Active Covid cases in country climb to 7,026
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) India recorded 1,134 new coronavirus cases, while the active cases increased to 7,026, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,30,813 with five deaths with one each reported by Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra and one reconciled by Kerala, the data updated […]
11 dead as powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Pakistan, Afghanistan
Islamabad, Mar 22 (PTI) A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake with the epicentre in Afghanistan shook Pakistan, killing at least nine people in the country and injuring over 160 others, authorities said on Wednesday. Two persons were also killed in Afghanistan, the Associated Press reported. The earthquake’s epicentre was Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, while its depth […]
BSF fires at Pakistani drone along IB in Samba
Samba/Jammu, Mar 22 (PTI) A massive search operation was launched on Wednesday after the Border Security Force (BSF) fired at a Pakistani drone along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. The BSF troops manning the Chamliyal border post in Ramgarh sub-sector picked up a blinking red light in […]
Mainly dry weather forecast for today, rain on March 24-25
Srinagar, Mar 22: Mainly dry weather has been forecast in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours while rain and thunderstorm with snowfall over higher reaches at scattered places has been predicted on March 24-25. “Mainly clear and dry weather is expected today. A brief spell of thunder with rain may occur at isolated places […]
Lok Sabha passes budget for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Rs 1.118 lakh crore budget for financial year 2023-24 for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, amid ruckus by the Opposition over a demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issue. As soon as the House met again at 2 pm after an adjournment, Rajindra […]
Lt Governor attends International Day of Forests event at Jammu
Calls upon the people for sustainable management of forests and the judicious use of resources to combat climate change and to ensure well-being of all JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the International Day of Forests event organized by Department of Forest, Ecology & Environment at Convention Centre, today. The Lt Governor called upon the […]
Kashmir: On ‘Navroz’, hundreds let leeches suck their blood in hope of getting rid of long-time aliments
Srinagar: Every year on this day, hundreds of patients make a beeline to leech therapy centres here in the hope of getting rid of their long-time ailments. They undergo a procedure wherein leeches are released on a person’s body and the tiny predatory worms piercing his or her skin with their teeth and inserting anticoagulants […]
