Heavy rains bring respite from heat in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 27 (PTI) Heavy rainfall over the past two days in Kashmir has brought respite from the rising temperatures as the mercury has plunged by several degrees across the valley, officials said on Thursday. They said the continuous rainfall across Kashmir since the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday has also brought relief to […]
SC declines permission to carry out Muharram procession across country
New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) The Supreme Court Thursday declined permission for carrying out Muharram procession across the country and asked Lucknow-based petitioner to move before the Allahabad High Court with his plea. The apex court said how can it pass a general order for the whole country. A bench comprising Chief Justice S A […]
Delegation of KP entrepreneurs meet Farooq Abdullah, extend support to Gupkar Declaration
Srinagar, Aug 27 (PTI) A delegation of Kashmiri Pandit entrepreneurs on Thursday called on National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah here and extended its support to Gupkar Declaration, a party spokesperson said. Abdullah, who is also a Member of Parliament, assured his party’s full support to the Kashmiri Pandit community. A delegation of Kashmiri Pandit […]
PDP leaders detained while trying to take out protest march against detentions
Srinagar, Aug 27 (PTI) Several PDP leaders and supporters were detained on Thursday after they tried to take out a protest march here against the detention of Kashmiris, including politicians, officials said. The PDP leaders and supporters assembled at the party office near the Sher-e-Kashmir Park here and tried to take out the march, the […]
COVID-19 claims seven more lives in Kashmir, toll 675 in J&K
Srinagar, Aug 27: COVID-19, claimed seven more lives in Kashmir Valley, taking the toll of total deaths due to the deadly virus to 675. An official said that seven patients who died include a 95-year-old man from Jawahar Nagar Srinagar, a 60-year-old male from Fateh Kadal Srinagar, a 45-year-old woman from Pandach Srinagar, a 58 […]
Paddar-Kishtwar, Doda-Bhaderwah roads closed after fresh landslides
Jammu, Aug 27: Fresh landslides in twin Jammu districts on Thursday forced closure of Paddar-Kishtwar and Doda-Bhaderwah roads. Officials said that on Thursday morning, amid rainfall, a portion of roadside land in Drudu caved in resulting in the closure of road between Doda district headquarter and Bhaderwah Sub Division headquarter. “The vehicular movement is suspended […]
Bad weather: Authorities announce closure of Bandipora-Gurez Road
Bandipora, Aug 27: The 84-km Bandipora-Gurez road was closed for all sorts of traffic movement on Thursday owing to adverse weather conditions. An official said that “due to the heavy rainfall the Bandipora-Gurez and Dawar-Tulail road has become slippery and to avoid any untoward incident, all sorts of vehicular movement on the road has been […]
India records highest single-day spike of 75,760 COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) Registering over 75,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time in a span of 24 hours, India’s virus tally sprinted past 33 lakh on Thursday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 25 lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data. A record 75,760 infections were added in a day […]
Vaccine trial: Vital signs of volunteers normal, says doctor
Pune, Aug 27 (PTI)Vital health parameters of the two volunteers, who have been administered the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine candidate at a medical college here as part of the phase II clinical trial, are normal, a senior official from the medical facility said on Thursday. Two men, aged 32 and 48, were given the first shot […]
Two brothers held amid a CASO in Qamarwari
Srinagar, Aug 27: Police on Thursday arrested two brothers from Barthana area of Qamarwari Srinagar and recovered a pistol magazine along with 12 rounds of AK47, police sources said. A police official said that a cordon-and -search-operation was launched in the Barthana area during which house of one Tariq Ahmad Hajam who is land broker […]