NEW DELHI — With 2,527 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of cases rose to 4,30,54,952, while active cases have increased to 15,079, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 5,22,149 with 33 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
JAMMU — Three policemen have been suspended and a deputy superintendent of police has been removed for alleged delay in registration of a rape case in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. On the orders of Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh, they will also face a departmental inquiry for dereliction of duty […]
SRINAGAR — A Railway Protection Force officer who was injured on Monday in a militant attack in the Kakapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has succumbed to his injuries at SHMS hospital in Srinagar. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) that the Sub Inspector of Railway Protection Force identified as Dev […]
SRINAGAR — The Government on Friday changed the school timing in Srinagar from 8.30 Am to 2 Pm with immediate effect from May-01 in backdrop of the communiqué issued by Traffic Police city to the School Education Department. According to the official communiqué School Education Department has said, “The administration conveys approval for change of […]
SRINAGAR — Suspected militants on Friday evening shot at and injured two non-local labourers at Nowgam, the outskirts of Srinagar city. Both were shifted to SMHS Hospital for treatment where their condition is said to be stable. The duo has been identified as Najamul Islam and Anikul Islam for West Bengal. Meanwhile, government forces have […]
NEW DELHI — Saudi Arabia has informed India that pilgrims will be able to travel to that country for Haj this year and the Indian quota has been fixed at 79,237 pilgrims due to Covid limitations, Ministry of Minority Affairs officials said on Friday. The Saudi government has also told the Indian side that only […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir registered nine new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that the eight cases were reported from Jammu and one from Rajouri districts while no case was reported from Kashmir Valley. The fresh cases take the […]
BUDGAM — A 17-year-old youth drowned to death in Sukhnag Nallah at Magam area of Budgam district in Central Kashmir on Friday. Reports said that the youth drowned in the Sukhnag Nallah when the police were chasing some miscreants who have pelted stones on them. The deceased youth has been identified as Shabir Ahmad Mir […]
SRINAGAR — Two non-locals were injured after a leakage in a gas cylinder in a local restaurant in Sanath Nagar area of summer capital Srinagar, officials said. They told news agency KDC that two non-locals identified as Suman (20) son of Badee, a resident of West Bengal and Badshah (28) son of All-u-Din, a resident […]
SRINAGAR — Scores of women on Friday staged a protest in Gaw-Kadal area of summer capital Srinagar against Power Development Department (PDD) for frequent power cuts in the holy month of Ramadan. Reports reaching news agency Kashmir Dot Com said that groups of women assembled at Gaw Kadal area of Srinagar’s Maisuma and raised slogans […]