COVID-19: J&K reports 71 new cases
Srinagar, Jul 12 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir reported 71 new Covid cases on Tuesday that pushed the infection tally to 4,56,151, officials said. Of the new cases, 44 were reported from the Jammu division and 27 from the Kashmir valley, they said. The death toll stands at 4,758 and no fatalities due to Covid were reported […]
ASI killed, 2 cops injured in terror attack at Lal Bazaar Srinagar
Srinagar, July 12: An Assistant Sub-Inspector was killed while two policemen were injured as terrorists fired upon a police naka party at Lal Bazaar area of Srinagar district on Tuesday. A top police officer said that terrorists attacked police Naka at Lal Bazaar this evening in which ASI identified as Mushtaq Ahmad was killed while […]
Industrial production grows 19.6 pc in May
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) India’s industrial production rose 19.6 per cent in May 2022, according to the official data released on Tuesday. As per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data by the National Statistical Office (NSO), the manufacturing sector’s output grew 20.6 per cent in May 2022. In May 2022, the mining output […]
Amarnath Yatra resumes from Baltal side
Baltal, Jul 12: After remaining suspended for four days due to a cloudburst, in which at least 16 people died and dozens were injured, Amarnath Yatra resumed on Tuesday from Baltal side in Ganderbal district as well, officials said here. An official said that Amarnath Yatra resumed as fresh batch of yatris was allowed to […]
IED like material detected, defused in Pulwama district
Srinagar, July 12: Police and security force on Tuesday detected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) like material in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A police official said that today on a specific information, Pulwama police and 55 RR and CRPF 182/BN recovered an gas cylinder fitted with fire crackers weighing 05 kgs which was planted at Litter […]
India logs 20 new COVID-19 fatalities
New Delhi, Jul 12 (PTI) India added 13,615 new coronavirus infections in day while the active cases rose to 1,31,043, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,36,52,944 and the death toll climbed to 5,25,474 with 20 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
Lt Governor visits Chandanwari, takes stock of facilities and arrangements
CHANDANWARI, JULY 12: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha visited Chandanwari to take stock of facilities and arrangements for Shri Amarnathji pilgrims. The Lt Governor also interacted with doctors, sanitation workers, volunteers, and people running community kitchen there. As Shri Amarnathji Yatra has been resumed today morning from Chandanwari route, the Lt Governor reached the Chandanwari and […]
UN chief welcomes legal and administrative framework for protection of children in India
United Nations, Jul 12 (PTI) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the legal and administrative framework for the protection of children and improved access to child protection services in several Indian states, but said he remains concerned about the risk of child recruitment by armed groups in affected districts. The report of the Secretary General […]
Tailor’s killing in Raj: Man held from JK for issuing threats to Mumbai girl
Mumbai, Jul 12 (PTI) A man was held from Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly issuing death and sexual threats to a 15-year-old girl after she posted a video expressing her views on the June 28 killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur in Rajasthan, a Mumbai police official said on Monday. Fayyaz Ahmed Bhatt (30) […]
India projected to surpass China as world’s most populous country during 2023: UN report
United Nations, Jul 12 (PTI) India is projected to surpass China as the world’s most populous country next year, according to a report by the United Nations on Monday which said that the world population is forecast to reach eight billion by mid-November 2022. The World Population Prospects 2022 by the United Nations Department of […]