JK reports 16 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Mar 15: Jammu and Kashmir logged 16 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said four of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 12 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453476. Giving district wise […]
Man killed in Sopore road mishap
Srinagar, Mar 15: A 51-year-old man was killed after a mini-truck hit him at Pouthkha Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday afternoon. Reports said that a person identified as Abdul Majeed Sheikh son of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh a resident of Frasdobh Khaitnag sustained critical injuries after being hit by a mini-truck bearing registration […]
No decision yet on country-wide NRC: Govt to LS
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) The Centre has not yet taken any decision to prepare the National Register of Indian Citizens for the entire country, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The minister said on the direction of the Supreme Court, the supplementary list of inclusions and the list of exclusions for […]
AC approves transfer of land for various public purposes
JAMMU, MAR 15: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today approved the proposal of Revenue Department to transfer various parcels of land for public purposes. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Nitishwar […]
Russian offensive edges deeper into Kyiv, more talks planned
Kyiv, Mar 15 (AP) The Russian offensive in Ukraine edged closer to central Kyiv on Tuesday even as the two countries kept open a narrow diplomatic channel with more planned talks. Shortly before dawn, large explosions thundered across Kyiv. A series of Russian strikes hit a residential neighborhood in the capital, igniting a huge fire […]
India logs 2,568 new COVID-19 infections, 97 fatalities
New Delhi, Mar 15 (PTI) India logged 2,568 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,96,062, while the active cases dipped to 33,917, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,15,974 with 97 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
Awantipora Encounter: One militant killed, operation continues
Srinagar, Mar 15: One militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter at Charsoo area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. Official sources said that one militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter, however identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Earlier reports said that a joint team […]
Encounter breaks out in Charsoo Awantipora in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 15: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces at Charsoo village of south Kashmir’s Awantipora on Tuesday morning, the police said. A police official said that the gunfight was triggered after a joint team of the police, CRPF and Army cordoned off the Charsoo area and launched a search operation on the […]
COVID-19 cases more than double in China’s growing outbreak
Beijing, Mar 15 (AP) China’s new COVID-19 cases Tuesday more than doubled from the previous day as it faces by far its biggest outbreak since the early days of the pandemic. The National Health Commission said 3,507 new locally spread cases had been identified in the latest 24-hour period, up from 1,337 a day earlier. […]