149 fresh covid-19 cases, one death reported in JK
Srinagar, Aug 4: Jammu and Kashmir reported 149 new covid-19 cases while one more person succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said 49 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 100 from Kashmir Valley, taking the infection tally to 322014 in J&K. Providing the district-wide […]
Earthquake tremors felt across Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 4: Earthquake tremors were felt across parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday afternoon. The tremors lasting for several seconds were reportedly felt at around 4:02 PM. Citing an independent source GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences), Kashmir Weather reported that an earthquake of 5.2 magnitude with epicenter in Afghanistan (69.97°E, 36.31°N) at […]
JK’s Public Libraries moving to digital era
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 04: The Director, Libraries & Research, Mohammad Rafi today took stock of the infrastructure requirement in Public Libraries for upgrading these institutions as productive e-Learning-cum-Career Counselling Centers for dissemination of career and occupational information. Chairing a meeting of the Incharges of Public Libraries at SPS Library Complex here, the Director Libraries said that […]
Quazigund-Banihal tunnel opens to traffic for trial: Gadkari
New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) The 8.5 km tunnel between Quazigund and Banihal, which will reduce travel time between Jammu and Srinagar by about 1.5 hours and 16 km, has been opened to traffic for trial, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. The Road Transport and Highways Minister in a tweet said that, built […]
Police register case after two teenage girls go missing from Bijbehara village
Bijbehara, Aug 4: Two teen aged girls have gone missing from south Kashmir’s Bijbehara village. Both girls are 14 years old and are residents of Gadhanjipora village of Bijbehara in Anantnag district. Police sources said that fathers of these teen aged girls-Ali Muhammad Dar and Farooq Ahmed Dar filed written complaints at police station Bijbehara […]
Body of elderly man recovered at Handwara
Kupwara, Aug 4: A dead body of an elderly mentally challenged man was recovered from river Puhroo in Lokipora Kralgund in Handwara on Wednesday morning, officials said. They identified the deceased as one 75-year-old Ghulam Ahmad Mir alias Amm Darvesh, a resident of Bunpora Langate Handwara. He had gone missing from his home for nearly […]
NIA carries out raids at two places in Bandipora
Bandipora, Aug 04: The National Investigation Agency along with Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday raided residences of two individuals in Chittibanday village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Official sources said that NIA officials along with police team raided residences of Muzamil Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Hassan Bhat and Waqar Ahmad Lone son of […]
COVID-19: India records 42,625 cases and 562 deaths in a day
New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) With 42,625 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,17,69,132 and the active caseload increased to 4,10,353, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 4,25,757 with 562 fatalities. The number […]
Pakistan army completes 90 per cent of fence along Afghan border
Torkham (Pakistan), Aug 4 (AP) Pakistan’s military has said that it has completed 90 per cent of a fence being constructed along the border with Afghanistan, vowing to complete the project this summer. Pakistan says it is constructing the fence to prevent cross-border militant attacks. The announcement by the Pakistan army Tuesday comes amid increasing […]
UN Security Council condemns attacks on Afghan civilians
United Nations, Aug 4 (AP) The UN Security Council condemned deliberate attacks on civilians in Afghanistan and all instances of terrorism in the strongest terms on Tuesday, while declaring its opposition to restoration of rule by the Taliban. In a press statement agreed by all 15 members, the UN’s most powerful body called on the […]