Army officer, JCO killed in accidental grenade blast at LoC in Mendhar
Mendhar, Jul 18: Two army officers including a JCO were killed, while four others sustained injuries in an accidental grenade blast that occurred in Mendhar sector of Poonch district last night. Official sources said that the blast took place when troops were performing their duties along the Line of Control in Mendhar sector, resulting in […]
Prez poll: Electoral fate of Murmu, Sinha to be stored in ballot boxes, not EVMs
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Ever wondered why electronic voting machines, used in four Lok Sabha elections and 127 assembly polls since 2004, are not deployed in polls to elect the President and Vice President of India, members of Rajya Sabha, and members of state legislative councils? The EVMs are based on a technology where […]
Ladakh records 14 new Covid cases
Leh, Jul 17 (PTI) Ladakh reported 14 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally to 28,629, officials said on Sunday. All the positive cases were recorded from Leh district, they added. So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, the officials said. They […]
J&K registers hike of 3.7 percent in GGI from 2019 to 2021
SRINAGAR, JULY 17: The Good Governance Index (GGI)-2021 indicated that Jammu and Kashmir has registered an increase of 3.7 percent in Good Governance Indicators over the 2019 to 2021 period. Over the past 2 years, the DARPG has successfully collaborated with Government of Jammu & Kashmir in adoption of e-Office, capacity building programs for JKAS […]
JK reports 203 Covid-19 Cases, No Death
Srinagar, July 17: Jammu and Kashmir reported 203 fresh covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the overall caseload to 457032, even as there was no death due to the pathogen during the time, officials said on Sunday. 111 cases were reported from Jammu division and 92 from Kashmir division, they said. Giving district wise […]
SSH in Srinagar all set to conduct renal transplant surgeries
Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir government-run Super Specialty Hospital here is all set to conduct renal transplant surgeries as the necessary approval has been secured and the infrastructure put in place, officials said on Sunday. It will be the second such facility in the Valley after Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, […]
CRPF officer killed in terror attack in Pulwama
Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) A CRPF officer was killed in a terror attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, an official said. “At about 2:20 pm, terrorists fired upon the joint naka party of police and the CRPF in Gangoo area of south Kashmir,” the official said. Central Reserve Police Force assistant […]
Preparations for holding assembly elections in J-K underway
Srinagar, Jul 17 (PTI) The election machinery is gearing up for the conduct of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir as the first-level checking (FLC) of EVMs and VVPATs will be held at a workshop here later this month, officials said on Sunday. They said deputy commissioners of all ten districts of the Valley and […]
Man dies of electrocution in Udhampur
Udhampur (JK), Jul 17 (PTI) A man died and two others suffered serious burn injuries due to an electric shock in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Sunday, officials said. The incident took place when the three came into contact with a steel sheet that was connected to an electric wire during painting work at […]
Eastern Ladakh row: India, China to hold 16th round of military talks
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) India and China will hold the 16th round of high-level military talks on Sunday with an aim to resolve the outstanding issues in remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The talks are scheduled to take place at the Chushul Moldo meeting point on […]