SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 54 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said 38 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 16 from Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 452955. Giving district wise […]
KUPWARA — Jammu and Kashmir Police in Jabdi, a remote village of Kupwara saved a precious life by shifting a critically-ill patient to sub district hospital Karnah for immediate medical relief as the area is still out of bounds due to heavy snowfall . “Kupwara Police evacuating a critically ill elderly patient from snowbound forward […]
JAMMU — Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s nephew Mubashir Azad joined the BJP on Sunday and said he was “influenced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s developmental works at the ground level”. Mubashir Azad, the son of Ghulam Nabi Azad’s youngest brother Liaqat Ali, also said his uncle was “disrespected” by the Congress leadership which […]
KULGAM — The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Sunday said electricity in Kulgam district will be restored within few hours. Bhat said that men and machinery are on job and almost entire work has been completed. He said that within one to two hours electricity is being restored in the district. “Major […]
KULGAM — A 47-year-old man from Damhal Hanjipora belt of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district was found hanging in a rented accommodation at Amnoo Kulgam on Sunday afternoon, officials said. An official said that the man identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Dar (47) son of Sona-Ullah Dar, a resident of D K Marg Kulgam was found hanging […]
QAZIGUND — The 278-km-long Jammu-Srinagar highway was reopened for traffic on Sunday after remaining closed for few hours due to landslides, triggered by rains. A traffic police official said that vehicles stranded due to massive landslide at Magarkote area of Ramban were allowed to proceed towards their destinations. “Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been reopened for […]
BUDGAM — Burglars struck at a Masjid in Futlipora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam and decamped with transformer, battery and other items during the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday. Official sources said that during night hours, unknown burglars struck the Masjid Sharief at Futlipora Pakharpora and decamped with 6kv transformer, battery and mating. Meanwhile, police has taken […]
WASHINGTON — Elon Musk said Saturday his company SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband service had been activated in Ukraine, after a Kyiv official urged the tech titan to provide his embattled country with stations. “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine,” Musk tweeted, adding “more terminals en route.” The tweet came some 10 hours after Ukrainian […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained mainly cloudy in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday as the MeT department forecast cloudy weather till Tuesday. A statement issued by the department said, “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy till March 1st and cloudy with possibility of light Rain/snow(over higher reaches) during March 2-3rd. There is no forecast of […]
NEW DELHI — India reported 10,273 new COVID-19 infections in the last 24 hours with a daily positivity rate of 1 per cent, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. According to the Ministry, As many as 243 people succumbed to the infection in the last 24 hours taking the death toll […]