tral; search op launched
Suspected militants, on Saturday, morning lobbed a grenade towards government forces at Bus Stand Tral, however, no loss of life or injury was reported during the incident, officials said. Unnamed officials told a local news agency, Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that suspected militants hurled a grenade towards government forces at around 11:20 AM. “However in […]
256 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, one more death
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 256 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,21,227. Out of the total cases, 1,16,327 have recovered so far. A total of 1,884 patients have died leaving a total of 3,016 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 150 […]
Grenade hurled on SSB personnel in Srinagar’s Chanapora
Srinagar: Suspected militants attacked government forces with a grenade in the Chanapora area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Friday evening. A senior police officer told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that militants hurled a grenade on Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) in Chanapora. However, in this incident, no loss of life or […]
Soldier killed in Pak firing in J&K’s Rajouri
A soldier was killed after Pakistan resorted to shelling and firing in Nowshera Sector along Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu region. A Defense official said that soldiers retaliated effectively to the unprovoked shelling and firing by Pakistan. He said in the incident, Naib Subedar Ravinder was critically injured and later succumbed to […]