Youth found dead in graveyard recovered in old city
Srinagar, Oct 16: Body of a 38-year-old man was recovered near a graveyard in Zaldagar area of Srinagar on Saturday, officials said. They said that some passersby spotted the body lying at the graveyard and informed the police about it. Later a team of police reached the spot and recovered it. A police officer said […]
India records 15,981 COVID-19 cases, 166 fatalities in a day
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) India recorded 15,981 COVID-19 cases in a day, taking the infection tally to 3,40,53,573 while 166 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,51,980, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data on Saturday. The number of active Covid cases has declined to 2,01,632, the lowest in 218 days. The national […]
US Development Finance Corporation chief to visit India to boost vaccine manufacturing
Washington, Oct 16 (PTI) The head of the US International Development Finance Corporation would be visiting India later this month as part of the Quad’s efforts to boost vaccine manufacturing. The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is a state-run development finance institution, which invests in development projects primarily in lower- and middle-income countries. […]
Pampore encounter: one militant killed, operation continues
Pulwama, Oct 16: A militant has been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Drangbal area of Pampore hamlet in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Saturday. A police official said that one militant has been killed whose identity is being ascertained while as the operation is on in the area. […]
Amit Shah to address public rally in Jammu on Oct 24
Jammu, Oct 16 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a huge public rally on October 24, the first in the winter capital after the abrogation of Article 370, said Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina. Raina made the announcement while addressing a party meeting at its headquarters here. “The Union home minister […]
Three absconding men held in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 16 (PTI) Three absconding men accused in different criminal cases were arrested in the district and produced before court on Friday, police said. Two men, Rajesh Kumar and Rattan Lal of Arnia, who were booked in a case of abetment to suicide were absconding since a long time, they said. They were finally […]
LeT commander Khandey trapped in Pampore encounter
Srinagar, Oct 16 (PTI) Lashkar-e-Toiba commander Umar Mushtaq Khandey is trapped in an encounter with security forces in the Pampore area of Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police official said on Saturday. Khandey is among the top militants whom the security forces are targeting since a hitlist was released by police in August […]
Militant involved in civilian killings in Srinagar gunned down in encounter in Pulwama
Srinagar, Oct 15 (PTI) A militant involved in the recent civilian killings in Srinagar was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. Security forces received information about the presence of militants in the Wahibug area of Pulwama, following which a cordon and search […]
J&K records 51 new COVID-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir recorded 51 fresh cases of COVID-19 on Friday, taking the number of infected persons to 3,30,885 while no fresh death was reported in the past 24 hours, officials said. Of the 51 fresh cases, four were from the Jammu division and 47 from the Kashmir division of the union […]
Militant killed in Pulwama encounter, operation continues
Pulwama, Oct 15: One militant has been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Wahibugh area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Friday. A senior police officer said that a militant has been killed whose identification is being ascertained while the operation is on in the area. Earlier, an official […]