J&K High Court Bar Association Jammu meets Lt Governor, submits memorandum of demands
JAMMU, AUGUST 21: A delegation of J&K High Court Bar Association Jammu today met the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan and apprised him of their concerning issues. The delegation led by its President, Abhinav Sharma, submitted a memorandum of demands to the Lt Governor pertaining to increasing the number of Judges in […]
Bulletin on Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
JK reports 654 new positive cases, 23805 recovered so far JAMMU, AUGUST 21: The Government on Friday informed that 654 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 114 from Jammu division and 540 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 31371. […]
Russia to test coronavirus vaccine on 40,000 people
MOSCOW: Russia said on Thursday it would start clinical trials of its controversial coronavirus vaccine next week, involving tens of thousands of people. President Vladimir Putin said earlier this month that Russia had become the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine, though the announcement was met with caution from scientists and the World Health […]
Militants release video of Baramulla attack, Police says an attempt to glamorise militancy
A video of Kreeri militant attack in Baramulla district has gone viral since last night showing militants firing on CRPF personnel during an ambush. The attack that happened some two days ago had left two CRPF personnel and a cop dead. The video shows volley of bullets being fired by militants towards the CRPF men […]
Red color vehicle stolen from Srinagar
Unknown persons have stolen a Teveera vehicle in the heart of Srinagar city. The vehicle was stolen from Maisuma area of Srinagar city and it is owned by Farooq Ahmed Sheikh, a resident of Maisuma who had parked it in Maisuma near Dar Building. A police official confirmed that police station Maisuma received a report […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH remains closed for second day, 3000 vehicles stranded
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Friday due to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains in Ramban district, leaving over 3000 vehicles stranded, officials said. The highway was blocked by a major landslide at Trishul Morh, Battery Cheshma and Pantiyal areas on Thursday, officials said. Deputy Superintendent of […]
Army trooper dies by suicide along LoC in Poonch
An army trooper shot himself dead with his service rifle along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu region, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS), quoting unnamed official sources. The source informed that the trooper, Mohit Kumar, of 39 Rashtriya Rifles died on the spot after he shot himself on […]
HANDLING THE CRISIS
Jammu and Kashmir especially the valley has seen a spike in the Covid-19 cases despite the fact that the government has imposed strict lockdown and fined and jailed hundreds of violators in Srinagar and other parts. What has gone wrong? Has the administration failed to go for rapid testing and instead of combating the crisis […]
Pfizer’s Covid vaccine is on track for regulatory review in October
Beijing: Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE said the Covid-19 vaccine they are jointly developing is on track to be submitted for regulatory review as early as October, as they released additional data from an early-stage study. The companies said the vaccine was well tolerated with mild to moderate fever in fewer than 20% of the participants. […]
‘Generations will remember you’: PM Modi sends letter of appreciation to Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina and MS Dhoni announced their retirement from international cricket on India’s 74th Independence Day. After a trophy-laden career, both players decided to call it quits. Both players played an important part in India’s triumph at the 2011 Cricket World Cup as Dhoniwas the captain and Raina played crucial knocks in important matches. First Dhoni announced his […]