India detects 71 cases of the new UK mutant strain
New Delhi: The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 71, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. These 71 cases include the 58 which were announced by the ministry till Tuesday. “The total number of cases infected with the new strain […]
00 militants waiting to infiltrate from launch pads across LoC: Officials
4Jammu: Around 400 militants are currently in launching pads across the Line of Control (LoC), waiting to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir during the winters, after a tight anti-infiltration grid frustrated attempts by Pakistan to push them into the Indian side, according to security officials. A top police official said that Pakistan is trying to […]
Amid heavy snowfall, authorities in Kashmir order fuel rationing
Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir on Tuesday ordered rationing of petrol and diesel for vehicles to overcome any shortage of fuel due to closure of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway amid heavy snowfall. According to the order issued by Kashmir Divisional Commissioner P K Pole, buses, trucks and commercial vehicles will get a maximum of 20 litres, while […]
Air, road links with Kashmir Valley cut off for second day
Srinagar: Kashmir was cut off from rest of the country for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road remained closed, while air traffic was suspended due to snowfall across the valley. Nearly 4500 vehicles, mostly trucks carrying essentials to the valley, are stranded along the highway at […]
Jammu-Srinagar closed for third day; over 250 stranded vehicles cleared
Banihal/Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Tuesday following heavy snowfall and multiple landslides, even as over 250 stranded vehicles, mostly carrying passengers, were cleared after the arterial road was briefly opened for one-way traffic between Banihal and Qazigund, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir […]
Couple, five-year-old son die of carbon monoxide poisoning from room heater in Baramulla
Srinagar: A married couple and their five-year-old son were found dead on Tuesday inside their house in the Pattan area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. Mohammad Maqbool Lone, his wife and their son are believed to have died in their sleep, they said. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the trio died due […]
JK reports 137 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 137 new COVID-19 cases, while six deaths took place in the last 24 hours, taking the total caseload to 1,21,923 and the death toll to 1,897, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 71 were from Jammu division and 66 from Kashmir division of the Union territory, they said. […]
4500 vehicles stranded as Jmu-Sgr highway closes
Flights cancelled for second day on Monday
Srinagar: Kashmir was cut off from rest of the country on Monday as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar national highway and Mughal road were closed due to snowfall across the valley, leaving nearly 4500 vehicles stranded. “The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed due to accumulation of snow at many places, especially around Jawahar Tunnel,” an official of […]
