Covid-19 claims eight more lives in JK, toll reaches 500

482 fresh positive cases take tally past 26000 Mark

Srinagar: The death toll due to covid-19 touched the 500-mark on Wednesday as eight more people succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said that three deaths were reported from Srinagar, two from Kupwara and one each from Baramulla, Pulwama and Ganderbal. The Srinagar fatalities include a […]

Hizb Commander, army man killed in Pulwama gunfight

LeT militant held in north Kashmir

Srinagar: A Hizbul Mujahideen commander and an army man were killed in an early morning gunfight that broke out in south Kashmir’s Pulwama area on Wednesday morning. Another trooper reportedly was injured during the firefight. Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh said Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Commander Azaad Lalhari of Pulwahma was killed in the encounter that took […]

No respite: Kashmir to witness hot, humid days ahead: Weatherman

Srinagar: The heat wave continues to hold its tight grip on Kashmir as the weatherman Wednesday predicted no immediate relief for next one week. A Meteorological department (MeT) spokesman informed that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded 34.7 degrees Celsius temperature on Wednesday. He added that the season’s highest temperature at 35.4 […]

Falling like nine pins: Covid-19 targets SKIMS staffers, authorities say otherwise

Srinagar: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura has turned into a hot spot for Covid-19 infection as over 20 staffers in the hospital including some senior and renowned doctors are infected and are being treated for the lethal infection. A couple of doctors alleged that despite being staffers in the tertiary care hospital they […]

Political workers, panchayat representatives will get better security: Lt Guv

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Singh Wednesday said that the administration will ensure better security arrangements for the all the elected Sarpanchs, and Panchs besides other political workers who are facing threats. “Some political workers and panchayat representatives were killed recently. I expressed my heartfelt condolences to their families. My administration stands with […]