Light rains, snow brings down mercury to below normal in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 19: Light rains lashed plains and snowfall in some parts of upper reaches, bringing mercury down to below normal in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that in 24 hours till 0830 hours today, Srinagar received 2.3mm of rainfall, Pahalgam 9.4mm, Qazigund 0.9mm, Gulmarg 2.6mm, Kupwara 0.4mm, Banihal […]
COVID-19: India reports 1,946 new infections
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 1,946 coronavirus infections, taking the tally of cases to 4,46,34,376, while the active cases declined to 25,968, according to government data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,923 with 10 fatalities, which include six deaths reconciled by Kerala. Of the four new fatalities, two are […]
IED detected, destroyed in Langate Handwara in north Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 19: A Bomb Disposal Squad diffused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after it was detected by joint forces in between Langate – Wudipora of Handwara village of North Kashmir on Wednesday. Officials said that a Joint team of Police along with Army’s 30 Rashtriya Rifles detected an IED on Baramulla – Handwara road. […]
UN Secretary General Guterres reaches Mumbai on 3-day India visit; to pay tributes to 26/11 terror attacks victims
Mumbai, Oct 19 (PTI) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will pay tributes to the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai on Wednesday on the first day of his three-day visit to India. Guterres landed in Mumbai on Wednesday shortly after midnight via a commercial flight from London. […]
More than 50 passengers rescued after snowfall forces suspension of traffic on Mughal Road
Poonch, Oct 19 (PTI) At least 50 passengers were rescued in an ongoing operation after snowfall in the high altitude areas forced suspension of traffic on Mughal road an alternate link connecting the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu with south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. The joint rescue operation by police and […]
LeT ‘hybrid terrorist’ involved in labourers’ killing dies in anti-terror operation: Police
Srinagar, Oct 19 (PTI) A Lashkar-e-Taiba “hybrid terrorist”, who was arrested following the death of two labourers in a grenade blast in Shopian, has been killed in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. “Based on disclosure of arrested hybrid terrorist and in continuous raids by police and security forces, another […]
Sub-Inspector recruitment scam in JK: CBI arrests BSF medical officer Karnail Singh
New Delhi, Oct 19: The CBI arrested BSF medical officer Karnail Singh in police sub-inspectors recruitment scam in JK Services Selection Board, officials told PTI. This is a developing story and will be updated.
J&K reports two fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 18: Jammu and Kashmir reported two fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said all the one case each was reported from Srinagar and Jammu districts respectively, taking the overall tally to 479252. Among the cases, 174025 […]
Roger Binny elected BCCI president, takes over from Sourav Ganguly
Mumbai, Oct 18 (PTI) World Cup winner Roger Binny was on Tuesday elected as the 36th president of the BCCI, taking over from Sourav Ganguly to run the world’s richest cricket board. Binny, 67, was elected unopposed at its AGM (Annual general Meeting) here alongside Jay Shah, who was re-elected as the secretary for a […]
Mughal road closed after snowfall, MeT predicts rains
Srinagar, Oct 18: Authorities on Tuesday closed Mughal road due to snowfall along Pir ki Gali (PKG), keeping in view safety of passengers on the thoroughfare which connects Shopian with twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri. Confirming it, Dysp Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Range Aftab Bukhari said that the road will be opened after improvement in weather. […]