Former NC legislator from Rajouri dies of Covid-19
Rajouri, Sep 07: A former legislator from Rajouri district and National Conference leader, Thakur Rashpal Singh died due to Coronavirus and some other health issues on Monday morning. Singh, a resident of Sialsui Kalakote, has won elections several times from Kalakote assembly segment and was leader of National Conference since decades. He has also served […]
Body of policeman recovered, days after vehicle falls into Chenab
Banihal/Jammu, Sep 7 (PTI) The body of a policeman, who was among eight people who went missing after their vehicle fell into the Chenab river a week ago, was recovered from Reasi district, police said. The others are yet to be traced, a police official said. On August 31, a private passenger vehicle fell into […]
Delhi Metro resumes services with strict safety measures after 169-day break
New Delhi, Sep 7 (PTI) The Delhi Metro resumed services with curtailed operation of the Yellow Line on Monday after being closed for over five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as both the DMRC and the commuters trod with caution amid the new normal in the rapid transport system. The services resumed at 7 […]
Highest single-day spike of 1,316 COVID-19 cases in J-K, no. rises to 43,557; 14 more die
Srinagar, Sep 6 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded the highest single-day spike of 1,316 fresh COVID-19 cases, raising the tally to 43,557, while 14 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 784, officials said. “There were 1,316 new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours. This is for the fourth time in […]
Pak summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’
Islamabad, Sep 6 (PTI) Pakistan on Sunday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission here to register its protest over the alleged ceasefire violations by the Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC). In a statement, the Foreign Office said that due to “indiscriminate and unprovoked firing” in the Rakhchikri Sector of […]
Seven houses damaged in landslide in Udhampur
Jammu, Sep 6 (PTI) At least nine families were rendered homeless after seven houses got damaged in a landslide in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior government official said on Sunday. However, no one was hurt in the incident. The landslide, triggered by rains, struck Gandtop in the hilly Basantgarh sub-division late on […]
Pak to open cinema halls as Covid cases fall to mere 484
Islamabad/Karachi, Sep 6 (PTI) Cinema halls and multiplexes will reopen in Pakistan on September 11 after remaining closed for almost six months in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that claimed 6,382 lives in the country. Pakistan’s COVID-19 tally reached 298,509 on Sunday after 484 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, according […]
Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah reopens for devotees
New Delhi, Sep 5 (PTI) The famous Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah, which was closed over five months ago after the outbreak of the coronavirus, opened for devotees on Sunday, with a “moderate” number of people visting the shrine to pay obeisance to the Sufi saint. Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi was among the […]
Amid Covid-19, 485 candidates appear in NDA, Naval exams in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, SEP 06: As many as 485 candidates from different parts of Kashmir appeared in NDA and Naval examinations held today in Srinagar. The examination was conducted by UPSC and for Kashmiri candidates it was held at Amar Singh College and SP Higher Secondary School examination centres in Srinagar. The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal […]