Hand grenade found by roadside in JK
Srinagar, Aug 1 (PTI) Security forces on Saturday found a hand grenade lying by the side of a road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Cops found the grenade lying by the roadside near main chowk in Tral area of Pulwama district around 10.30 am, a police official said. He said a bomb […]
Govt focuses on healthcare, employment and ease of governance in JK
Srinagar, Aug 1 (PTI) A year after the abrogation of special status to the erstwhile state, the focus of Jammu and Kashmir administration has been on ten fields, especially health sector, ease of governance and democratic decentralisation, officials said on Saturday. Listing achievements of the administration, the officials said it adopted the concept of ‘Naya […]
Army jawan killed in firing by Pak along LoC
Jammu, Aug 1 (PTI) An Indian Army jawan was killed when Pakistan opened heavy fire on forward posts along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Saturday, a defence spokesperson said. He said the Pakistan Army violated the ceasefire agreement by opening fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri sector. “Indian […]
Will India, Pak hostility ever end
The two arch rivals, India and Pakistan seem to be in no mood to improve the strained relations that have been taking a heavy toll on both the countries and the people of Kashmir in particular. The two nations are the main players in South Asian politics, as the two constitute 86% of its population […]
64 travelers among 490 new Covid-19 cases in JK, tally crosses 20000 mark
Srinagar, July 31: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 490 novel coronavirus cases including 64 travelers, taking the overall to 20359 in J&K. Among them, 143 were reported from Jammu and 297 from Kashmir. Giving district wise details, official sources said that Srinagar reported 128 cases, Baramulla 24, Kulgam 11, Shopian 8, Anantnag 21, Kupwara […]
BSF soldier dies of cardiac arrest in Poonch
Poonch, July 31: A BSF soldier died of cardiac arrest during duty along the Line of Control in Mankote area of this district on Friday. They said constable R .Ravindra of 72 battalion BSF suffered the heart attack at Songali post in Mankote sector. The 43-year-old was shifted to nearby health facility where doctors declared […]
UN chief welcomes ceasefire in Afghanistan ahead of Eid
United Nations, Jul 31 (PTI) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement by the Afghanistan government and the Taliban of a ceasefire to enable the Afghan people to celebrate Eid al-Adha in peace. The UN chief urged all parties concerned to seize this opportunity and embrace an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process. Taliban […]
Over 55k COVID-19 cases in a day for 1st time take India’s tally to over 16 lakh; death toll 35,747
New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) With a record single-day surge of 55,078 infections, India’s COVID-19 caseload raced past 16 lakh on Friday, just two days after it reached the 15-lakh mark, while the number of recoveries rose to 10,57,805, according to Union Health Ministry data. The country has so far registered 16,38,870 instances of the […]