Top Hizbul commander, soldier killed in encounter in JK’s Doda
Doda/Jammu, May 17 (PTI) A top Hizbul Mujahideen commander wanted in the killing of an RSS functionary and his PSO was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. An Army personnel also lost his life in the five hour-long encounter which started when the […]
Kashmir’s netpreneurs’ stare at bleak future sans high speed internet
Srinagar, May 17: Many online businesses in Kashmir are on the verge of closing down after the Supreme Court last week refused to direct for restoration of high speed internet. Iqra, a young woman who started her e-tail business in clothing in 2015, wants the government to restore 4G internet in the Union territory if […]
Updated: 14 cops among 62 more test positive for Covid-19 in JK
Srinagar, May 17: A day after single day spike in number of coronavirus cases, Jammu and Kashmir reported 62 more covid-19 cases on Sunday. Official sources said that 46 of them are from Kashmir and 16 from Jammu division. Of them, 16 were confirmed at CD hospital’s Covid-19 laboratory out of 642 samples tested. It […]
COVID-19: 14 cops, pregnant woman test positive at CD Hospital
Srinagar, May 17: A 35-year-old pregnant lady and 14 policemen tested positive for deadly Coronavirus at Chest Disease hospital in Srinagar, officials said. Dr. Saleem Khan Nodal Officer for COVID-19 at GMC Srinagar said that 15 fresh cases were reported at CD hospital Lab on Sunday, adding that the fresh cases include 14 policemen and a […]
Nationwide lockdown extended till May 31 to contain COVID-19 spread: NDMA
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) The ongoing countrywide lockdown has been extended till May 31, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) announced on Sunday. In an order, the NDMA said lockdown measures need to be implemented for a further period of 14 days in the country to contain the spread of COVID-19. The death toll […]
Last batch of 310 stranded pilgrims evacuated from Iran, return to Ladakh
Kargil (Ladakh), May 17 (PTI) The last batch of 310 Ladakhi pilgrims, who were left stranded in Iran over the past two months amid the coronavirus lockdown, landed at Leh airport on Sunday, chairman and Chief Executive Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC)-Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan said. The pilgrims were earlier flown to […]
Kashmir’s 75% Covid cases in 20-60 age group
Srinagar, May 17: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday said most of the people who are infected by the novel coronavirus in Kashmir valley are young and middle aged. “Nearly 75 percent of Covid-19 cases are between 20 to 60 years of age,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Based on our analysis from […]
Covid-19 claims another victim as Srinagar woman dies at CD hospital
Srinagar, May 17: A 29-year-old woman covid-19 patient with underlying ailments has died at CD hospital here, taking the overall death toll due to the dreaded disease in Jammu and Kashmir to 13. The woman was admitted at surgical ICU of SMHS Hospital in critical condition when she tested positive for the coronavirus on May […]
Pak President issues order to form caretaker govt, conduct elections in Gilgit-Baltistan
Islamabad, May 17 (PTI) Pakistan President Arif Alvi has promulgated an order to form a caretaker government as well as to conduct elections in Gilgit-Baltistan province, a move strongly opposed by India. The presidential promulgation came days after the Pakistan Supreme Court on April 30 allowed the federal government to amend a 2018 administrative order […]