New Delhi: With a record single-day rise of 3,32,730 new coronavirus infections, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,62,63,695, while active cases crossed the 24-lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll increased to 1,86,920 with a record 2,263 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
New Delhi: Around 25 Covid-19 patients have died in the last 24 hours in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the hospital authority said here on Friday. Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Thursday evening raised an alarm for immediate need of oxygen supply as over 140 critical patients admitted in the hospitals were on ventilators and on […]
Palghar: As many as 13 patients suffocated to death and several others injured in a massive fire that broke out in a Covid hospital in Virar early on Friday, officials said. The blaze was noticed around 3.15 a.m. on the second floor ICU Ward in the 4-storied Vijay Vallabh Hospital of Tirupati Nagar and quickly […]
Srinagar: The ailing wife of Hurriyat (G) leader and spokesman Ayaz Akbar Bhat passed away in Kashmir capital Srinagar after a brief illness. While quoting family sources News Agency Kashmir Dot Com reported that Rafeeqa Begum, wife of Hurriyat leader, passed away on the intervening night of Thursday-Friday at Maloora Srinagar. Rafeeqa was diagnosed with […]
Srinagar: A traveller from Srinagar died of Covid-19 in a hospital in Banihal area of Ramban district in Jammu division on Thursday. News Agency Kashmir News Trust reported that Muhammad Ramzaan (55) a resident of Srinagar was travelling from Jammu to Srinagar and felt ill near Gund Adalkoot area in Banihal and was shifted to […]
Srinagar: The Kargil administration on Thursday announced that all schools for students up to Class 12th will remain closed for one month from April 26 in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the union territory. Quoting an official News Agency Kashmir Dot Com reported that all government, private schools including residential hostels […]
Srinagar: Police on Thursday said four unidentified men decamped with cash and 12 bore rifle from a security guard at J&K Bank in Khore Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. News Agency Kashmir Dot Com quoting Senior Superintendent of Police Baramulla Rayees Ahmad reported that four unidentified men wearing PPE suits looted some cash […]
Srinagar: Baramulla police on Thursday claimed to have solved a blind murder case by arresting two accused including the wife of the deceased, saying that further investigation into the matter is going on. “On intervening night of 8-9th March 2021, Muhammad Altaf Malik, 34, son of Ghulam Rasool Malik of Seriwarpora, son-in-law of Late Abdul […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday set up a special task force (STF) for identifying and scrutinising cases of government employees involved in “suspected activities” against the government. Additional director general of police (DGP) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will be the chairman of the six-member STF, according to an order issued […]
New Delhi: India reported 314,835 fresh coronavirus infections on Thursday, taking the cumulative caseload to 15,930,965, according to MoHFW. This is the first time any country country has recorded over 300,000 cases in just 24 hours. Amid oxygen shortage and faltering health system in the country, India saw 2,104 deaths in highest single-day spike. The […]