NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court today said that no person can be forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and asked the Centre to make public the effect of such an immunisation. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai said bodily autonomy and integrity are protected under Article 21 of the […]
SRINAGAR — A CRPF personnel of 182 battalion of D Coy died on Tuesday in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, sources said. They said that the CRPF personnel, who was posted at District Police Line (DPL) Pulwama, had been out of sorts and was rushed to hospital for medical examination. The personnel, after being examined by […]
SRINAGAR — A live hand grenade was recovered during screening from the baggage of an Army trooper at Srinagar’s International Airport on Monday, official’s sources said. They said that at about 0930 hrs airlines screener during baggage screening at drop gate has recovered 01 live Hand Grenade (312M/KF90) concealed in Check-in Baggage of one Army […]
NEW DELHI — India on Monday reported 3,157 new Covid-19 cases, a decline from the 3,324 infections registered the previous day, the Union Health Ministry said, adding that the country’s daily positivity rate has crossed the 1 per cent mark. According to the Ministry, the daily positivity rate as of Monday morning stood at 1.07 […]
SRINAGAR — Hot and dry weather which persisted in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday, is likely to continue during the next 24 hours, as per the MeT department. “Weather is likely to remain hot and dry during the next 24 hours in J&K”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar registered 14 degrees Celsius, […]
KOLKATA — A passenger aircraft of SpiceJet experienced a massive mid-air turbulence while landing at Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Andal in West Burdwan district of West Bengal on Sunday evening. Around 40 passengers received minor injuries after the overhead cabin luggage fell on them. The flight was coming from Mumbai. SpiceJet authorities have confirmed […]
SRINAGAR — A 50-year-old man died in an accident involving a Taveera vehicle in Sail village of central Budgam district’s Beerwah area on Monday, officials said. They said that while the man identified as Ghulam Nabi Shah son of Ghulam Qadir Shah of Peti Sail Kangund died on spot, the circumstance leading to the accident […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir administration will not allow Eid prayers to be held at Eidgah ground or at historic Jamia Masjid in old city after 7.00 am on Eid, said the Masjid management committee on Sunday. In a statement, Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid said that police and civil authorities called them on Saturday to […]
SRINAGAR — The crescent moon has not been sighted in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, Kashmir’s Grand Mufti, Nasir-ul-Islam said. He said that the Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as the Shawal month was not sighted this evening. “The Muslims will have to fast one more […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported four new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said that two cases each were reported from Jammu and Srinagar districts, taking the overall tally to 454047—166341 in Jammu and 287706 in Kashmir. There was no […]