Massive fire near Chandni Chowk metro station in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) A major fire broke out in a building near the Chandni Chowk metro station here, officials said on Monday. No casualty has been reported so far, they said. Atul Garg, director, Delhi Fire Service said a call about the fire was received around 10.40 pm on Sunday. He said six […]
6 dead as two cars plunge into stream in Doda
Bhaderwah/Jammu, Sep 5 (PTI) Six people were killed after two cars veered off the road and plunged into a stream in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, police said. Two people were also injured in the two accidents that took place on Doda-Bhaderwah road within a span of six hours, Senior Superintendent of Police, […]
Fairly widespread rain forecast in JK
Srinagar, Sept 5: Weather department on Monday forecast fairly widespread light to moderate rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours, Qazigund received rainfall of 1.0mm, Pahalgam 1.7mm, Kupwara 8.7mm, Gulmarg 0.4mm, Jammu 30mm, Banihal 9.4mm, Batote 38.2mm, […]
Active Covid cases in India decline to 53,974
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) With 5,910 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,44,62,445, while the active cases declined to 53,974, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,007 with 16 fatalities, including seven deaths reconciled by […]
After leisure, adventure, J&K opening up to MICE tourism
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 04: After registering a record tourist footfall this year-mainly in leisure and adventure tourism- as a result of sustained efforts of the Tourism Department and the stakeholders during the last two years, Jammu & Kashmir, is opening to MICE tourism. Over the past couple of months many corporate delegations have visited Kashmir and […]
103 fresh Covid cases, one more death in J-K
Srinagar, Sep 4 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,78,323 on Sunday with 103 fresh cases and the death toll increased to 4,783 as one more person succumbed to the disease, officials said. Of the new cases, 16 were reported from Jammu and 87 from Kashmir, they said. There are 900 active COVID-19 cases […]
Bicycle-sharing system a big hit in Jammu, records 1.55 lakh rides in first 4 months
Jammu, Sep 4 (PTI) The newly introduced bicycle-sharing system by Jammu Smart City Limited (JSCL) here has recorded 1.55 lakh rides by nearly 13,000 users in the first four months of launching, an official said on Sunday. JSCL, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) constituted in August 2017 by the Jammu and Kashmir government as part […]
Mentally-challenged man repatriated by Pakistan in Poonch
Jammu, Sep 4 (PTI) A 30-year-old mentally-challenged man was repatriated by Pakistan after he inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said on Sunday. Mohammad Rashid, a resident of Degwar-Terwan village in Poonch, was reported missing by his family on August 30, the officials said. The Pakistani army handed him over […]
Defence Minister Rajnath begins 5-day visit to Mongolia, Japan on Monday
New Delhi, Sep 4 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a five-day visit to Mongolia and Japan beginning Monday with an aim to expand India’s defence and security ties with the two countries. In Japan, Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will join their Japanese counterparts at the ‘2+2’ foreign and defence […]
Srinagar-Jammu NH closed due to shooting stones, mudslides near Ramban
Ramban, Sept 04: The Srinagar-Jammu National highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones and mudslides in Ramban district on Thursday. A traffic official said that the highway has been blocked at Cafeteria, Mehad and Ramban due to continuous shooting stones and mudslides. He added that the Mughal road and SSG road […]