Zewan attack: ASI among two policemen succumb, say police
Srinagar, Dec 13: Two policemen, who were injured along with 12 other cops in a militant attack at Zewan area of Srinagar, succumbed to their injuries on Monday evening. An official said that at least 14 policemen were injured in a militant attack in the evening at Zewan area of Srinagar. They said that militants […]
JK report 119 fresh covid-19 cases, three fatalities
Srinagar, Dec 13: Jammu and Kashmir reported three fresh fatalities due to covid-19 while 119 persons tested positive for the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. 26 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 93 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 338990. There were three deaths reported in […]
Militants attack police bus at Zewan, Sgr, 14 cops injured: Police
Srinagar, Dec 13: At 14 policemen were injured, four of them, critically, in a militant attack at Zewan area of Srinagar on Monday, officials said. They said that militants fired indiscriminately at the vehicle of 9th battalion Indian Reserve Police at Zewan area on Pantha Chowk-Khonmoh road in which seven 14 policemen sustained injuries of […]
Omicron threat: Delhi govt to clamp restrictions in view of Christmas, New Year if need be
New Delhi, Dec 13 (PTI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his government will impose restrictions, if required, as regards Christmas and New Year celebrations to curb the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 even as he maintained that currently, there is no need for any such measures. He said the Delhi […]
Ladakh reports another death due to Covid
Leh, Dec 13 (PTI) Ladakh recorded a fresh fatality due to COVID-19 and 18 new cases, taking the virus tally to 21,822 in the union territory, officials said. The COVID-19 death toll in Ladakh has climbed to 216 with 158 deaths in Leh and 58 in Kargil since the outbreak of the pandemic last year, […]
Two unidentified militants killed in Rangreth encouter: Police
Srinagar, Dec 13: Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter at Rangreth area of Srinagar outskirts, police said Monday. A police official said that acting on a lead , police and security forces zeroed on a suspected spot in Rangreth area and asked the hiding militants to surrender, however, they fired a the forces, […]
Woman infiltrator killed in RS Pura sector: BSF
Srinagar, Dec 13: A woman infiltrator was killed last night after BSF officials noticed some suspicious movement, BSF said Monday. A BSF spokesman said that alert BSF troops neutralized “a lady Pakistani intruder last night.” “The BSF troops noticed suspicious movement in R S Pura area and warned the intruder many times not to cross […]
Cold conditions continue unabated across Kashmir, Ladakh
Srinagar, Dec 13: Intense cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.5 degrees Celsius. A meteorological department official here said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, was 2.5 degrees Celsius below the normal for this time of the year. […]
India sees 7,350 new COVID-19 cases, 202 deaths
New Delhi, Dec 13(PTI) India’s coronavirus tally rose to 3,46,97,860 with 7,350 people testing positive for the infection in a day, while the number of active cases declined to 91,456, the lowest in 561 days, the Union Health Ministry data showed on Monday. The death toll from the pandemic has climbed to 4,75,636 with 202 […]
S Africa President tests positive for COVID-19 as infections reach record high
Johannesburg, Dec 13 (PTI) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has tested positive for COVID-19 and is receiving treatment for mild symptoms, according to his office. President Ramaphosa, 69, who is fully vaccinated, contracted the contagion on a day the country recorded a new high of 37,875 new infections, dramatically up from the previous day’s 17,154 […]