Quick response from guards prevents temple fire incident
Banipora, May 31: Security personnel guarding a temple in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district prevented a fire incident by responding quickly without wasting any time. Local sources said that chinar leaves on top of the Shardah Temple located at Kaloosa Bandipora caught fire after coming into contact with a passing HT wire. Before the fire could […]
SC asks Centre about vaccine-procurement policy
New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Monday about the vaccine-procurement policy by referring to the fact that states are in the process of issuing global tenders to procure jabs for coronavirus. A bench, headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud and also comprising Justices S Ravindra Bhat and L Nageswara […]
Covid-19: JK reports 14 more deaths
Srinagar, May 31: Jammu and Kashmir reported at least 14 more covid-19 deaths since last evening, taking the total fatality count due to the pathogen to 3884. Most of the deaths were reported from Jammu division, officials said. Among others, they said the victims include a 66-year-old man from Bajalta, 64-year-old man from Raipur Bantalab […]
Fire breaks out in Gorla forest in Udhampur, IAF choppers pressed into service
Udhampur, May 31: The authorities have launched a major fire fighting operation in Gorla forest area of Ghordi block in Udhampur district ad choppers from Indian Air Force have been pressed into service to douse off the flames. Locals said that fire erupted in the forest area of Gorla forests on Sunday evening, which houses […]
India reports 1.52 lakh positive cases, 3128 deaths
New Delhi, May 31: India recorded over 1.52 lakh new covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am on Monday, taking the country’s total infections to over 2.80 crore. Out of these active cases further declined to over 20 lakh and the number of recoveries escalated to over 2.56 crore. With 3,128 new fatalities, […]
Partial Unlock: Srinagar Administration issues guidelines for relaxations
Srinagar, May 31: After the State Executive Committee announced the revised guidelines for the partial relaxation in the lockdown, Srinagar Administration stated that 96 Containment Zones will remain under lockdown, however, as allowed the public transport will ply with 50% seating capacity and both the Driver, helper/Conductor and shopkeepers will have to keep Covid Vaccination […]
Two wanted criminals arrested in Jammu
Jammu, May 31 (PTI) Two wanted criminals, one of them armed with a pistol, were arrested in separate operations here on Sunday, police said. Jai Preet Singh, a resident of Preet Nagar, was arrested from Balol bridge in Miran Sahib area on a tip off that he was moving with a narcotic substance, a police […]
Netanyahu could lose PM job as rivals attempt to join forces
Jerusalem, May 31 (AP) A former ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he would seek to form a coalition government with the Israeli leader’s opponents, taking a major step toward ending the rule of the longtime premier. The dramatic announcement by Naftali Bennett, leader of the small hardline Yamina party, set the […]
Pak would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores Kashmir’s pre-Aug 2019 status: Imran Khan
Islamabad, May 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Sunday that Pakistan would hold talks with India if New Delhi restores the pre-August 5, 2019 status of Jammu and Kashmir. India abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5, 2019 and bifurcated it into two Union territories. “If […]
JK reports 29 more Covid-19 deaths, 2256 Fresh Cases
Srinagar, May 30: Jammu and Kashmir reported 2256 covid-19 cases while 29 people succumbed to the virus, lowest single-day death toll in 32 days, officials said on Sunday. They said among the fresh cases, 823 cases were reported from Jammu division and 1433 from Kahsmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 288940. Regarding the fatalities, […]