JAMMU — Twenty six passengers got injured in a bus accident that took place in Battal Ballian area of Udhampur on national highway. A police official said that the bus (JK02BP 4355) was on way to Doda from Jammu when at Battal Ballian it skidded and turned turtle on road. Officials said that twenty six […]
NEW DELHI — India on Saturday recorded 2,685 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its infection tally to 4,31,50,215, while the number of active cases increased to 16,308, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 5,24,572 with 33 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.04 per […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession. According to police statement, “Police along with Army (52RR) and SSB (2ndBn) established a routine MVCP at Authoora Bala Bridge. During checking, the […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid said that once again today, authorities did not allow Friday prayers at the Jama Masjid Srinagar and locked it down, turning away men and women who had come to offer Friday prayers at the masjid, which is very unfortunate. “This morning the magistrate and police personnel came to Jamia […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Friday visited the residence of Ambreen Bhat, who was shot dead at her home in Chadoora Budgam on Wednesday evening. He visited the residence of slain TV artist to express solidarity and sympathies with the bereaved family. He was accompanied by Party’s Provincial […]
SRINAGAR — A 25-member Kashmiri Pandit delegation Friday met J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and demanded relocation from Kashmir to Jammu or some other place on fast-track basis stating that nothing was worth a life. “Twenty five members from our community met LG Sinha. Top bureaucrats were also present there. They heard us patiently. We […]
JAMMU — Two police personnel were suspended for allegedly failing to take action in a blackmailing case of a prominent businessman, officials said on Friday. A businessman was honey trapped and later blackmailed by two persons, identified as Sourav and Ravi, they said. A sub-inspector and a munshi of police post Chatha were suspended for […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that five of the cases were reported from Jammu and each from Udhampur and Srinagar districts, taking the overall tally to 454227—166452 in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — Provincial Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party and DDC member Dadsara Tral, Avtar Singh Trali on Friday resigned from basic membership of the party. “I have failed to find a prudent political roadmap and the necessary coordination needed to tackle the issues pertaining to the public welfare and resolution of their grievances,” Singh […]
SRINAGAR — With monkeypox cases reported in more than 20 countries, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said there is no need to panic over the virus as it does not spread easily between humans. “The virus spreads through close skin to skin contact and the risk of spread to the general population is very […]