24-year-old labourer dies, another injured due to electrocution while fencing GREF boundary wall
Rajouri, July 26: A 24-year-old local labourer died and another was injured due to electrocution while working on a boundary fencing of 110 General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) campus at Budhal in Rajouri district on Monday, officials said. They said labourers came in contact with the live electric wire, leading to the death of Mohammad […]
Four of family feared dead as vehicle plunges into river in Ramban
Ramban, July 26: Four members of a family are feared dead after a vehicle, they were travelling in, met with an accident Mehar area of Ramban district on Monday afternoon. Official sources said that a Swift Dzire driven by Rakesh Kumar son of Mohinder Nath of Paloura area Jammu met with an accident near Mehar. […]
No plan to print currency notes to tide over crisis: FM
New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) The government has no plan to print currency notes to tide over the current economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Monday. To a question on whether there is any plan to print currency to tide over the crisis, the Finance […]
1 Dead, 11 Injured in road mishap at Banihal
Ramban, July 26: One person died and eleven others have sustained injuries after a collision took place between a Tempo and a Truck at Chamalwas area in Banihal on Monday morning, officials said. They said that information was received that a truck bearing registration number JK-13C 4760 driven by one Kabir Ahmed Khan son of […]
COVID-19: India adds 39,361 fresh cases
New Delhi, Jul 26 (PTI) With 39,361 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,14,11,262, while the daily positivity was recorded above three per cent after 35 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 4,20,967 […]
Cop injured in misfire incident at Baramulla
Srinagar, July 26: A PSO of Chief Coordinator of Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) Fazal Mohammad was injured after he accidently misfired with his own gun in Wahidna Chandoosa area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. A police officer said that the cop accidently injured himself with his own service rifle after misfire resulting […]
President Kovind’s Kargil visit cancelled due to bad weather
Srinagar, July 26: President Ram Nath Kovind’s Kargil visit was cancelled on Monday due to inclement weather, officials said. They said that the President’s plane couldn’t take off from Srinagar due to bad weather and difficult flying conditions for crossing Himalayan peaks like Zojilla Pass. The official said Plan B has been put in place […]
Senior US diplomat in China for talks on fraught ties
Tianjin (China), Jul 26 (AP) America’s No. 2 diplomat has arrived in China to discuss the fraught relationship between the countries on Monday with two top Foreign Ministry officials. Wendy Sherman, the deputy secretary of state, will hold separate meetings with Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, who is in charge of U.S.-China relations, and Foreign […]
Regressive laws, rules have been replaced by the progressive reforms: Lt Guv
SRINAGAR, JULY 26: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Sunday attended the Valedictory session at the 3-day long Young Thinkers Meet-2021 at SKICC here. The Lt Governor interacted with the Youth who came from different States/UT, and shared the progressive and reformative measures taken by the J&K Government for the rapid development of UT. Addressing the young […]
Tourism sector needs a plan
Since the greater part of the tourism season in Kashmir valley is almost over and the Covid-19 pandemic has ensured that no tourist visits the place this season, the sector has already crossed all the limits of stress and unending loses. Tourism sector which provides jobs to lakhs of Kashmir’s youth for the entire season […]