Imposter held for duping prospective brides
Bengaluru, July 12 (PTI): A 33-year-old man, posing as a relative of a royal family working for Microsoft, has been arrested here for allegedly cheating prospective brides of huge sums of money, police said on Monday. According to the police, Siddharth K, a school dropout, belonging to Mysuru, would speak fluently in American English and […]
Operation launched after body seen floating in river near LoC in Rajouri
Jammu, July 12: The security forces on Monday launched an operation after villagers saw a body floating in flooded river waters in Daddal village of Sunderbani near the Line of Control in Rajouri. An official said that earlier, last week a gunfight had raged in Daddal village, in which two militants and two army personnel […]
Wild life authorities launch manhunt to track leopard
Ganderbal, July 12: Hours after a leopard mauled a 7-year old girl to death, Wild Life Department launched a massive search operation to capture the wild beast. Pertinently, on Sunday late evening, a leopard took away a 7-year-old girl from an orchard when her grand-mother was accompanying her. The incident occurred in Zazuna village of […]
Abbott launches COVID-19 home test kit in India
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) Healthcare major Abbott on Monday said it has launched COVID-19 home test kit in India for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in adults and children with or without symptoms at a price of Rs 325 for a single test kit pack. The company will deliver millions of Panbio COVID-19 […]
Rains bring relief from scorching heat as MeT warns of landslides
Srinagar, July 12: After reeling under scorching heat, moderate to heavy rains have brought some relief to the people across Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Director Meteorological Department here, Sonam Lotus, said that rains occurred on expected lines and more were in store for both Jammu and Kashmir regions. “As expected very heavy shower occurred […]
Cloudburst triggers flash flood in Ganderbal’s Watlar village
Ganderbal, July 12: A cloudburst hit Watlar area of Lar in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district in wee hours on Monday, triggering flash floods, which caused damage to several residential houses and many inner roads in the area. Officials said that a flash floods triggered by a cloudburst lashed several residential houses and roads in Watlar […]
India reports 37,154 new Covid-19 cases
New Delhi, July 12: India coronavirus: India reported 37,154 new Covid-19 cases and 724 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data from the Union Health Ministry. While Kerala reported 12,220 new cases, Maharashtra had 8,535. The country’s active caseload stands at 4,50,899. Active cases in Maharashtra have increased by more than 2,000. Maharashtra […]
Proof of COVID negative report, vaccine mandatory for tourists visiting Anantnag
Srinagar, Jul 12 (PTI) Authorities in Anantnag district of south Kashmir have made a COVID-19 negative report and vaccine certificate mandatory for visitors to tourist places, including the famous resort of Pahalgam, in the district to prevent the resurgence of coronavirus, officials said on Sunday. The district administration of Anantnag in south Kashmir, which is […]
Lightening kills 18 people in Rajasthan, several injured
Jaipur/Kota, Jul 12 (PTI) Eighteen people, including seven children, were killed in separate incidents of lightning in Rajasthan’s Jaipur, Kota, Jhalawar and Dholpur districts on Sunday evening, police said. Twenty-one people, including six children, were also injured in lightning incidents in separate villages in the state, they said. In a major tragedy in Jaipur, 11 […]
Police reactivates VDCs to deal with militancy in Reasi
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has reactivated village defence committees (VDCs) to deal with the threat of militancy in the Union Territory’s Reasi district, officials said on Sunday. Though they are not professionally trained but they are highly committed towards self and community defence against terrorists, who are equipped with sophisticated weapons, they said. […]
