Apni party leader shot dead in south Kashmir’s Devsar village
Kulgam, Aug 19: Militants on Thursday shot dead an Apni party leader in Devsar area of Kulgam district, sources said. An official said that the JKAP leader Ghulam Hussan Lone was shot outside his residence as he suffered critical injuries. He said that the injured man was shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, where […]
Div Com chairs 9th Board of Directors Meeting of Srinagar Smart City Limited
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 19: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a 9th Board of Directors meeting of Srinagar Smart City Limited in Srinagar. Among others, the meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation and CEO-Srinagar Smart City Limited, VC-Srinagar Development Authority, Additional CEO Srinagar Smart City Limited, Dy. Director Archives, DySP Headquarters […]
Militant Killed In Rajouri gunfight
Jammu, Aug 19: An unidentified militant has been killed in an ongoing encounter with joint team of police and army in Rajouri district, official sources said. So far a Junior Commissioned Officer of army was killed in the gunfight which started in Kalas area of Thanamandi area of the district after a contact was established […]
India’s national security challenges becoming complex: Rajnath
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Noting that India’s national security challenges are increasing and becoming “complex” in view of the changing geopolitical situation globally, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday strongly pitched for a strong, capable and completely ‘self-reliant’ defense industry in the country. Singh’s comments came amid growing concerns in India and elsewhere over […]
Low-intensity earthquake hits Katra-Udhampur belt
Jammu, Aug 19 (PTI) An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur-Katra belt in the early hours of Thursday, officials said. The temblor occurred 54 km south-east of Katra at 5.08 am, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The epicentre of the earthquake was five km below the surface of the earth at […]
Pfizer, AstraZeneca Covid vaccines less effective against Delta variant: Oxford-led study
London, Aug 19 (PTI) The COVID-19 vaccines by Pfizer and AstraZeneca are less effective against the Delta variant of coronavirus compared to the Alpha variant, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Oxford. The researchers, however, noted that with Delta, Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and Oxford-AstraZeneca preventive, known as Covishield in India, still […]
JCO killed, another soldier injured in Rajouri encounter
Srinagar, Aug 19: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of Army was killed in encounter with militants in Rajouri district, a Defence spokesman said. He said that the JCO was killed while another trooper was injured in an ongoing gunfight in Thanamandi area in Rajouri district. PRO defense said that one JCO of Rashtriya Rifles received […]
Gunfight breaks out in Rajouri’s Thanamandi: Officials
Rajouri, Aug 19: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Thanamandi area of Rajouri district on Thursday morning, officials said here. They said that the encounter broke out in Karyote Kalas area, where a cordon and search operation was launched on Wednesday after reports of suspicious movement. The officials said that today […]
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar locality to thwart Muharram processions
Srinagar, Aug 19 (PTI) Authorities on Thursday imposed restrictions in Abi Guzar area of the city to prevent members of the Shia community from taking out any procession to mark Ashoora, the last day of the 10-day Muhurram mourning period, officials said. Restrictions have been imposed in Abi Guzar area falling under police station Kothibagh […]
COVID-19: India logs 36,401 new cases
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) India has added 36,401 new COVID-19 infections, taking the total tally of cases to 3,23,22,258, while the death toll has climbed to 4,33,049 with 530 more fatalities, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The national recovery rate has improved to 97.52 per cent, the highest since March last […]