Young woman who went missing from Reasi in September rescued from HP
Jammu, Oct 19 (PTI) A 22-year-old woman who went missing from Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district in September this year was rescued from Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday. The woman’s father in Jardi village had on September 25 lodged with the police a report about his daughter gone missing, they said. Following enquiries and […]
33-yr-old man dies of electrocution in Kokernag
Kokernag, Oct 19: A 33-year-old man was electrocuted to death while repairing a wire at his home in Nowbugh Larnoo area of Kokernag on Tuesday morning. An official said that a man identified as Subzar Ahmad Wani, son of Mohammad Shabaan Wani of Nowbugh Larnoo, was repairing a wire at his home when he came […]
28-year-old killed, younger brother injured in Poonch mishap
Poonch, Oct 19: A 28-year-old youth was killed and his younger brother was injured when a motor cycle they were riding met with an accident near Eidgah Chowk in Poonch, officials said. The accident took place at about 23:45 hours last night, leading to injuries to two persons—Sukhvinder Singh (28) and Manjot Singh (14-15) sons […]
Night temperature plummets across Kashmir, below normal in Gulmarg
Srinagar, Oct 19: Night temperature fell across Kashmir Valley with the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg recording below normal, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar, witnessing rainfall of 3.6mm in 24 hours till 0830 hours, recorded minimum temperature of 7.7°C against 11.0°C on previous night, an official of the local MeT office here said. Qazigund […]
COVID-19: Lowest rise in daily cases in 231 days
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) India logged 13,058 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 231 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,40,94,373, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,52,454 with 164 fresh fatalities, while the active cases declined to 1,83,118, the lowest in 227 […]
CRPF jawan found dead in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu, Oct 19 (PTI) The body of a CRPF jawan bearing a gunshot wound was found in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday morning, official sources said. Constable Rajeev Ranjan was found dead at the 84th Battalion camp in the Boom Chanderkoot area of the district around 8.40 am, they said. As per the […]
PM Modi greets people on Milad-un-Nabi
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Modi said, may the virtues of kindness and brotherhood always prevail. “Milad-un-Nabi greetings. Let there be peace and prosperity all around. May the virtues of kindness and brotherhood always prevail. Eid Mubarak!” the […]
Amit Shah reviews security situation, discusses civilian killings in Kashmir with top cops
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah discussed various security issues, including the recent killing of civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, in a meeting with state police and central armed police forces chiefs here on Monday, officials said. Shah chaired the concluding session of the “National Security Strategies Conference” at the Intelligence […]
Khalilzad resigns as special Afghan envoy, replaced by Thomas West
Washington, Oct 19 (PTI) Zalmay Khalilzad, the Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation who brokered the peace deal between the United States and the Taliban, has stepped down and replaced by veteran American diplomat Thomas West, Secretary of State Tony Blinken said. As Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad steps down from his role. I […]
JK Govt, Dubai sign MoU for real estate development
MoU will help give UT a big developmental push: Piyush Goyal
Govt committed to develop new industrial culture in JK: Lt Guv SRINAGAR: The Government of Dubai and the Government of Jammu Kashmir Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at developing the Industrial sector and various business enterprises in the UT. Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs & Food & […]
