Labourer killed while digging bore well, two others hospitalized
Srinagar: One labourer was killed while digging a bore well in Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, officials said. Two other laborers were shifted to hospital in unconscious condition and “may survive”, they said. Station House Officer Srigufwara said that one labourer died while two others were shifted to hospital in “unconscious state […]
Decomposed body recovered in Sopore
Srinagar: An unidentified decomposed body of a man was found and later recovered by police in Bomai area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Monday. They said that local spotted the body in a field and accordingly informed the police. Later a police party reached the spot and recovered it. The […]
Prisoner dies in Kupwara jail
Srinagar: A 37-year-old rape accused from Brath Kalan Sopore died at Kupwara jail, officials said on Sunday. They said that the inmate identified as Lateef Ahmed Mir son of Hamza Mir was arrested in case FIR No 15/2021 under section 376 (rape), 342 (wrong confinement) registered at police station Sopore and was under judicial custody […]
Bear mauls man to death
Budgam: A 40-year-old man was mauled to death by a bear while he was grazing his cattle in Ladermad forests of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district late last night. Officials said that the man who was grazing cattle in Ladermad forests, which is about 70 kms from Brenwar was mauled to by a bear during midnight. […]
Positivity rate in Jammu district drops to 1%, Recovery rate 95%: Admin
JAMMU: The Covid Positivity rate in Jammu district has dropped to 1%, while the recovery rate has touched 95% in Jammu district, said Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg at a press briefing on Monday. The Deputy Commissioner said that recoveries continue to outnumber the daily new cases. He informed that as recovery rate is better than […]
JK reports 12 COVID-19 deaths, 774 new positive cases
JAMMU: The Government on Sunday informed that774 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19),229 from Jammu division and 545from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 307412. Also 12 COVID-19 deaths have been reported,07 from Jammu Division and 05 from Kashmir Division. […]
Lt Governor’s message on World Blood Donor Day
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, in his message on World Blood Donor Day, highlighted the need to create wider public awareness for safe blood and blood products for transfusion, besides reinforcing the humanitarian call for more people, especially the youth to come forward and donate blood regularly to save lives and inspire others to do […]