Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine
Kyiv, Apr 25 (AP) Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities Monday, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive, which Britain said has yet to achieve a significant breakthrough. Meanwhile, two fires were reported at oil facilities in western Russia. It was not clear what […]
BJP going to build new and beautiful J&K with people’s cooperation: Ravinder Raina
Jammu, Apr 25 (PTI) Thanking the people for turning up in large numbers to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Samba district, senior BJP leader Ravinder Raina on Monday said his party will build a “new and beautiful” Jammu and Kashmir with the cooperation of the local populace. Raina, who is the president of the […]
India, EU decide to launch trade, technology council
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday agreed to launch an EU-India trade and technology council to address the challenges of ensuring trusted technology and security in the wake of rapid geopolitical changes. The decision was taken during talks between Modi and von […]
SC agrees to consider listing petitions on Article 370 revocation after summer vacation
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider listing after summer vacation the pleas challenging the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 which had given special status to Jammu and Kashmir. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justice Hima Kohli took note of the submissions […]
Unvaccinated people increase COVID-19 risk for those who are vaccinated: Study
Toronto, Apr 25 (PTI) Unvaccinated people threaten the safety of those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 even when the immunisation rates are high, according to a modelling study published on Monday. Researchers from the University of Toronto in Canada used a simple model to explore the effect of mixing between unvaccinated and vaccinated people to […]
Rains lash parts of Kashmir; MeT says weather set to improve
Srinagar, Apr 25: Parts of Kashmir received fresh rains as cloudy weather continued in the Valley on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received traces of rain overnight till 0830 hours today even as it recorded a low of 12.2°C against 7.6°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 3.3°C […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 16,522
New Delhi, Apr 25 (PTI) With 2,541 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,60,086, while the active cases increased to 16,522, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,22,223 with 30 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
JK reports 12 covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Apr 24: Jammu and Kashmir recorded twelve new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said that the seven cases were reported from Jammu district, two from Srinagar and three from Baramulla, taking overall tally to 453990—166309 in Jammu and […]
JK presenting new example of democracy, determination, says PM Modi
Palli (JK), Apr 24 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir is presenting a new example of “democracy and determination” as numerous development initiatives were undertaken in the last two to three years. Visiting Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, he […]
Three LeT terrorists killed Pulwama gunfight
Srinagar, Apr 24: Three Lashkar-i-Toiba terrorists were killed in a gunfight at Pahoo area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, an official said. A senior police officer said that three militants of LeT have been killed. Earlier a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area. As […]