Covid-19: The swell continues
5,443 new positive cases, 50 fresh deaths reported on Friday
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 50 deaths due to Covid-19 while 5,443 fresh positive cases highest since pandemic were also reported, taking the number of total active cases to 44,307, officials said Friday. They said that with 50 more deaths the death toll has reached to 2,612 and the active cases continue to increase and […]
No Jumat-ul-Vida prayers at Hazratbal, Jamia Masjid, other shrines
Srinagar: For the second consecutive year, the mandatory Friday congregational prayers were not held at major shrines across Jammu and Kashmir including Hazratbal and the historic Jamia Masjid besides other shrines and Masjids on the occasion of the Jumat-ul- Vida, the last Friday of fasting month of Ramadhan. The shrines and major Masjids across the […]
Sitting idle during lockdown may impact mental health: Expert
People especially in home quarantine must keep themselves busy
SRINAGAR: At a time when people are confined within the four walls of their houses due to the prevailing Covid-19 lockdown, Psychiatric experts have severe apprehensions of people developing mental health issues. Psychiatrists believe that people staying at home for days together with Covid trauma and without keeping themselves busy can have repercussions on their […]
Hailstorm damages standing crop in Kulgam villages
Kulgam: Hailstorm wreaked havoc to orchards and vegetable feilds in several villages of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials and locals said on Friday. Locals said that on Friday afternoon, windstorm and hailstorm plus rains damaged fruit and vegetable crop in different villages of Kulgam including Churat, Pahloo, Sopat, Devsar besides many others villages. The assessment […]
Lt Guv releases compendium of 1100 projects
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday released a Compendium, giving a detailed briefing about the 1100 projects of public importance worth Rs 1555.16 crore completed by Jammu & Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC). The Lt Governor emphasized the need for expediting completion of projects while simultaneously observing necessary precautions related to Covid appropriate behavior. […]
CISF personnel injured after colleague weapon goes off
Srinagar: A paramilitary CISF personnel was injured after his colleagues weapon went off while he was cleaning it at NHPC station at Uri in Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. A police official said that constable Manjunath was cleaning his rifle when it went off accidentally and hit his colleague identified as Sandeep Dutta. The […]