Police official injured in road mishap at Sopore
Sopore: A police officer sustained injuries in a road mishap in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday morning. Reports said an accident took place at Model town area near bypass road when a four wheeler private car was hit by an unknown speedy vehicle. The accident left the official injured and he […]
1218 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Sep 25: 76 travelers were among 1218 new covid-19 cases in last 24-hours, taking the total count to 69832. Among the cases, official sources said that 642 were confirmed from Jammu Division and 576 from Kashmir Valley. Giving the district-wise breakup, they said Srinagar reported 224, Budgam 61, Baramulla 64, Pulwama 51, Anantnag 36, […]
5.4-magnitude earthquake hits Ladakh: NCS
New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 5.4 hit the Ladakh region on Friday, the National Centre for Seismology said. It said the quake occurred at 16.27 pm at a depth of 10 kilometres. The Himalayan region is known for high seismic activities.
Bihar polls in 3 phases from Oct 28; counting of votes on Nov 10: EC
New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) Voting for Bihar assembly elections will be held in three phases — first on October 28, second on November 3 and the third on November 7 — while counting of all votes will take place on November 10, the Election Commission announced on Friday. Announcing the poll schedule for the […]
Trump will accept results of free-and-fair presidential polls: White House
Washington, Sep 25 (PTI) President Donald Trump will accept the results of a “free and fair” election, his press secretary has said, allaying fears triggered after he yet again sowed doubts about the legitimacy of mail-in ballots and refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he lost the November 3 presidential polls. […]
Police forms SIT to probe Babari Qadri assassination case: IGP
Srinagar, Sep 25: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Friday said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of police has been constituted to probe Advocate Babar Qadri’s killing. Addressing a press conference at Police Control Room (PCR) Srinagar, the IGP Kashmir said Advocate Babar Qadri’s killing incident happened at 6:20 pm yesterday, when two […]
Amshipora, Shopian encounter: DNA samples of parents have matched with slain trio: Police
Srinagar, Sep 25: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range Vijay Kumar Friday said that results of DNA samples of parents of three youth from Rajouri district have matched with those killed in Amshipora, Shopian on July 18 this year and police will now take further course of action. “We have received the DNA sample results […]
Blast at gunfight site in Sirhama soutjh Kashmir injures four
Anantnag, Sep 25: Four youth sustained injuries after an unexploded device went off at Sirhama, Anantnag gunfight site where two LeT militants were killed in the morning today. Of the four injured, two were referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment, officials said. A police official said that the incident took place as a group of […]
COVID-19 tally in India crosses 58-lakh mark
New Delhi, Sep 25 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload zoomed past 58 lakh, while over 47 lakh people have recuperated from the disease, pushing the national recovery rate to 81.74 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 58,18,570 with 86,052 infections being reported in a […]
Militants open fire on security forces in Shopian
Srinagar, Sep 25 (PTI) Militants on Friday opened fire at security forces in Shopian district of south and Kashmir, police said. No loss of life or injury has been reported far. Militants fired towards CRPF guards deployed at Mini Secretariat Shopian, in the south Kashmir district, early this morning, a police official said. He said […]
