KUPWARA — A tipper driver died on Saturday after his vehicle plunged into Nagre nallah in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Officials said that a vehicle plunged into the nallah, trapping the driver inside following which a rescue operation was launched. They said that soon after the rescue operation was launched, the body of driver identified […]
SRINAGAR — The cause of the fire at Kashmir’s lone Bone and Joint Hospital in Barzulla is being ascertained, the authorities said on Saturday. However, they said that the top priority at present is to resume OPD and emergency services at the unaffected building of the hospital. Principal GMC Srinagar Dr Samia Rashid told that […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained partly cloudy on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with periods of sunshine as the Met Department has predicted light rain/snow at isolated places during the next 24 hours. “Light rain/snow is likely to occur at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. Another […]
RAMALLAH — More than 130 Palestinian protesters were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, according to medics. Witnesses said the fierce clashes broke out on Friday near the villages of Beita and Beit Dajan, located to the south and east of Nablus city respectively, and near the village of Kafr Qaddum, […]
NEW DELHI — With 5,921 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of Covid cases now stands at 4,29,57,477 and that of active cases is at 63,878, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,14,878 with 289 fresh […]
SRINAGAR — A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man died of cardiac arrest in Maisuma area of Srinagar on Saturday morning. Official sources said that a 41-year-old CRPF man identified as Dinesh Kumar of 132 battalion fell unconscious at Dashmani Akhara Maisuma CRPF camp. He was rushed to SMHS Hospital Srinagar for treatment, where doctors […]
SRINAGAR — A youth, who set himself ablaze during a demolition drive in Ganderbal, succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS, Soura on Saturday. An official said that on Saturday, a youth namely Amir Ahmad Shah, son of Abdul Hamid of Harn Ganderbal, who set himself ablaze during demolition at Harn, succumbed. Pertinently, on 22 February […]
JAMMU — Four members of a family were among five persons killed while one person was injured when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Samba district of Jammu on Saturday. Official sources said that innova (JK01U-223) met with an accident at Mansar in which four […]
SRINAGAR — The 270-kilometre Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic due to shooting stones at Panthyal area of Ramban district on highway, traffic officials said. “Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed for vehicular movement due shooting stones at Panthyal area of Ramban” traffic official said. “Road clearance agencies have pressed men and machinery and efforts […]
JAMMU — A suspected movement of a drone has been reported from Arnia area of International Border after which Border Security Force fired multiple rounds towards the object. An official said that a humming sound of suspected drone was heard early in morning at about 04:10 AM by alert troops of BSF in general area […]