Labourer killed while digging bore well, two others hospitalized
Srinagar, June 14: One labourer was killed while digging a borewell in Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, officials said. Two other laborers were shifted to hospital in unconscious condition and “may survive”, they said. Station House Officer Srigufwara said that one labourer died while two others were shifted to hospital in “unconscious […]
Three drug peddlers held in Reasi
Jammu, Jun 14 (PTI) Three alleged drug peddlers were arrested with contraband substances in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said on Monday. A police team on Monday intercepted notorious drug peddler Prithvi Chand in Katra and recovered 19 grams of cannabis from his possession, they said. An FIR has been lodged […]
Decomposed body recovered in Sopore
Srinagar, June 14: An unidentified decomposed body of a man was found and later recovered by police in Bomai area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Monday. They said that local spotted the body in a field and accordingly informed the police. Later a police party reached the spot and recovered […]
JK reports five more Covid-19 deaths
Srinagar, June 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported five more covid-19 deaths since last evening, officials said on Sunday. They said two deaths were reported from Jammu division and three from Kashmir Valley, taking the fatality count to 4191. A woman from Kakapora Pulwama died within half an hour of her admission to GMC Anantnag, the […]
India records 70,421 COVID-19 cases, 3,921 deaths
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) India recorded a single-day rise of 70,421 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 74 days, taking the country’s infection tally to 2,95,10,410, while the count of active cases fell below 10 lakhs after over two months, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The COVID-19 death toll in […]
Bear mauls man to death in Budgam forests
Budgam, Jun 14: A 40-year-old man was mauled to death by a bear while he was grazing his cattle in Ladermad forests of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district late last night. Officials said that the man who was grazing cattle in Ladermad forests, which is about 70 kms from Brenwar was mauled to by a bear […]
Prisoner dies in Kupwara jail
Srinagar, June 14: A 37-year-old rape accused from Brath Kalan Sopore died at Kupwara jail, officials said on Sunday. They said that the inmate identified as Lateef Ahmed Mir son of Hamza Mir was arrested in case FIR No 15/2021 under section 376 (rape), 342 (wrong confinement) registered at police station Sopore and was under […]
Naftali Bennett sworn in as Israel’s new Prime Minister, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year rule
Jerusalem, Jun 14 (PTI) Naftali Bennett was on Sunday sworn in as Israel’s new Prime Minister, ending Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year hold on power and the political uncertainty that gripped the Jewish nation for months after inconclusive elections. Bennett, the 49-year-old leader of the right-wing Yamina party, took oath of office after the Knesset (Parliament) elected […]
G-7 leaders agree on vaccines, China and taxing corporations
Carbis Bay, Jun 14 (AP) Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations staked their claim Sunday to leading the world out of the coronavirus pandemic and crisis, pledging more than 1 billion coronavirus vaccine doses to poorer nations, vowing to help developing countries grow while fighting climate change and backing a minimum tax on […]
Militant found dead in lake in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jun 13 (PTI) A local militant, hailing from Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, was found dead in Anchar lake here on Sunday evening, officials said. Locals spotted a body in Anchar lake, an area falling under the jurisdiction of Soura Police Station, the officials said. They said an identity card was found on the […]