JK reports 72 new Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 24: Jammu and Kashmir reported 72 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. Among the fresh cases, ten were reported from Jammu Division and 62 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331638. There was no death due […]
Top Army commanders to review India’s security challenges, situation along LAC
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) Top commanders of the Indian Army will carry out an extensive review of the country’s security challenges, including in eastern Ladakh as well as other sensitive areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, at a four-day conference beginning Monday, people familiar with the development said. The commanders […]
Youth will be the Architect of Golden Future of JK: Home Minister Amit Shah
Srinagar, Oct 24: We have 70% youth population in Jammu & Kashmir and they are shaping the present and building the golden future of Union Territory as we speak, Union Home Minister, Amit Shah said during interaction with members of youth clubs at Raj Bhawan. The Home Minister said with the establishment of 4,500 youth […]
Amit Shah reaches Jammu; inaugurates new campus of IIT
Jammu, Oct 24 (PTI) Amid tight security, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday arrived here and inaugurated the new campus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu, officials said. Shah, accompanied by Union ministers Jitendra Singh and Dharmendra Pradhan and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, reached Jammu airport from Srinagar and started his […]
Teenager found dead near water channel in Kulgam
Kulgam, Oct 24: The body of a 15-year-old youth was found near a Water channel in Badroo area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, officials said. An official said that some locals spotted the body lying at the water channel and informed the police about it. “Later, a team of police reached the spot […]
BRO rescues 4 drivers along with their vehicles at Razdan Pass
Srinagar, Oct 24: A team of Beacon personnel of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) rescued four drivers along with their vehicles stuck in a snowstorm at Razdan Pass on Gurez-Bandipora road. Officials said that four drivers along with a JCB, two trucks and a Tipper left for Bandipora at 1800 hrs on Friday and got stuck […]
Civilian killed in firing incident in Shopian in south Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 24 (PTI) A civilian was killed in a firing incident in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The incident took place in Zainapora area of Shopian in south Kashmir. The civilian has been identified as Shahid Ahmad. The circumstances of the incident are being probed, the officials said, adding […]
Kashmir snowfall: Two killed in Anantnag, death toll climbs to five
Srinagar, Oct 24 (PTI) Two people died while as many were rescued after they were trapped in snowfall in Anantnag district of south Kashmir, officials said on Sunday, taking the death toll due to inclement weather to five. Last night, stranded persons at Sinthan Pass in south Kashmir district were rescued, they said. The rescue […]
Poonch Encounter: Two policemen, army man, foreign militant injured in fresh exchange of fire
Srinagar, Oct 24: Two policemen and a solider were injured and a Pakistani militant who was taken to the encounter site also sustained injuries and he couldn’t be retrieved back at Bhata-Dhurian encounter site in Nar Khas area of Mendhar in Poonch, official sources said. They said that Zia Mustafa, a Pakistani LeT militant was […]
COVID-19: Active cases decline to 1,72,594
New Delhi, Oct 24 (PTI) India added 15,906 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 3,41,75,468, while the active cases declined to 1,72,594, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 4,54,269 with 561 fresh fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. Kerala has reconciled 399 […]