Police claims breakthrough in Pattan bank loot
Srinagar, Apr 23: Police have recovered the guard’s snatched rifle besides the Maruti cab used by burglars to decamp with cash from the site after breaking into a J&K Bank branch, in Sherabad Khore in Pattan on Friday morning. An official said that the abandoned vehicle was found at Wusan village in Kunzar area of […]
Gulmarg records one feet snow, rains drench Valley
Srinagar, Apr 23: Plains in Kashmir Valley received more rains while upper reaches including the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg received fresh snowfall, bringing mercury considerably down, officials said on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar received 37.4mm of rain in the last 24 hours till 0830 a.m. today while it recorded […]
Americans advised to avoid all travels to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Maldives
Washington, Apr 23 (PTI) The US has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and the Maldives due to the sudden surge in COVID-19 cases in the region. In a series of travel advisories on Thursday, the authorities also urged Americans to reconsider travel to China and Nepal; exercise increased caution […]
25 COVID patients die at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in last 24 hrs
New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) Twenty-five “sickest” COVID-19 patients have died at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here in the last 24 hours, and the lives of another 60 such patients are at risk, officials said on Friday, amid a serious oxygen crisis unfolding in the national capital. Sources said “low pressure oxygen” could be the […]
COVID-19: India adds record 3,32,730 cases, 2263 deaths in single day
New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) 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 […]
Pak underscores need for ‘meaningful’ dialogue with India: FO
Islamabad, Apr 23 (PTI) Pakistan on Thursday said that it has consistently underscored the need for a “meaningful” and “result-oriented” dialogue with India and peaceful resolution of all outstanding topics, including on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. Foreign Office spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry, at a weekly briefing, said that for any “meaningful” and “result […]
Canada banning flights from India and Pakistan
Toronto, Apr 23 (AP) Canada has said it would ban all flights from India and Pakistan for 30 days due to the growing wave of COVID-19 cases in that region. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said the ban would start late Thursday, speaking hours after India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections […]
Fresh snowfall, rains bring back winter chill
Srinagar: Several areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Thursday while the plains were lashed by rains, officials said. The wet spell has brought down the temperature in the valley. The world-famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district also received fresh snowfall on Thursday, the officials said. It was […]
