COVID-19: 11 patients die, 878 test positive in JK
Srinagar, Oct 04: Jammu and Kashmir Sunday recorded 11 deaths due to dreaded virus taking the death toll to 1242 while as 878 fresh positive cases pushed the total Covid tally up to 79106 in the Union Territory. Of the total 79,106cases, 47,493 are from Kashmir and 31,613from Jammu division. Officials told that among 878 […]
Excavation work on J&K rail tunnel completes
Banihal/Jammu, Oct 4 (PTI) The excavation work inside a 8.6-km-long railway tunnel in Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district has been completed after 10 years of construction work, officials said on Sunday. The vital tunnel between Changaldar and Khari is one of several ongoing under construction projects along the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line, […]
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
Riyadh, Oct 4 (AP) A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for months. The kingdom had taken the rare step of suspending the smaller “umrah” pilgrimage […]
Tractor hits Scooty in Qazigund, rider dies
Qazigund, Oct 04: A Scooty rider died after being hit by a tractor in Vessu village of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday. An official said that the scooty rider was hit by a speedy tractor near Vessu on Jammu-Srinagar National highway, resulting in his on spot death. He identified the deceased as […]
‘Am feeling good, will be back soon’: Trump
Washington, Oct 4 (PTI) President Donald Trump, who was admitted to a military hospital for treatment of COVID-19, said he has started to “feel much better” and thanked the American people and global leaders for their support. I came here. Wasn’t feeling so well. I feel much better now. We’re working hard to get me […]
Pak shells forward areas along LoC in J&K’s Poonch
Jammu, Oct 4 (PTI) Pakistani troops on Sunday resorted to intense mortar shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting befitting retaliation by Indian army, a defence spokesperson said. There was no report of any casualty on the Indian side in the shelling, the spokesperson […]
COVID-19 cases in India cross 65-lakh mark
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 65 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 55 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 84.13 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 65,49,373 with 75,829 people testing […]
65-year-old slips, drowns in water tank
Poonch, Oct 03: A 65-year-old man died after slipping into a water tank outside his house at Chungan area of Mendhar in Poonch district. The man has been identified as Abdul Khaliq son of Mir Mohammad Station House Officer Mendhar Manzoor Kohli confirmed the incident saying that the incident is being probed. (GNS)
Govt orders transfer of 35 KAS officers
Srinagar, Oct 4: Jammu and Kashmir government ordered reshuffle of 35 KAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued here, Hashmat Ali Khan, KAS, Special Secretary to the Government, ARI and Trainings Department, has been transferred and posted as Director, Hospitality and Protocol, J&K. Amit Sharma, KAS, Administrator, […]
Mess in SMC
Right from the day elections for the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) were held and corporators representing various wards were elected to play their role in securing development of Srinagar city on modern lines, the corporators did everything except playing the role they were meant for. The SMC has since then been in news and mostly […]