Three civilians injured in grenade blast at Hari Singh High Street
Srinagar, Jan 25: Three civilians received minor injuries after suspected militants hurled a grenade on security forces at Hari Singh High street area of Srinagar on Tuesday. A top police official said that militants attacked by lobbing a grenade towards security forces. However, the grenade exploded on road causing injuries to three civilians. Medical Superintendent […]
86 pc Indians want voting to be made compulsory: Survey
New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) An overwhelming 86 per cent people want voting to be made mandatory in the country, according to a survey released on Tuesday on the occasion of the 12th National Voters’ Day. The pan-India survey, conducted with a sample size of over four lakh people by location-based social network platform Public […]
Congress leader RPN Singh resigns from party
New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) Congress leader and former union minister RPN Singh on Tuesday resigned from the party and is likely to join the BJP. He announced on Twitter that he was starting his new political journey. Singh is also the in-charge for Jharkhand affairs of the party, where the party is in power along […]
J&K Police Bags Highest 115 Police Medals For Gallantry on Jan 26
Srinagar, Jan 25: The government on Tuesday announced the list of 189 police personnel to receive the police medal for Gallantry on January 26. According to the list released by the government, among the states, Union Territories (UTs), and the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), J&K has bagged the maximum 115 police medals. (GNS)
MeT forecasts cloudy weather in J&K
Srinagar, Jan 25: Weatherman on Tuesday forecast cloudy weather in J&K coupled with moderate to dense fog in plains of Jammu till January 29. “Fair to partly cloudy weather is expected throughout J&K till January 29 with moderate to dense fog in morning hours in plains of Jammu,” an official of the meteorological department here […]
India logs 2,55,874 fresh COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) After being over three lakh for five consecutive days, the single day rise in COVID-19 infections was recorded at 2,55,874, taking India’s total tally of cases to 3,97,99,202, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 4,90,462 with 614 daily fatalities, the data […]
Covid surge: JK reports eight fatalities, 5394 fresh cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported eight covid-19 deaths, highest single-day toll of the present third wave, even as 5394 persons tested positive for the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. 2045 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 3349 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 402596, the officials […]