Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media
Gaza City, May 15 (AP) An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest step by the military to silence reporting from the territory amid its battle with the militant group Hamas. The strike came nearly an hour after […]
JK reports 63 covid-19 deaths, 3677 new cases
Srinagar, May 15: Jammu and Kashmir reported 3677 fresh covid-19 cases even as 63 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that 1728 of these cases were reported from Jammu Division and 1949 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall all tally to 240467. Regarding the fatalities, […]
Govt extends Corona Curfew across JK till May 24
Srinagar, May 15: The government on Saturday extended Corona Curfew across Jammu and Kashmir till May 24 in order to prevent the COVID-19 cases from spreading. Directorate of Information and Public Relation (DIPR) in a tweet informed the extension in Corona Curfew for seven more days. “The Corona Curfew imposed in all 20 distts of […]
‘BSF trooper dies of cardiac arrest in Uri’
Uri (Baramulla), May 15: A Border Security Forces trooper has died of a heart attack here on Saturday afternoon, official sources said. They said that Constable Manjeet Kumar (33), resident of district Dumka in Jharkhand, of 23 Battalion BSF posted at Chand post along LoC in Uri, part of a patrolling team suddenly felt dizziness, […]
Strict action against rumour-mongers on SRO 64 regularization
Jammu, May 15:Taking cognizance of the rumours regarding the regularization of daily rated workers under SRO-64, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir clarified that no policy decision has been taken in this regard. Earlier, the Government refuted a fake letter that was circulated over various social media platforms. It was conveyed that the mala fide […]
35-yr-old man from south Kashmir found dead
Srinagar, May 15: A 35-year-old man from Kund belt of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district was found hanging in a rented accommodation in Upper Bazar area of Qazigund on Saturday. An official said that the man identified as Shabir Ahmad Naikoo(35) son of Sonaullah Naikoo, a resident of Waripora Kund was found hanging at Upper Bazar […]
Won’t allow elements to use Palestine situation to disrupt peace in Kashmir: IGP
Srinagar, May 15: Jammu and Kashmir police Saturday said that it was keeping a close watch on elements who are attempting to leverage the “unfortunate situation in Palestine” to disturb peace and order in Kashmir.” “J&K Police is keeping a very close watch on elements who are attempting to leverage the unfortunate situation in Palestine […]
Provide free Covid-19 treatment to media persons: Director IPS writes to LG Sinha
Srinagar, May 15: Director ‘Institute of Perception Studies and Rate The Debate’ New Delhi, Dr Kota Neelima has urged the Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha to provide free Covid-19 treatment for Media persons and their immediate families in private and government hospitals. Dr Kota has written a letter to LG Sinha, suggesting […]
Israeli strike on Gaza kills 7, unrest spreads to West Bank
Gaza City, May 15 (AP) An Israeli air raid in Gaza City killed at least seven Palestinians early Saturday in the deadliest single strike since the battle with Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers erupted earlier this week. Both sides pressed for an advantage as cease-fire efforts gathered strength. The latest outburst of violence began in Jerusalem […]
India adds 3.26 lakh new COVID-19 cases, 3,890 fresh fatalities
New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) India in a day recorded 3,26,098 COVID-19 cases that took the tally to 2,43,72,907, while 3,890 new fatalities pushed the death toll to 2,66,207, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The active cases have reduced to 36,73,802 and comprise 15.07 per cent of the total infections, while the […]
