118 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, July 31: Jammu and Kashmir reported 118 new covid-19 cases even there was no fresh death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 40 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 78 from Kashmir Valley, taking the case tally to 321462. Providing the district-wide […]
NIA conducts searches at 9 locations in JK, one militant arrested
Srinagar, Jul 31: National Investigating Agency (NIA) along with J&K police and CRPF conducted searches at nine locations in Shopian, Anantnag and Jammu district while one militant was also arrested in connection with the Lashkar-e-Mustafa conspiracy case. In a statement issued here, the probe agency said that the case was initially registered as FIR No. […]
Lt Governor takes district-wise assessment of Covid situation
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a series of meetings with Covid Task Force, Deputy Commissioners and District SsP to review the Covid situation across the Union Territory of J&K. The meetings were the latest in the series, wherein the Lt Governor takes district-wise assessment of the Covid scenario in the UT […]
JK figures amongst top states, UTs with highest number of Ayusman cards generated
SRINAGAR, JULY 31: As per the data released by National Health Authority (NHA) Government of India, the Jammu and Kashmir UT figures amongst the top 5 states/UTs with highest number of Ayushman Cards to have been generated in the last six months. As per the data, J&K generated 19 Lakh Ayushman Cards in the last […]
Sgr-Leh highway closed for second day
KV Correspondent Ganderbal: The Srinagar-Leh highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Saturday as a result of which hundreds of vehicles were stranded at Sonamarg and Manimarg. According to the reports, the traffic on the highway was affected for the second day due to landslides followed by torrential rains on Pani Matha, Mandir […]
Top ultra among two JeM militants killed in Pulwama encounter: Police
Srinagar, Jul 31 (PTI) Security forces on Saturday killed two JeM militants, including a top Pakistani ultra belonging to the family of the group’s chief Masood Azhar and involved in the planning of the 2019 Pulwama attack, in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search […]
India set to take over as President of UN Security Council for month of August
United Nations, Jul 31 (PTI) India will take over the Presidency of the UN Security Council on August 1 and is set to host signature events in three major areas of maritime security, peacekeeping and counterterrorism during the month. It is a singular honour for us to be presiding over the Security Council the same […]
COVID-19: India records 41,649 fresh cases, 593 more fatalities
New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) With a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,16,13,993 on Saturday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,810 with 593 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said. The number of active coronavirus cases in the country […]
IED diffused on Jammu-Rajouri national highway
Rajouri, Jul 31: Vehicular traffic on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch National Highway was suspended for around 3 hours on Saturday after security forces recovered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the crucial roadlink. Officials said that a specific information was received by police that suspicious movement has taken place in Dalogra area along highway in Rajouri. “Traffic was […]
The pandemic could leave us with congestion chaos here’s how to avoid it
Dublin, Jul 31 (The Conversation) When the pandemic hit in early 2020, a rapid decrease in urban private car use was seen globally. Satellite navigation company TomTom reported that 387 cities across the world experienced a decrease in congestion. Similarly, a decrease in public transport usage was seen as governments across the world imposed lockdown […]
