HT line falls on a truck in Sopore, driver killed
Srinagar: A truck driver was killed while a conductor suffered injuries after a high tension transmission line fell on a truck in Gund Brath area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday morning. Two persons boarding the truck had a miraculous escape. Reports said that at around 10:45 a.m, a HT (High Tension) […]
Coronavirus threat: Govt starts testing lab at SKIMS, one admitted at SMHS hospital
Srinagar, Mar 09: AS more than 300 people in Jammu and Kashmir have been kept under surveillance for the COVID-19 virus, the government Monday announced that a testing facility has been created at SKIMS hospital. Meanwhile, SMHS hospital in Srinagar admitted first patient to be quarantined following his condition replicating as that of COVID-19 infections. […]
Shopian gunfight: Second militant also killed: Sources
Srinagar, March 09: One more militant has been killed in ongoing encounter at Reben village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. Official sources said that one more militant has been killed so far in the operation. Earlier “One militant was killed and his body was lying near the encounter site amid exchange of fire”. […]
JK Highway closed yet again, fresh shooting stones reported
Srinagar, Mar 09: The traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed following fresh shooting stones along the thoroughfare in Ramban district on Monday. An official of the traffic department said that the traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was stopped today at 10:00 am due to shooting stones at Cafeteria Morh in Ramban district. He said […]
Rupee slips below 74/USD level in early trade amid mounting fears of coronavirus-led slowdown
Mumbai, Mar 9 (PTI) The Indian rupee continued its downward journey on Monday, sliding another 16 paise to 74.03 against the US dollar in opening trade, tracking weak opening in domestic equities amid mounting fears of a coronavirus-led economic slowdown. Forex traders said weak opening in domestic equities and foreign fund outflows dragged the local unit. […]
Three-year old child tests positive for coronavirus in Kerala
Kochi, Mar 9 (PTI) Athree-year old child has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said here on Monday. The child and its parents who had reached the Cochin International Airport Limited at 6 am on March 7 from Italy were subjected to thermal screening at the universal surveillance system established, officials said. Detecting symptoms […]
Pak national apprehended in Balakote, Poonch
Poonch, Mar 09: Army has apprehended a Pakistani national in forward area of Balakote sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police officer said that Fariyad Ali (20) son of Choudhary Nisar Ali, a resident of Nakial, Kotli, Pakistan was apprehended by the army soldiers in the forward area along Line of Control […]
Militant killed in Shopian encounter
Shopian, Mar 09: A militant was killed in an ongoing encounter at Khawjapora Reban area in Zainapora belt of Shopian district. A senior police official said that one militant has been killed in the operation while as the encounter is still underway. An official said that on specific inputs about the presence of militant’s cordon […]
Coronavirus: 3 quarantined in Indore, 19 test negative
Bhopal, Mar 9 (PTI) Three people who returned from coronavirus-affected regions in the past nine day were on Sunday quarantined for suspected exposure in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, a senior health official said on Sunday. Indore District Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Praveen Jadia said the three, including a 34-year-old woman, had returned from […]