JK reports 166 fresh covid-19 infections
Srinagar, Aug 31: Jammu & Kashmir reported 166 new coronavirus cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. 18 of the new cases were reported from Jammu Division and 148 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 325419. There was no […]
Several gardens, parks to be thrown open for visitors from Sept 1
Srinagar, Aug 31: According to Director Floriculture Department Kashmir, several gardens and parks taken over from Jammu and Kashmir Bank by the Department of Floriculture, Kashmir shall be thrown open for visitors from 1st September 2021. These parks and gardens included Hikers Park, Pahalgam; Lidder view Park, Pahalgam; Gulistan Wazir Bagh Park; Rani Bagh Park; […]
Regret that NC didn’t participate in panchayat polls: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar, Aug 31 (PTI) National Conference president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah Tuesday expressed regret that his party didn’t participate in the 2018 panchayat polls. The National Conference had not participated in the panchayat polls held in September 2018 and also boycotted the Block Development Council (BDC) polls held in 2019 […]
Pakistan hands over two Indians jailed for 8 yrs to India at Wagah Border
Lahore, Aug 31 (PTI) Two Indian nationals, who were languishing in a Pakistani jail for eight years for “illegal border crossing”, have been handed over to the Border Security Force personnel at the Wagah Border, a government official said on Tuesday. The official told PTI that in 2013, the Indian nationals – Sharma Rajput and […]
Police, army officers holds face to face interaction with families of militants in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 31: In a significant development, the police and the army top brass Tuesday reached out to the families of militants in south Kashmir and urged them to bring back their children to the mainstream. “GoC 15 Corps and IG Kashmir interacted with families of militants of in south Kashmir at Shopian. Both officers […]
BSF trooper found dead in Rajouri
Jammu, Aug 31: A BSF soldier was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district, officials said on Tuesday. They said the BSF constable, identified as Rakesh Kumar son of Lt Sh Satpal of Pathankote, at present 69 Battalion, was found dead at Sunderbani at about 0930 hours under mysterious circumstances while […]
India logs 30,941 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Aug 31 (PTI) With 30,941 people testing positive for coronavirus, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,27,68,880, while the active cases declined to 3,70,640, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 4,38,560 with 350 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 […]
UNSC adopts resolution on Afghanistan, demands territory not be used to attack other countries
United Nations, Aug 31 (PTI) The United Nations Security Council, under India’s Presidency, adopted a resolution demanding that the Afghanistan territory should not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter and train terrorists. The resolution said that it expects that the Taliban will adhere to commitments made by it regarding the […]
20-year military presence in Afghanistan ends: Biden
Washington, Aug 31 (PTI) America’s 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan has ended, President Joe Biden announced, hours after the United States withdrew all of its soldiers from the war-ravaged country. Now, our 20-year military presence in Afghanistan has ended, he said, thanking armed forces for their execution of the dangerous retrograde from Afghanistan as scheduled […]
Covid third wave could peak between Oct-Nov: Expert
Says intensity expected to be 1/4 of second wave
New Delhi: India may see a third wave of COVID-19 peaking between October and November if a more virulent mutant than the existing ones emerge by September, but its intensity is expected to be much lower than the second wave, a scientist involved in the mathematical modelling of the pandemic said on Monday. Manindra Agrawal, […]
