CRPF trooper injured in Grenade attack at Bijbehara
Srinagar, Dec 17: A CRPF man was injured in grenade attack in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district on Thursday, officials said. They said that militants lobbed grenade forces near Bijbehara hospital leaving a CRPF man injured. “The injured CRPF man was shifted to SDH Bijbehara where his condition is stable,” an official said. He identified […]
Bear strays into residential area in Kupwara, captured alive
Kupwara, Dec 17: A bear, strayed into a residential area in this north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday morning, reports said. The bear was however, captured alive. According to locals as well as wildlife department officials, the bear was on the prowl in the Wasia area for the last few days and had attacked several […]
Nocturnal blaze damages 22 shops in Nowgam Handwara
Handwara, Dec 17: As many as 22 shops were gutted in a midnight blaze at Lawoosa area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The shops in the shopping complex within the Army brigade got damaged in the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday, officials said. The shop owners said that the fire broke out at around 11:00 PM […]
Teacher arrested for raping student in UP
Ballia (UP), Dec 17 (PTI) A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her teacher in Bairia area of the district, police said on Thursday. The class 8 student was allegedly raped by the 22-year-old teacher two months ago, SHO, Bairia, Sanjay Tripathi, said. An FIR was registered by the girl’s father on Wednesday in which he […]
COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 99.56 lakh
New Delhi, Dec 17(PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 99.56 lakh with 24,010 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 94.89 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 99,56,557 and the death toll […]
US angling to secure more of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine
Washington, Dec 17 (AP) US officials say they’re actively negotiating for additional purchases of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine after passing up a chance to lock in a contract this summer since it was still unclear how well the shots would work. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and special adviser Dr. Moncef Slaoui also told […]
Chinese capsule returns to Earth carrying moon rocks
Beijing, Dec 16 (AP) A Chinese lunar capsule has returned to Earth with the first fresh samples of rock and debris from the moon in more than 40 years. The capsule of the Chang’e 5 probe landed in the Siziwang district of the Inner Mongolia region on Thursday, state media reported shortly after 2:00 am […]
BSF claims killing two militants along Pak border in Punjab
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down two militants along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab in the early hours of Thursday, official sources said. The armed infiltrators were shot dead close to the Attari front around 2:30 am, they said. More details will be known once the troops conduct […]
Encounter breaks out in Anantnag, one militant arrested
Srinagar, Dec 17: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces during the early hours on Thursday, a police spokesman said. He said that an encounter started between militants and security forces at Gund Baba Khaleel, in Anantnag today early morning. “One local HM militant identified as Zaheer Abbas Lone r/o Pulwama has been […]
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Kashmir valley is one of the few regions that is marred by inaccessibility owing to a vulnerable national highway which witnesses closures for most part of the year. The highway is so fragile that any slight change in the weather patterns keeps it closed for days together. We do not blame the administration for the […]