Lt Governor pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi
JAMMU, JAN 30: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today paid tributes to the Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his Punya-Tithi in an event organized by Global Gandhi Family J&K, at the Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex. Paying homage to ‘Father of the Nation’, the Lt Governor said that Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of Satya and Ahimsa, Truth […]
Unidentified persons loot Rs 4.3 lakh from HDFC ATM in Qazigund
Qazigund, Jan 30: Unidentified persons in intervening night of Saturday-Sunday robbed an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of HDFC bank and decamped with a cash amount of around 4.3 lakh in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag. An official said that unidentified persons entered into HDFC Bank ATM, located near Petrol Pump in Qazigund and looted […]
Wet spell likely in Kashmir next week
Srinagar, Jan 30 (PTI) The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir went down and settled below the freezing point, even as the Meteorological Department said there is a possibility of rain or snow at scattered places on Monday, officials said. A day after some improvement, the temperature decreased at most places in the Kashmir […]
Tourist killed, 3 others injured as shooting stone hits vehicle in Ramban
Jammu, Jan 30: A tourist was killed and three others injured when a shooting stone hit a tempo traveler near Cafeteria Morh on Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district on Sunday. Official sources said that the tourist tempo bearing registration number (JK21A-1503 ) was hit by the shooting stone, leading to the death of Yashvardan Thakur […]
Two years on, India’s battle with COVID-19, its variants continues
New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) Amid the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, India has completed two years since the first coronavirus case was reported in the country and during this time, it has not just battled the virus but also its mutated variants, even as uncertainty continues to surround the expected course of the […]
75 per cent adults vaccinated against Covid: PM hails ‘momentous feat’
New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) With 75 per cent of all adults fully vaccinated, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated fellow citizens for this “momentous feat” and said he is proud of all those who are making the vaccination drive a success. Tagging a tweet by Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya in which he […]
India reports over 2.34 lakh Covid cases, 893 fatalities
New Delhi, Jan 30 (PTI) With 2,34,281 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.10 crore, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 4,94,091 with 893 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period, the data updated at 8 […]
Five JeM, LeT militants killed in two encounters
Srinagar, Jan 30: Top commander and a Pakistani among five militants affiliated with outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-i-Toiba were killed in twin overnight gunfights in Pulwama and Budgam districts, police said Sunday. In a tweet by official Police handle, the Kashmir Zone Police while Quoting Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar wrote, ” 05 militants […]