Husband held for killing wife in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu, Jan 29 (PTI) A man was arrested for killing his 23-year-old wife and trying to mislead the investigators by projecting the murder as suicide in Ramban district, police said on Saturday. Nishu Devi, a resident of Pasyal Dharalta village of Batote, was found hanging at her house on January 23 and inquest proceedings were […]
SPO dies of cardiac arrest in Baramulla
Baramulla, Jan 29 A Special Police Officer (SPO), guarding a pandit family has died of a massive cardiac arrest in Budmulla Narvaw area north Kashmir’s Baramulla districtl. Officials said that the SPO identified as Shakeel Ahmad Rather, son of Ali Mohammad Rather of Malpora Narwaw passed away due to cardiac arrest. They said that the […]
Ladakh records 188 new Covid cases
Leh, Jan 29 (PTI) Ladakh’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 25,536 on Saturday as 188 more people tested positive for the virus, officials said. Of the new cases, 125 were reported from Leh district and 63 from Kargil district, they said. According to officials, no Covid deaths were reported on the previous day and the death […]
India reports over 2.35 lakh Covid cases, 871 fatalities
New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) With 2,35,532 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.08 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 4,93,198 with 871 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period, the data updated […]
Omicron drives US deaths higher than in fall’s delta wave
Washington, Jan 29 (AP) Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall’s delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks. The seven-day rolling average for daily new COVID-19 deaths in the US has been climbing since […]
Four Army personnel injured in blast during training in Rajouri
Jammu, Jan 29 (PTI) Four Army personnel were injured when a blast took place during a training session in Rajouri district on Friday, sources said. During routine training at an Army station in Nowshera border area, an explosive device went off accidently, resulting in injuries to four soldiers, they said. The injured jawans were hospitalized. […]
21 employees served ‘show cause’ in Kishtwar for being absent
Jammu, Jan 29 (PTI) Authorities served show cause’ notices to 21 employees who were found absent during a surprise visit at government offices in Kishtwar district on Friday, officials here said. The visits were made by Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Sham Lal to check attendance in the government offices, they said. A total of […]
UN council should try to avoid civil war on Myanmar: China
United Nations, Jan 29 (AP) China’s UN ambassador said Friday the UN Security Council’s primary goal in strife-torn Myanmar should be to avoid more violence and a civil war. Zhang Jun told several reporters after the council heard closed-door briefings from the new Myanmar envoys for the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the […]
64-hr-long weekend lockdown begins across JK
Srinagar: In a bid to prevent the Covid-19 from spreading, the 64-hour-long weekend lockdown has begun across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday for the third straight week. As soon as the Friday congregational prayers culminated in the Masjids, the shopkeepers were asked to close down their shutters in wake of the weekend lockdown, which began […]