All hospitals, Anganwadi Centres, schools to be connected with water supply by 15th August: LG
SRINAGAR, JULY 19: In order to improve water supply position in UT, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today passed important and strict directions to the Jal Shakti Department during a meeting he chaired to review the functioning of said Department here at Civil Secretariat. Speaking on the Government’s endeavour to develop Tawi riverfront on the lines […]
SMC Secretary suspended after his arrest in ‘KashmirFight’ blog case
Srinagar, July 19: Two days after the arrest of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Secretary Sofi Akbar in a Kashmirfight blog case, he has been suspended with immediate effect. Commissioner SMC Athar Amir said that the secretary of the corporation has been suspended with immediate effect after we received the information of his arrest. Sofi along […]
LeT militant module busted in Budgam, active militant among five arrested
Srinagar, July 19: Police on Monday claimed to have busted Lashker-e-Toiba militant module by arresting militant along with four militant associates in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. In a statement, the police said that it has busted a militant module of militant outfit LeT by arresting a local militant along with four associates from Budgam area. […]
Congress demands probe into Pegasus spyware issue
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) The Congress on Monday demanded an independent probe into the issue involving alleged phone tapping of prominent personalities including journalists in India using Israeli Pegasus spyware. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at the prime minister on the matter using the hashtag “Pegasus”. “We know what he’s been reading- everything […]
30 killed, several injured as bus crashes in Pakistan
Lahore, Jul 19 (PTI) At least 30 people were killed, mostly labourers who were going to their hometown to celebrate Eid-ul Azha, and over 40 others injured on Monday when a passenger bus collided with a trailer truck on a highway in Dera Ghazi Khan district of Pakistan’s Punjab Province. The bus was en route […]
Azithromycin no more effective against COVID-19 than placebo: Study
Los Angeles, Jul 19 (PTI) The commonly prescribed antibiotic for COVID-19, azithromycin, is no more effective than a placebo in preventing the viral disease among non-hospitalised patients, and may in fact increase their chance of hospitalisation, a study has found. The research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, included 263 participants who […]
Labour dies of electrocution in Anantnag
Anantnag, July 19: A 33-year-old labourer was on Monday morning electrocuted to death in a Bandsaw mill at Hanji Danter Anantnag. Reports said that the labourer identified as Majid Ahmad son of Mohammed Sultan Bhat of Hanji Danter area of Anantnag received electric shock in a Band saw Mill. He was subsequently shifted to GMC […]
Rains bring relief from scorching heat
Srinagar, July 19: Jammu and Kashmir received moderate to heavy rain with Kathua district receiving over 121mm downpour since overnight, officials said on Monday. The weatherman has forecast more rain “in spells” till July 21, with main activity on Tuesday. “As expected, light to moderate rain occurred at most places of J&K especially since late […]
COVID-19: India adds 38, 164 new cases
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 38,164 new coronavirus infections, while the death toll climbed to 4,14,108 with 499 daily fatalities, the lowest in around 104 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total tally of COVID-19 cases has increased to 3,11,44,229. The active […]
Over 300 phone nos of ministers, journos, activists, bizmen in India could have been hacked: Report
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) More than 300 verified mobile phone numbers, including of two serving ministers, over 40 journalists, three opposition leaders and one sitting judge besides scores of business persons and activists in India could have been targeted for hacking through an Israeli spyware sold only to government agencies, an international media consortium […]
