ANANTNAG — Four persons, three of them from Bihar, were injured in a collision between a private car and a tipper in southern Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday evening. Official sources said Tipper (JK03E-7521) and private car (DL7CF-4775) collided near Shankerpora Shahabad, leaving at least four Peoples injured. The injured identified as Parvaiz Alam son […]
SRINAGAR — The body of a 27-year-old non-local resident was on Thursday recovered from river Jhelum in Gasi Mohalla area of Safa Kadal in Srinagar. Official sources told that a 27-year-old youth from West Bengal, was found floating in Jhelum river by locals at Gasi Mohalla area of Safakadal Srinagar on Thursday afternoon. The body […]
JAMMU — A man was killed after he allegedly came under a train here on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred near the loco shed of Jammu railway station, they said. The man, aged around 55, died on the spot, the officials said, adding his identity is being ascertained. General Rail Police (GRP) officials rushed […]
KOCHI — A new variant of Covid-19 with over 30 spike mutations has been reported from southern Africa. On November 23, Dr. Tom Peacock, a virologist at Imperial College London, posted the details of the variant on github.com, noting that the “incredibly high amount of spike mutations suggest this could be of real concern (predicted […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said people who are fully vaccinated need booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to prevent breakthrough infections. “Booster shots would extend the immune protection provided by Covid-19 vaccines,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said though Covid-19 vaccine provides high level of […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid the foundation stone of the Noida International airport at Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar. The much-awaited project was flagged off just weeks before the schedule of the UP Assembly elections is to be announced. The ambitious project has been showcased as one of the major […]
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said that legitimate doubts are looming over the Rambagh shootouts’ authenticity. The shootout took place in Rambagh area of Srinagar city on Wednesday evening in which according to police three militants were killed. While questioning the […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was conducting fresh raids in Kashmir on Thursday morning in connection with a terror-funding case that the federal agency is probing, people aware of the matter said. The people said the raids were being conducted with the help of Jammu and Kashmir Police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police […]
JAMMU — WiFi services will be installed at 20 more locations in the Jammu city under the Union government’s Smart City Mission for the benefit of students and the business community, officials said on Wednesday. Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) has signed an agreement with service provider LMES to install WiFi hotspots at 20 locations. […]
SRINAGAR — The night temperature at most places in Kashmir stayed above the freezing point on Thursday as the residents in the valley experienced slight relief from cold conditions which had set in earlier than usual this year, officials said. Pahalgam and Gulmarg were the only two places in the valley which experienced sub-zero night […]