SRINAGAR — With India reporting two cases of new XE variant, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said it is unlikely to cause a new wave of Covid-19. “The new variant is not a cause of concern for us and there is no need to worry about it,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that she has been put under house arrest ahead of her scheduled visit to the family of the Kashmiri pandit who was attacked in Shopian. The former chief minister also said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government is ‘wilfully’ spreading fake propaganda about Kashmiri […]
ANANTNAG — Anantnag police on Tuesday said it recovered arms and ammunition from a vehicle in Dooru area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir last night. According to statement by Anantnag police, “the driver of a vehicle fled from the spot upon seeing the police naka near Mehmoodabad Bridge in Dooru”. “A bag with arms […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly clear in J&K and Ladakh on Tuesday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast light to moderate rain in the two union territories during the next 24 hours. “A feeble Western Disturbance is most likely to cause Light to Moderate Rain/Snow(over higher reaches) during 12th (Night) -14th at many places of […]
NEW DELHI — India recorded 796 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,30,36,928, while the active cases dipped to 10,889, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,710 with 19 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases […]
Waris Shah SRINAGAR — A massive conflagration which broke out on intervening Monday and Tuesday night dealt substantial damage to at least three complexes, which included a shopping-cum-residential complex, besides to a Pandit Ashram in Sherbagh area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports reaching GNS said that a fire broke in Sherbagh area at around […]
SAMBA — A woman has been arrested for beating her toddler mercilessly here today. As per police sources, a video went viral on social media in which a woman was seen beating her toddler mercilessly. On seeing the video, police team immediately swung into action and arrested the lady, who was identified as Preeti Sharma, […]
NEW DELHI — Delhi court on Monday denied bail to JNU student activist Sharjeel Imam in a UAPA case related to the February 2020 north-east Delhi riots, in which several other students and activists are accused. The order was passed by Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat, days after bail was denied to activists like Shifa-ur-Rehman, […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday evening claimed to have arrested three Lashkar-e-Tobia militants in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police in a statement said that based on a specific information regarding movement of 3 suspected individuals from Wadoora Bala to Sonarwain bridge, who were likely to carryout attack on security […]
NEW DELHI — A Special NIA Court on Monday said that it will frame formal charges against Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik and others on April 18 in connection with a terror funding case. On the last date of hearing on March 19, the court had ordered framing of charges against Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz […]