Covid-19 tally crosses 1 lakh mark with 507 new cases in JK
Srinagar, Nov 11: 35 travelers were among 507new covid-19 cases reported in last 24 hours as the total tally crossed one lakh mark in Jammu and Kashmir. Among the new cases, 181 were reported from Jammu and 326 from Kashmir division, taking total the number to 10351. Giving district wise details, officials said that Srinagar […]
Abducted army man’s family seeks probe, stages protests
Srinagar, Nov 11: The family and relatives of an Army soldier who was allegedly kidnapped and killed staged a protest in Srinagar alleging authorities are showing no interest in locating the dead body of their beloved son. Mystery still shrouds the disappearance of the Army soldier, Shakir Manzoor, even as an undated unverified audio had […]
Residential house gutted completely in Eidgah blaze, another damaged
Srinagar, Nov 11: A residential house was gutted completely while another suffered partial damage in a massive blaze that broke out in New Colony Wanganpora area of Eidgah in Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said. Officials said that the fire broke out in the residential house of Tariq Ahmad Dar, son of Muhammad Amin Dar in […]
Class 10 J-K board exams begin in Kashmir
Srinagar, Nov 11 (PTI) The annual board examinations for Class 10, conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE), commenced in the Kashmir valley on Wednesday with COVID-19 safety measures in place, officials said. The examinations are the first major school-related activity in the valley since the pandemic broke out, the […]
Pak shells 3 sectors along LoC in Poonch
Jammu, Nov 11 (PTI) The Pakistan Army heavily shelled forward posts and hamlets on Wednesday in three sectors along the LoC in Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The Indian Army effectively retaliated. “At about 0915 hours, Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms & shelling with mortars along […]
SC refuses to interfere with HC cracker ban, says preserving life more important
New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) The Supreme Court refused on Wednesday to interfere with the Calcutta High Court order banning the sale and use of firecrackers in West Bengal during Kali Puja, saying preservation of life was more important amid the coronavirus pandemic. A vacation bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee said […]
Motorcyclist crushed to death in south Kashmir
Anantnag, Nov 11: A 19-year-old motorcyclist was on Wednesday crushed to death in Dooru area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Officials said that a 19-year-old youth identified as Shakeel-Ur-Rehman, son of Muhammad Ramzan of Cavtharoo Nadoora Dooru was crushed by a speedy tipper bearing registration number (JK13A-9311) near Pooli Verinag. “The motorcycle (JK02B-9895) of youth […]
Hopeful of de-escalation of tension in eastern Ladakh: Army chief M M Navarane
New Delhi, Nov 11 (PTI) Army chief general M M Naravane on Tuesday said that he was hopeful that the Indian and Chinese militaries will be able to reach an agreement on disengagement and de-escalation of tension in eastern Ladakh. In an address at a seminar, the army chief said senior military commanders of India […]
Trump not conceding defeat is an embarrassment: Joe Biden
Washington, Nov 11 (PTI) US President Donald Trump not conceding defeat in the just-concluded election is an embarrassment, President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday, asserting that his transition plans have remained unaffected by this and he has started talking to world leaders. “I just think it’s an embarrassment quite frankly…. It will not help the president’s […]
NDA overcomes stiff challenge to retain power in Bihar
Patna, Nov 11 (PTI) Surmounting anti-incumbency of 15 years, a mutinous former ally, and a spirited challenge from a resurgent opposition that rose from its ashes like proverbial phoenix after the 2019 Lok Sabha poll debacle, Nitish Kumar- led NDA was back in power in Bihar on Wednesday with a slender majority. The ruling coalition […]