JK reports 84 new covid-19 cases, one black fungus infection
Srinagar, Oct 19: Jammu and Kashmir reported 84 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Among the fresh cases, 12 were reported from Jammu Division and 72 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331221. There was no death due to the […]
Govt sanctions ad hoc bonus to employees for FY21
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) The government has sanctioned non-productivity linked or ad hoc bonus for central government employees for fiscal year 2020-21. In an office memorandum, the Department of Expenditure under the Finance Ministry said the employees of central para military forces and armed forces too would be eligible for the bonus. Employees who […]
Question of survival stares at migrant workers’ families
Srinagar/Saharanpur, Oct 19 (PTI) How to make both ends meet is a question that is haunting 28-year-old Jehangir, a small-time carpenter in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur, after his father was shot dead by militants last Saturday in south Kashmir, triggering an exodus of migrant labourers from the area. “Together with Abba (father), we used to run […]
Prominent NC leader quits party after Rana’s exit
Jammu, Oct 19 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir minister Prem Sagar Aziz quit the National Conference (NC) here on Tuesday and extended support to former party colleague Devender Singh Rana, who joined the BJP recently. Aziz, who was the NC’s Bani Assembly constituency in-charge, said he is resigning from the primary membership of the party, […]
Army chief visits forward areas along LoC in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 19 (PTI) Army chief General M M Naravane visited forward areas along the LoC in Jammu region on Tuesday and was briefed on the ground situation in the region and ongoing counter-infiltration operations, officials said. The Army chief is on a two-day visit to Jammu, they said. Naravane visited forward areas of the White […]
Young woman who went missing from Reasi in September rescued from HP
Jammu, Oct 19 (PTI) A 22-year-old woman who went missing from Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district in September this year was rescued from Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday. The woman’s father in Jardi village had on September 25 lodged with the police a report about his daughter gone missing, they said. Following enquiries and […]
33-yr-old man dies of electrocution in Kokernag
Kokernag, Oct 19: A 33-year-old man was electrocuted to death while repairing a wire at his home in Nowbugh Larnoo area of Kokernag on Tuesday morning. An official said that a man identified as Subzar Ahmad Wani, son of Mohammad Shabaan Wani of Nowbugh Larnoo, was repairing a wire at his home when he came […]
28-year-old killed, younger brother injured in Poonch mishap
Poonch, Oct 19: A 28-year-old youth was killed and his younger brother was injured when a motor cycle they were riding met with an accident near Eidgah Chowk in Poonch, officials said. The accident took place at about 23:45 hours last night, leading to injuries to two persons—Sukhvinder Singh (28) and Manjot Singh (14-15) sons […]
Night temperature plummets across Kashmir, below normal in Gulmarg
Srinagar, Oct 19: Night temperature fell across Kashmir Valley with the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg recording below normal, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar, witnessing rainfall of 3.6mm in 24 hours till 0830 hours, recorded minimum temperature of 7.7°C against 11.0°C on previous night, an official of the local MeT office here said. Qazigund […]
COVID-19: Lowest rise in daily cases in 231 days
New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) India logged 13,058 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 231 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,40,94,373, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,52,454 with 164 fresh fatalities, while the active cases declined to 1,83,118, the lowest in 227 […]