COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,21,129 stranded JK residents
JAMMU, AUGUST 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,21,129 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
Baramulla update: Fresh firing leads to killing of third militant, soldier injured
Baramulla, Aug 17: Fresh firing was reported at Kreeri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district in which third militant was killed while as a soldier was critically wounded. Officials said that after extensive searches, fresh firing started in the orchards of Kreeri, Watergam area of Baramulla after security forces spotted a third militant. “After intense […]
Retired medico among eight die of Covid-19 in Kashmir, toll reaches 558
Srinagar, Aug 17: COVID-19 on Monday claimed eight more lives including a retired doctor in Kashmir, taking the toll of deaths due to novel Coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir to 558. Officials said that eight patients who died include an 81-year-old senior retired doctor from Gil Kadal Srinagar, a 53-year-old woman from Panthachowk, a 75-year-old […]
China says ready to properly address differences with India
Beijing, Aug 17 (PTI) China on Monday said it is ready to work with India to enhance political mutual trust, properly manage their differences and safeguard the long-term development of bilateral ties. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said this at a regular briefing when a Western media journalist sought China’s reaction to Prime Minister […]
Pak registers mere 488 new coronavirus cases
Islamabad, Aug 17 (PTI) Pakistan registered 488 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 289,213, the health ministry said on Monday. The death toll reached 6,175 with seven more fatalities reported overnight. While 269,087 coronavirus patients have recovered so far, 771 others are in critical condition, the ministry […]
Two militants killed in Kreeri gunfight, ops still on
Sopore, Aug 17: Two militants were killed in an ongoing encounter that broke out between forces and militants in Kreeri village of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. The gunfight broke out hours after the forces party was attacked in which two CRPF men and a cop were killed. Officials told that a joint team of […]
Encounter starts in Kreeri in Baramulla, one militant killed
Srinagar, August 17: As the forces laid siege in various villages after militants attacked Naka party in Kreeri, an encounter has started between militants and forces in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police officer told that as the forces were searching for the militants in Kreeri after earlier attack, contact was established with the fleeing […]
Dead body recovered near GB Pant hospital in Sonwar
Srinagar, Aug 17: Body of a 50-year-old man was found near GB Pant Hospital here on Monday, officials said. A police officer said that locals spotted the body near the hospital and accordingly contacted the concerned police station. Later a police team reached the spot and retrieved the body. The deceased has been identified as […]
Kreeri attack: Two CRPF personnel succumb, toll reaches 03
Srinagar, August 17: Two CRPF personnel succumbed to their injuries after they were injured during a shootout in Kreeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla on Monday morning. A senior police officer said that one SPO and two CRPF were killed during exchange of firing with militants at Naka in Kreeri. Till this report was being […]