Kashmir

Encounter breaks out in Kokernag

ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Watnar area of Kokernag in Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Watnar, Kokernag following the inputs about presence of militants in the […]

Kashmir

9 injured in gas cylinder blast in Kupwara

KUPWARA — Atleast nine people suffered serious burn injuries following an LPG gas cylinder explosion inside a kitchen in Mugalpora village of Kupwara district on Saturday. “Nine people suffered burn injuries after an LPG gas cylinder exploded inside the house of of Ghulam Mohidin Wani son of Ghulam Ahmad Wani of Mughalpora Kupwara. Among the […]

Health

India records 975 fresh COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI — India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,30,40,947 on Saturday with 975 more people testing positive for the viral disease, while the active cases increased to 11,366, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll reached 5,21,747 with four more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 […]

Asia

7 soldiers killed in terrorist attack in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD — Seven soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said. The incident happened on Thursday when the terrorists ambushed a military convoy near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in north Waziristan district of the province, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday in […]