Troops conduct searches in forest areas in Dachigam
Srinagar, June 15: Combined Forces have launched a nocturnal search operation in the upper reaches of Dachigam area of Srinagar outskirts after reports about the movement of militants. Reliable sources said that forces have cordoned off Mahadve, Burzwas and Babrobao ridges adjacent to Dachigam National Park. The search operation was under way till the filing […]
Covid-19: 70-year-old Chadoora resident tests positive day after death, JK toll rises to 62
Srinagar, June 15: A day after a 70-year-old man from Budgam district died at a hospital here, his swab sample returned positive for the covid-19 on Monday. The death of the septuagenarian from Chadoora area of the central Kashmir district has taken the fatality count due to the pathogen in J&K to 62. “The patient […]
Semi-decomposed body recovered from Pahalgam
Pahalgam, June 15: Police on Monday afternoon recovered an unidentified body of a man from Ashmuqam area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A police official said that locals informed the police about the body which was found inside a Nallah near an open paddy field in Manigam Seer Ashmuqam. He said a police […]
Chief Animal Husbandry Officer in Pulwama suspended
Pulwama, June 15: District Administration today suspended CAHO Pulwama for dereliction of duties and mismanagement of a COVID care centre situated in the district HQ. Mohammad Hussain Wani was designated as the Nodal Officer of this facility and was previously also issued warnings for laxity on his part. The officer was found absconding and unauthorizedly […]
11502 more COVID-19 cases, 325 deaths in India
New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) India saw a jump of over 11,000 novel coronavirus cases for the third consecutive day on Monday, taking the total number of infections to over 3.32 lakh, while the toll rose to 9,520 with 325 more deaths, the Health Ministry said. There are 1,53,106 active cases of the coronavirus disease […]
India will sort out ‘misunderstanding’ with Nepal through dialogue: Rajnath
New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) Asserting that the road built by India till Lipulekh Pass is very much in its territory, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that his government believed in sorting out the “misunderstanding” in relations with Nepal through dialogue. In a virtual rally for Uttarakhand, Singh underscored the deep ties between […]
18-yr-old man becomes JK’s youngest COVID-19 victim
Srinagar, Jun 15 (PTI) An 18-year-old man succumbed to COVID-19 here on Monday, becoming the youngest person to die of the disease in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The man, a resident of Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, was admitted to the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital here on June 12 as a […]
Two Indian High Commission staffers in Islamabad missing: Sources
New Delhi, June 15 (PTI) Two Indian High Commission staffers in Islamabad went missing on Monday morning following which India has taken up the matter with the Pakistan Foreign Office, government sources said. The two junior staffers went out of the high commission in a vehicle for official duty at around 8:30 am (IST), but […]
SMC floor test: All eyes on Congress strategy after NC says it won’t align with BJP
Srinagar, June 15 : With stage set for floor test of Srinagar Municipal Corporation mayor Junaid Azam Mattu, all eyes are on the strategy to be adopted by Congress during the voting on no- confidence motion supported by Bharatiya Janta Party While National Conference has already made it clear that it does not have any […]
Yet again: Petrol price hiked by 48 paise/litre, diesel by 23 paise
New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) Petrol price on Monday was hiked by 48 paise per litre and diesel by 23 paise a litre as oil companies for the ninth day in a row adjusted retail rates in line with costs since ending an 82-day hiatus in rate revision. Petrol price in Delhi was hiked to […]