124 travelers among 536 new covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar, Aug 13: 124 travelers were among 536 covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, taking the tally to 26949. Among them, official sources said that 98 are from Jammu Division and 438 from Kashmir valley. Giving district-wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 144 cases, Baramulla 46, Pulwama 33, Kulgam 14, […]
Govt orders mandatory presence of officers at August 15 function
Srinagar, Aug 13: The government on Thursday asked all the officers above the rank of Under Secretaries in the J&K stationed at Srinagar and Jammu to attend the main function of the August 15 Celebration at the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium Sonawar here and Parade Ground, Jammu respectively as part of their official duty. “Independence Day […]
No need for lockdown if people follow SOP’s: DDC Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 13: District Development Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Chowdary Thursday said that no need for lockdown may arise if people follow Covid-19 SOP’s properly. Chowdary was talking to Reporters here in Kashmir capital Srinagar. He said district administration Srinagar has held meetings with religious heads and traders and if the administration will open up […]
July 18 Shopian encounter: Will go for DNA cross examination, check call details of slain: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar Thursday said that a police team headed by a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) rank has left for Rajouri to complete the legal formalities and police is working on two aspects—to go for cross examination of DNA samples of slain with the families clamming them as […]
Police busts hideout busted in Awantipora, arms recovered
Srinagar, August 13: Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a hideout in Barsu area of Awantipora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. In statement issued, the police said that based on the credible input at about presence of militants of outfit Lashkar e Tobiya in the forest area of Badroo Barsoo , Awantipora. Police along […]
Civilian injured in cross LoC shelling in Karnah sector succumbs
Srinagar, Aug 13: A 60-year-old civilian from Kachadia Bagh Bella in Karnah sector of Kupwara district who was injured during cross border shelling last week this succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Srinagar this morning. Officials said that an injured civilian a resident of Kachadia Bagh Bella in Karnah sector who received head […]
Zydus Cadila launches COVID-19 drug Remdesivir in India
New Delhi, Aug 13 (PTI) Drug firm Zydus Cadila on Thursday said it has launched Remdesivir under the brand name Remdac, used to treat patients suffering from severe symptoms of COVID-19, in the Indian market. Priced at Rs 2,800 per 100 mg vial, Remdac is the most economical Remdesivir brand in India, Zydus Cadila said […]
11 Pak migrants’ alleged suicide: Victim in video accuses ‘gang’ of harassment, police of inaction
Jodhpur, Aug 12 (PTI) Days after the death allegedly by suicide of 11 members of a family of Hindu migrants from Pakistan in a village in Jodhpur district, a video has surfaced in which one of the victims gives a detailed account of the harassment they were facing at the hands of their relatives and […]