Covid-19: Eight new cases in Ladakh
Leh, Oct 1 (PTI) Ladakh recorded eight fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday that took the infection tally to 20,803, officials said. The total number of active cases stands at 68 — 64 in Leh and four in Kargil district, they said. Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil […]
PaK resident arrested along LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Oct 1 (PTI) A man from Pakistan-administered Kashmir was arrested by the Army for allegedly infiltrating along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Friday, officials said. “Today, at about 1230 hours, one PaK national (male) crossed LoC and has been apprehended by Indian Army troops along Mendhar river in Balnoi area,” […]
PM launches second phases of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, AMRUT
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. In line with the vision of the prime minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realise the aspiration to make all cities garbage free […]
Tata Sons top bidder for Air India: Sources
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) Tata Sons has emerged as the top bidder for the takeover of debt-laden state-run airline Air India but the bid is yet to be approved by a group of ministers headed by Home Minister Amit Shah, sources said. Financial bids put in by the salt-to-software conglomerate and SpiceJet promoter Ajay […]
LeT militant apprehended in Pulwama: Police
Srinagar, Oct 01: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested a militant of LeT outfit in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that Pulwama police and security forces apprehended a categorized militant identified as Shamim Sofi son of Ghulam Mohammad Sofi of Nikloora. He said that incriminating material including arms […]
Two women washed away by flash flood in Rajouri, searches underway
Rajouri, Oct 01: Two women were washed away in flash flood when they were working in their fields in Chatyari Bagla village of Rajouri late last evening. The locals said that the duo was washed away when they were working in their fields near the rivulet. They said that search and rescue operation was underway […]
Active COVID-19 cases lowest in 196 days
New Delhi, Oct 1 (PTI) India logged 26,727 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,37,66,707, while the active cases declined to 2,75,224, the lowest in 196 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 4,48,339 with 277 fresh fatalities, according to the data […]
US very honest about its concerns on safe havens with Pakistan says Pentagon
Washington, Oct 1 (PTI) The US has been very honest about its concerns with Pakistan for a long time about the terrorist safe havens along with the border areas of Afghanistan, the Pentagon has said. Afghanistan and the US have criticised Pakistan in the past for allowing Taliban fighters to cross into Pakistan where they […]
CBI arrests Jammu power corporation engineer in bribery case
Jammu, Oct 1(PTI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a junior engineer of Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited for allegedly demanding and accepting bribe, officials said. It was alleged that the official demanded bribe from the complainant for updating records of newly installed electricity metre and for not charging electricity bill at […]
Gunfight rages in Shopian village, one militant killed
Srinagar, Oct 01: One militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter at Rakhama area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said Friday. They said that one militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter, however the identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Earlier reports said that a joint team of […]
