Encounter breaks out in Shopian village
Srinagar, May 28: A fierce gunfight is underway between militants and government forces in Ganowpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, reports said Friday. They said that a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in Ganowpora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding […]
Missing Shopian youth among four arrested in Kulgam
Kulgam, May 28: Security Forces Friday arrested four youth including a missing youth from Shopian in Kujjar village of Yaripora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an official said. An official said that police along with army’s 1 RR raided Kujjar village of Kulgam and arrested four people including the missing man in Shopian district. “The […]
12-Year old specially-abled girl among 20 more covid deaths reported in JK
Srinagar, May 28: A 12-year-old specially-abled girl was among 19 people who succumbed to the covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the fatality count to 3759, officials said on Friday. Among the victims, they said, eight belonged to various parts of Jammu division and 12 to Kashmir Valley. They said […]
Four fresh COVID-19 fatalities in Ladakh, 141 new cases
Leh, May 28 (PTI) The COVID-19 death toll in Ladakh rose to 185 with four more fatalities, while 141 new cases pushed the infection count to 18,186, officials said on Friday. Of the total deaths, 135 were recorded in Leh and 50 were from Kargil, they said. Officials said three fresh fatalities were reported in […]
Two minors among five injured in Doda road accident
Doda, May 28: At least five persons including two minors were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Marmat area of Doda district. Officials said that a Santro vehicle bearing registration number JK04C-1442 while on its way from Udhampur to Goha Marmat skidded off the road near Zero Point […]
Chemical factory gutted in Udhampur blaze
Jammu, May 28: A chemical factory was reduced to ashes in Battal Ballian industrial area of Udhampur district in a massive fire that broke out on Friday morning. Reports said that the fire broke out at the factory of Dhanuka Agritech Limited in early morning hours. Meanwhile, seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot […]
Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 44 days
New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) The single day rise in coronavirus cases in India fell below the 2-lakh mark for the second time this month taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,75,55,457, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. A total of 1,86,364 new coronavirus infections were reported in a […]
Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide
Damascus, May 28 (AP) Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country following an election described as illegitimate and a sham by the West and his opposition. Assad’s win was not in doubt, in an election where officials said 18 million […]
Shortfall of 190 mn doses by June as ‘terrible’ COVID-19 surge in India severely impacted supply: COVAX
United Nations, May 28 (PTI) The terrible” surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX’s vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year to the extent that there will be a shortfall of 190 million doses by the end of June, according to a joint statement by the WHO, UNICEF, GAVI […]
The harsh reality
One would have never imagined that one district would reach to a level in Jammu and Kashmir when it will be witnessing thousands of deaths due to the covid-19 pandemic. However, given the way the second wave of the pandemic made its entry here the situation proved alarming and Jammu district was the first district […]