Bush fire triggers landmines along LoC in Poonch
Poonch, Feb 21: A bush fire that broke out in the intervening night of Sunday-Monday has engulfed many areas along the Line of Control in Poonch district. Reports said that LoC areas of Mendhar and Mankote sectors of Mendhar sub division are under forest fire, which started in the intervening night of Sunday and Monday […]
Train crushes man to death in Budgam
Budgam, Feb 21: A man was crushed to death by a moving train in between Nowgam-Budgam railway section in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. An official said that a man was hit by a train and he died on the spot near 69/0 to 70/2/3 km (Budgam-Srinagar section), he said. The man died on […]
COVID-19: Schools reopen in Jammu for lower classes after two years
Jammu, Feb 21 (PTI) Students of lower classes thronged their schools in most parts of Jammu province early Monday to attend offline classes after a gap of nearly two years, a week after Jammu and Kashmir administration announced phased opening of educational institutions amid declining trend of COVID-19 cases. However, the schools in Kashmir and […]
Biden accepts ‘in principle’ meeting with Putin if Russia does not invade Ukraine: White House
Washington, Feb 21 (PTI) President Joe Biden has accepted “in principle” a meeting with President Vladimir Putin provided Russia does not invade Ukraine, the White House has said, in a last-ditch diplomatic overture brokered by French President Emmanuel Macron to ease one of the worst security crises in Europe in decades. The US has repeatedly […]
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Russia on Feb 23-24: Reports
Moscow/Islamabad, Feb 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Russia on February 23-24, the official Russian media has reported, signalling the first visit by a Pakistani premier to Moscow in 23 years. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that preparations for the visit of the Prime Minister Khan were underway, the state-run TASS news […]
Man killed, three injured in Rajouri accident
Rajouri, Feb 21: A man was killed while three others sustained injuries in a road accident in Rajouri town on Monday morning. Police officials said that the accident took place when a tempo traveller moving on Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch highway hit a tipper near Army water point station of Rajouri town, in which one person was killed […]
MeT predicts widespread light rains, snow from Tuesday night
Srinagar, Feb 21: The weatherman on Monday forecast widespread light to moderate rain and snow during February 22-23 even as night temperature dropped to below freezing point in Kashmir Valley, officials said. “Widespread light to moderate rain/snow, mainly over higher reaches most likely during February 22-23 with main activity on February 22 (night) and February […]
Active COVID-19 cases in India decline to 2,02,131
New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) India logged 16,051 new coronavirus infections, taking the virus tally to 4,28,38,524, while the active cases dipped to 2,02,131, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 5,12,109 with 206 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily COVID-19 cases have […]
Lt Guv voices people’s suggestions, insights in 11th edition of ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’
JAMMU, FEB 20: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha dedicated this month’s episode of the ‘Awaam Ki Awaaz’ programme to the young achievers of Jammu & Kashmir. The radio programme was aired today on all local & primary channels of All India Radio (AIR) in the UT and broadcast on DD Kashir. The Lt Governor congratulated Ms. […]