JK reports 1249 Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Sep 23: 62 travelers, sixteen paramilitary men and two doctors were among 1249 new novel coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours, taking the total count to 67510. Official sources said that J&K had more than double recoveries as 2796 patients have recovered and were discharged from various hospitals— 1578 […]
14-year-old boy drowns in river Jhelum in Boniyar, rescue ops on
Baramulla, Sep 23: A 14-year-old boy drowned in river Jhelum while taking a bath in Boniyar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday afternoon. An official said that the boy drowned while a taking a bath and his friends informed the passerby. “A few local youth jumped into the river to rescue the boy […]
Parliament passes 3 key labour reform bills
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) Parliament on Wednesday approved three key labour reform bills that will remove impediments for winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms with up to 300 workers. Amid boycott by opposition parties including Congress and Left over suspension of eight MPs, Rajya Sabha passed […]
Come back to your minor son, pregnant wife: Budgam family to missing son
Budgam, Sep 23: Family of a youth from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district , who has joined militancy, Wednesday appealed their son to return for the sake of his pregnant wife and four-year old son. A youth Tariq Ahmed Bhat of Hanjigund Chadoora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district joined militancy recently forcing his family to […]
Lt Governor approves promotion of police officers
Jammu, Sep 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has regularised/promoted more than 550 officers at the level of SP and Dy. SP, and granted/predated selection grade of Dy. SP in favour of more than 300 officers, including about 440 serving officers. This humongous exercise has finally paved the way for the smooth career progression of […]
Militants attack security forces in Pulwama, no damages reported
Srinagar, Sep 23: Suspected militants on Wednesday fired upon security forces in main town Pulwama of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that militants fired upon on security forces in main town Pulwama. However, no loss of life or injury has been reported in the incident. The area was later cordoned off to nab […]
65-year-old man critically injured in bear attack
Srinagar Sep 23: A 65-year-old man was critically injured in an bear attack in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday morning. An official identified the man as Wali Mohammad Sheikh son of Habibullah Sheikh of Dolipora village in Tehsil Villgam of the district. The sexagenarian was outside his home when the bear attacked him during […]
Turkish President Erdogan’s remarks on J&K at UNGA ‘completely unacceptable’: India
United Nations, Sep 23 (PTI) India has termed as “completely unacceptable” references to Jammu and Kashmir by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his address to the high-level debate at the UN General Assembly, saying Ankara should learn to respect the sovereignty of other nations and reflect on its own policies more deeply. “We have […]
It’s ‘China virus’, not coronavirus which sounds like ‘beautiful place’ in Italy: Trump
Washington, Sep 23 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has hit out at China for not stopping the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives globally, as he yet again used the term “China virus” and urged his supporters not to call it coronavirus, saying the name sounds like a “beautiful place” in […]
Covid-19 positive woman hangs herself to death in Shimla hospital
Shimla, Sep 23 (PTI) A 54-year-old woman who had tested positive for the coronavirus last week allegedly killed herself at a hospital in Shimla in Himachal Pradesh early Wednesday, police said. The woman was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital after she tested positive for the virus on September 18, Superintendent of Police Mohit Chawla […]
