Two terrorists killed in Kupwara gunfight, searches continues: Police
Srinagar, June 13: Police on Tuesday claimed to have killed two unidentified terrorists in Dobanar Machhal area near LoC in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. In a tweet, The Kashmir Police Zone informed that” Two (02) terrorists have been neutralised in a joint operation of Army and Kupwara Police in Dobanar Machhal area (LoC) of Kupwara […]
Amid temp rise in JK MeT predicts light rains
Srinagar, June 13: The weather department has forecast light rain at scattered places in Jammu and Kashmir till June 17. A meteorological department official here said that mainly dry weather with a brief spell of rain and thunderstorm was likely at scattered places of Jammu & Kashmir towards late afternoon and evening today. From Jun […]
India logs 80 fresh Covid cases
New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) India on Tuesday recorded 80 fresh COVID-19 infections, while the number of active cases decreased further to 2,248, according to Union health ministry data. With the fresh infections, the country’s caseload climbed to 4.49 crore (4,49,92,960). The death toll remained unchanged at 5,31,892, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
Earthquake jolt Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Jun 13: Mild earthquake was felt across Kashmir valley on Tuesday afternoon. As per initial reports, the earthquake was felt across various parts of Valley. There were, however no immediate reports of any damage caused to any property, officials said.
One-shot chikungunya vaccine found safe, effective in first phase 3 trial: Lancet study
New Delhi, Jun 13 (PTI) A single-dose vaccine for chikungunya was found safe and produced a strong immune response against the viral disease, according to the results of the first phase 3 trial of the preventive published in The Lancet journal. However, the researchers were unable to investigate whether the VLA1553 vaccine, developed by French […]
Large cache of drugs seized in Poonch and Rajouri; 3 arrested
Jammu, Jun 13 (PTI) A large cache of drugs, including two kilograms of heroin, worth crores of rupees were seized in two separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Rajouri districts, police said on Tuesday. Three suspected drug peddlers were also arrested in these operations, they said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, Amritpal Singh […]
NIA attaches house of Hurriyat leader in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jun 13 (PTI) The NIA on Tuesday attached a residential property belonging to Hurriyat Conference leader Mohammad Akbar Khanday alias Ayaz Akbar in Maloora area of the city in connection with a terror funding case. The sleuths reached the house of Kansas, who was a close aide of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, […]
Dehradun tourist dies, 4 staffers injured as fire damages hotel in Pahalgam
Pahalgam, Jun 12: An elderly tourist from Dehrdun area of Uttarakhand on Monday died while four employees were injured after a hotel was gutted in a fire mishap in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that fire damaged a hotel in Pahalgam area today, during which an elderly tourist staying with […]
Reports of breach of data from CoWIN without any basis: Health Ministry
New Delhi, June 12 (PTI) The Union Health Ministry on Monday said reports claiming breach of data of beneficiaries registered on the CoWIN platform were “without any basis”, and that it has requested the country’s nodal cyber security agency CERT-In to look into the issue and submit a report. While asserting that the CoWIN portal […]
Students pursuing MBBS need to complete course within 9 years from date of admission: NMC regulations
New Delhi, Jun 12 (PTI) Students pursuing MBBS need to complete the course within nine years from the date of admission, while they will get only four attempts to clear the first year, according to the new regulations issued by the National Medical Commission. In the newly issued Graduate Medical Education Regulations 2023 or GMER-23, the […]
