NEW DELHI — India logged 30,615 new coronavirus infections, taking the country’s tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,27,23,558, while the active cases dipped to 3,70,240, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,09,872 with 514 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily COVID-19 […]
SRINAGAR — The recently constituted State Investigation Agency (SIA) conducted overnight raids at ten different locations in various districts of south and central Kashmir and arrested 10 persons. SIA in a statement said, “These raids were primarily focused on the network of Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM). Ten identified persons who were part of OGW modules and taking […]
JAMMU — The Northern Railways has achieved a line and level breakthrough of the longest 12.758 km tunnel between Sumber and Arpinchala station on the Katra-Banihal section under the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, an official said on Tuesday. The breakthrough was achieved on the T-49 tunnel, which is going to be the longest tunnel […]
JAMMU — Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of the launch of industrial investments worth 20,000 to 25,000 crore rupees here next month, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. He sought cooperation of the people to the efforts of his administration to usher a new dawn of […]
SRINAGAR — An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on the Richter scale hit Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Wednesday, said the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake occurred at around 5:43 am. “Earthquake of Magnitude:3.2, Occurred on 16-02-2022, 05:43:26 IST, Lat: 33.90 & Long: 75.23, Depth: 16 Km ,Location: 15km […]
MUMBAI — Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 80s and 90s, has died following multiple health issues, a doctor treating him said on Wednesday. He was 69. Lahiri died on Tuesday night at the CritiCare Hospital in Juhu. “Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a month and was […]
JAMMU — Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh Tuesday sanctioned Rs 2.04 crore as Special Welfare Relief for NOKs of slain, deceased Police personnel and SPOs. As per a statement, DGP sanctioned rupees 22 lakh each out of Contributory Police Welfare Fund as special welfare relief in favour of dependents/ legal heirs of martyrs […]
JAMMU — National Conference (NC) president and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Tuesday stated that the vision of the National Conference is wedded to democratic pluralism and welfarism. Party President, who reached Jammu, earlier today, took review of the ongoing party activities in the region. He asked the party’s provincial and Zonal level functionaries to […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday claimed to have busted an Inter District Gang of vehicle lifters and arrested four accused persons involved in the commission of crime in Budgam district, besides recovered 11 stolen vehicles from their possession. A police spokesman in a statement said, on 09-02-2022, Police Station Budgam received an […]
CHANDIGARH — Deep Sidhu, Punjabi actor-activist, who shot into limelight following the Red Fort violence during the farmers’ protest on Republic Day last year, died in an accident on the Kundli–Manesar–Palwal Expressway on Tuesday. According to the police, his Scorpio had rammed into a parked truck. Sidhu, who was at the wheel, was declared brought […]