Two corona deaths, 73 fresh covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar, Mar 12: Twenty-three travellers were among 73 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir even as two persons succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. Among the fresh cases, 14 were from Jammu Division and 59 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total tally to 127436. Among the […]
COVID-19: Six states account for over 85 per cent of new cases
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a surge in daily COVID-19 cases, accounting for 85.6 per cent of the new cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. India’s total COVID-19 active caseload has reached 1,97,237 and now comprises 1.74 per cent of India’s total […]
NSUI holds protest over rising unemployment
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) The Congress party’s student wing, National Student Union of India (NSUI), organised the “Chhatra Adhikar March” on Friday to protest against rising unemployment in the country. Thousands of students and party workers from Punjab, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh marched towards the Parliament building raising slogans of […]
Four Army men injured in Kulgam mishap, one critical
Kulgam, Mar 12: Four Army men were injured in a road accident that took place at Adijan village of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday morning. An official said that an Army vehicle of 9 Rashtriya Rifles (PARA) met with an accident near Adijan bypass, DH Pora. He said that the vehicle […]
No flood threat in Valley as major rainfall activity recorded in North Kashmir: I&FC
Srinagar, Mar 12: The incessant rainfall for the last 36 hours has thrown life out of gear in the Valley even as the officials of Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department said that there was no threat of floods in the Valley as the major rainfall activity was recorded in north Kashmir. A top official […]
Information officer posted at Udhampur dies of cardiac arrest
Jammu, Mar 12: A KAS officer, who was presently posted as District Information Officer, died after suffering massive heart at his residence in Udhampur district. Officials said that the officer, Sajad Sumbria (KAS) had cardiac attack at his residence in udhampur today morning and was brought to emergency wing of district hospital Udhampur at 8.20am. […]
MeT issues alert for landslides, avalanches as rains drench valley
Srinagar, Mar 12: Most parts of north Kashmir including Gulmarg and Kupwara besides famous southern Pahalgam resort received fresh snowfall even as incessant rains drenched the Valley, officials said on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, received 45 centimeters fresh snowfall in last 24 hours till 0830 hours. […]
Pakistan ready to host SAARC summit: FO
Islamabad, Mar 12 (PTI) Pakistan said on Thursday that it was ready to host the long delayed summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which is an important organisation for regional cooperation. “Pakistan is committed to its process and to hold the SAARC summit…It believes that all artificial obstacles in the way […]
Two die after receiving COVID-19 jabs in Bengal, probe launched
Kolkata, Mar 12 (PTI) Two senior citizens have died in West Bengal allegedly after being administered coronavirus vaccine shots, prompting the state’s health department to launch a probe, a senior official said on Thursday. Though primary findings suggest the fatalities were due to cardiac ailments, the department is awaiting the final investigation report to come […]
‘US will directly raise with China issue of genocide against Uighur Muslims’
Washington, Mar 12 (PTI) The United States will directly raise with China the issue of genocide against Uighur Muslims, the Biden Administration said on Thursday. It added that a range of global issues is expected to part of the conversation of the Quad’s leadership summit. “Addressing the genocide against Uighur Muslims is something that will […]