Amarnath Yatra: 25th batch leaves Jammu for cave shrine
Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) The 25th batch of over 3,800 Amarnath pilgrims left the base camp in Jammu for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas on Monday, officials said. A total of 3,862 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 125 vehicles amid heavy […]
Rajouri man dies, his wife, minor son injured in Srinagar accident
Srinagar, Jul 25: A man died, while his wife and his minor son were injured in a road accident in Tengen area of Nowgam in Srinagar on Monday wee hours, officials said here. Official sources said that the man identified as Mohammad Rafiq (32), his wife Safoora Begum (30), and 02-year-old son Mohammad Amir of […]
Death toll in accident at Ramban rises to 6
Banihal/Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) The death toll in the accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district has gone up to six, with two more people succumbing to their injuries in the hospital, officials said on Monday. Naseema Begum, 42, and Naza Begum, 45, had sustained serious injuries and they died in hospitals in Srinagar, the […]
JK reports 631 covid-19 cases
Srinagar, July 24: Jammu and Kashmir reported 631 fresh covid-19 infections during the past 24 hours while there was no death due to the virus, officials said on Sunday. 264 cases were reported from Jammu division and 367 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 456175, they said. Among the total cases, 169832 are […]
Update: 4 dead, as many injured in accident in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu, Jul 24 (PTI) Four people died and as many were injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off a road and rolled down a gorge, officials said. The accident took place on a link road in the Higni-Badarkoot belt, they said, adding that the injured […]
No family members of elected representatives of local bodies allowed in official meetings: Poonch Admin
Poonch, July 24: District administration in Poonch has taken exception to representing of proxies, mainly male family members, in place of elected female representatives including Sarpanches, Panches and BDCs etc in official business and functions and ordered lodging FIR against ‘defaulters’. “It has come into notice of undersigned that most of the female elected representative […]
Medical tourism back on course after Covid lull: Experts
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Thirty-year-old Iraqi national Mohsin Ali (name changed), a victim of war, is undergoing treatment for spinal issues and massive bedsores at a private hospital in the national capital. He was wounded in 2016 and doctors in his country had given up on him. Once the travel restrictions were lifted, he […]
Man dies mysteriously during marriage ceremony in Poonch
Poonch, Jul 24: A man died under mysterious conditions during a marriage ceremony in Kamsar village of Poonch district, officials said here on Sunday. An official said that the man identified as Mohammad Bashir son of Late Mohammad Akram of Mandi Poonch received electric shock mysteriously during a marriage ceremony. He said that the man […]
2 dead, 7 injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in Ramban
Ramban, Jul 24: At least two persons died, while seven others were injured after a vehicle rolled down into a gorge in Ramsoo area of Ramban district on Sunday afternoon, officials said here. An official said that a Scorpio vehicle rolled down into a gorge near Badrkot area of Ramsoo, resulting in on spot death […]
India records 36 new Covid fatalities
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) With 20,279 new coronavirus infections being reported, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,38,88,755, while the active cases increased to 1,52,200, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,033 with 36 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active […]
