Daily COVID-19 cases fall below 1,000 in India, first time in 715 days
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) India recorded less than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time in 715 days even as the virus tally rose to 4,30,29,044, while the active infection count fell below 13,000, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The number of active cases is the lowest in […]
Body of ‘mentally unsound’ person recovered in Poonch
Poonch, Apr 4: Body of a mentally unsound person was found at Sangla Nallah in Surankote here on Monday, little over 12 hours after he had gone missing from his residence, official sources said. They said that body of the person, identified as Alam Din (60) son of Bagh Ali, of Fazalabad was spotted by […]
CBK produces chargesheet against man for securing Govt job using fake certificate
Srinagar, Apr 4:- Crime Branch Kashmir on Monday produced chargesheet against a person for producing fake 10+2 certificate to secure his appointment as junior X-Ray Technician in the Health Department in 2016. A spokesperson of the Crime Branch Kashmir said that the charge-sheet in case (FIR No: 15/2017) under section 420, 468, 471 RPC of […]
Dry weather to continue as night temperature drops slightly
Srinagar, Apr 4: Amid forecast for ‘mainly dry weather’, night temperature decreased at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 9.2°C against 10.2°C. The temperature was 2.8°C above normal during this time of the year for the summer capital. Qazigund recorded […]
Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 40 paise
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices were on Monday hiked by 40 paise a litre each, taking the total increase in rates in the last two weeks to Rs 8.40 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 103.81 per litre as against Rs 103.41 previously, while diesel rates have gone […]
Militant hideout busted near LoC in Poonch, huge cache of arms seized
Jammu, Apr 4 (PTI) Security forces busted a terrorist hideout in a village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district and seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition, officials said on Monday. The hideout was unearthed during a joint search operation by the army and police in Noorkote village, the officials said. […]
Drug shortages persist in Russia after start of Ukraine war
Moscow, Apr 4 (AP) First came the warnings, in messages among friends and families and on social media, to stock up on vital drugs in Russia before supplies were affected by crippling Western sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. Then, some drugs indeed became harder to find at pharmacies in Moscow and other cities. Not […]
Seven houseboats gutted in fire at Srinagar’s Nigeen Lake
Srinagar, Apr 4 (PTI) A fire at the famous Nigeen Lake here in the early hours of Monday destroyed seven houseboats, officials said. The fire broke out on one of the houseboats anchored at the rear side of Nigeen Club on the lake and quickly spread to adjacent houseboats, resulting in destruction of seven of […]
JK reports 20 new covid positive cases
SRINAGAR, APR 03: The Government today informed that 20 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 05 from Jammu division and 15 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 453813. Moreover,33 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various […]
Two non-locals shot and injured in Pulwama
Srinagar, Apr 03: Two non-locals were shot at and injured by militants in Litter area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. A police official said that the gunmen attacked the duo, both residents of Pathankote this evening. Immediately, he said, the duo—one of the driver and another conductor of poultry vehicle, was shifted to […]