JK reports 687 fresh covid-19 cases, 3 deaths
Srinagar, Jan 9: Jammu and Kashmir reported 687 fresh covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours while as three persons succumbed to the pathogen as well, officials said Sunday. 437 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 250 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 344652. There were three deaths, all from […]
BJP set to pull out all stops in UP, SP main contender
Lucknow, Jan 9 (PTI) The BJP has its task cut out in Uttar Pradesh – to break a jinx under which no party has won two consecutive assembly elections in the state after 1985. Spread over seven phases, moving sequentially from the west to the east of the vast state, the 403-seat polls will have a […]
Encounter breaks out in Kulgam south Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 9; An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Husainpora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday afternoon, officials said. They said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Husainpora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, […]
MeT forecasts improvement in weather, says no downpour till Jan 16
Srinagar, Jan 9: Weatherman on Sunday forecast dry weather till January 16 at most places in Jammu and Kashmir. “As expected, weather improved significantly in J&K. Light rain/ snow may occur at scattered places of J&K, especially over eastern parts during next 24 to 48 hours,” an official of the MeT department said in a […]
Registration for precautionary dose of COVID-19 vaccine begins on CoWIN portal on Saturday
New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) Registration for the ‘precaution dose’ of COVID-19 vaccine for healthcare workers, frontline workers and those aged 60 and above with co-morbidities started on the CoWIN portal on Saturday evening. The exercise of administering the precaution dose to these category of beneficiaries will begin from Jan 10. Additional Secretary and Mission […]
Daily COVID-19 cases in country highest in 224 days
New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) India logged 552 new cases of Omicron, taking the total tally of such infections to 3,623 across 27 states and UTs so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. Out of the total Omicron cases, 1,409 people have migrated or recovered. Maharashtra recorded the maximum number […]
COVID-19: 59 new cases recorded in Ladakh
Leh, Jan 9 (PTI) Ladakh’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 22,472 on Sunday as 59 more people tested positive for the virus, officials said. All the new cases were reported from Leh district, while no fresh death was reported in the Union Territory, the officials said. According to the officials, the death toll stands at 221 […]
Flight operation resumes at Srinagar Airport
Srinagar, Jan 9: With the improvement in weather, flight operations resumed at Srinagar international airport on Sunday. “After a full day of snowfall (on Saturday) and no operations, first flight lands at our airport today,” AAI said in a tweet on Sunday. Earlier, airport authorities cleared thin layer of ice on runway to prevent aircraft […]
Snowfall hits normal life
43 flights cancelled due to poor visibility
Srinagar: All 43 flights, scheduled to operate at Srinagar international airport on Saturday were cancelled due to snowfall, which also threw normal life out of gear across Kashmir Valley. Director, Airports Authority of India, Srinagar, Kuldeep Singh said that while 43 flights were to operate but snowfall forced their cancellation. While weather is set to […]