Helicopter crash lands in Udhampur

Jammu, Sep 21: A helicopter has gone down in Shiv Garh Dhar area in Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. A senior police officer said that following the Information, a police team has been dispatched towards the area. Whether the helicopter has crashed or it was crash landing is being ascertained, the officer added. Officials […]
Three locally made IEDs, 3kgs urea recovered from abandoned shed in Kupwara

Srinagar, Sep 21: Police and army recovered three locally made Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from an abandoned shed in a remote area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. A police official said that 3 kilograms of urea was also recovered from the seasonal shed, known locally as Behak at Kralpora Kupwara. The officer said […]
COVID-19: Active cases lowest in 184 days

New Delhi, Sep 21 (PTI) India added 26,115 new cases of coronavirus infection taking the total tally to 3,35,04,534, while the active cases declined to 3,09,575, the lowest in 184 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,45,385 with 252 fresh fatalities, according to the data […]
Non- Local among two held with pistol, bullets in Kulgam

Srinagar, Sept 21: Police and army on Monday said that a non-local was among two persons arrested along with a pistol at Frisal area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A senior Police officer while confirming the incident said that a joint team of Police and army’s 1RR arrested two persons identified as Mohammad Umar Dar […]
IED detected, defused on airport road

Budgam, Sep 21: An improvised explosive device (IED) was detected and defused on Monday night by forces on airport road in Humhama area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that an IED was detected by the forces on Airport road in Gogoo area of Humhama. A senior police official added that the area […]
Police arrest absconding rape accused in Jammu

Jammu, Sep 21 (PTI) A rape accused absconding since 2020 was arrested here on Monday, police said. The police nabbed the accused on a tip-off that he was spotted in the Pounichak police post area, they said. Accused Mohit Sabharwal was nabbed from Bhagwati Nagar, police said.
Modi-Biden bilateral meet will strengthen India-US relation, boost QUAD, says White House official

Washington, Sep 21 (PTI) The maiden bilateral meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden on September 24 will allow taking the relationship between the two countries from strength to strength while helping in reinforcing and giving momentum to the Quad grouping, a White House official has said. Biden will host Modi […]
CAB violations: Admin warns of strict lockdown in Sgr parts

Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Muhammad Aijaz Asad Monday said that some areas in Srinagar continue to violate Covid SoPs and the administration will impose strict lockdown in these areas in a few days. “Some areas are continuously violating Covid SoPs. We can’t make the entire district hostile for violation being done by a few areas. […]
JK reports 128 new covid-19 cases, one fatality
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 128 new covid-19 cases while as one fatality happened due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said Monday. They said 19 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 109 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 328069. There was one death, from Jammu division, […]
Local flare-ups may form third wave: Vaccinologist
Says covid may be heading towards endemicity in India
New Delhi: Noting that COVID-19 may be heading towards endemicity in India, vaccinologist Dr Gangandeep Kang on Monday said local flare-ups that will be smaller and spread wider across the country may add up to form a third wave of the pandemic, but the scale will not be like before. The endemic stage is when […]