JK reports 144 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 21: Jammu & Kashmir reported 144 new coronavirus cases during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. 47 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 97 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 324095. They said no death reported anywhere in the J&K due to the pathogen. So […]
‘Extortionist’ associated with a face book user held in Baramulla, says police
Srinagar, Aug 21: Police on Saturday got seven days remand of a person, allegedly associated with a face book user running news and current affairs, in connection with extortion case registered against him in Police station Baramulla. The police arrested the person, Ashiq Mir, in connection with FIR 177/2021 under IPC sections of 384 (extortion) […]
40 kg heroin recovered from India-Pakistan border in Amritsar
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (PTI) Around 40 kg of heroin worth Rs 200 crore in the international market was recovered from the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar early Saturday morning, police said. The recovery was made during a joint operation by the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force, they said. Amritsar (Rural) Senior Superintendent of Police […]
India records 34,457 fresh COVID-19 cases, 375 deaths
New Delhi, Aug 21 (PTI) A single-day rise of 34,457 COVID-19 cases pushed India’s tally to 3,23,93,286 on Saturday, while the number of active cases declined to 3,61,340, the lowest in 151 days, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll climbed to 4,33,964 with 375 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 […]
Three JeM militants killed in Tral gunfight: IGP
Srinagar, Aug 21: Three militant of Jash-e-Mohammad outfit were killed in an encounter in woods of Nagbaeran area of Tral in Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that three militant of JeM have been killed in Tral upper reaches. However, their identity couldn’t be established […]
Gunfight breaks out in Tral forests: Police
Srinagar, Aug 21: A gunfight has started between militants and security forces in in upper reaches of forest area of Nagbarean Tral in Awantipora of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Reports said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in woods of Tral. As the joint […]
Afghan evacuation one of the largest and most difficult airlifts in history: Biden
Washington, Aug 21 (PTI) The ongoing evacuation of US citizens and Afghan nationals who supported Americans over the last 20 years is one of the largest and most difficult airlifts in history, US President Joe Biden said here Friday. He said the US has already evacuated more than 18,000 people since July and approximately 13,000 […]
Suicide bomber attacks bus carrying Chinese nationals in Pak, kills 2 children
Karachi/Islamabad, Aug 21 (PTI) A suicide bomber detonated his explosives on Friday close to a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals in Pakistan’s restive southwestern Balochistan province, killing at least two children and wounding three persons, including a Chinese, in the second such attack in over a month. The attack took place in the Baloch Ward area […]
US is going to retain laser focus on its counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan: Biden
Washington, Aug 21 (PTI) The United States is going to retain a laser focus on its counterterrorism mission in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said Friday and warned the Taliban of a forceful response to any attack on American forces or disruption of its operations at the Kabul airport. We made clear to the Taliban that […]
Jammu cyber police arrests fraudster from Punjab
Jammu, Aug 21 (PTI) The cyber police has arrested a fraudster from Punjab for allegedly duping a man of Rs 34 lakh in Jammu city, officials said. A case was lodged at the Cyber police station on the basis of a complaint from Inder Pal Singh of Talab Tillo, who alleged that he was duped by […]
