War took toll on Gaza clean water access: UN
Gaza City: The United Nations says approximately 800,000 people in Gaza do not have regular access to clean piped water, as nearly 50 per cent of the water network was damaged in the recent fighting. Quoting Gaza’s public works and housing ministry, the UN’s office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said nearly 17,000 residential […]
Police interrogation video goes viral, two cops suspended
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla district of north Kashmir on Saturday suspended two officials while an enquiry was initiated against a station house officer (SHO) after a video of police interrogation surfaced on social media. A video purported to be of a police investigation/interrogation is doing rounds on social media. The same has been found to […]
Congress seeks more wheat procurement centres in Jammu
Jammu: The Congress on Saturday sought the intervention of Lt Governor Manoj Sinha in setting up more wheat procurement centres in Jammu. In a letter addressed to the Lieutenant Governor, the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee claimed farmers are being cheated and looted by middlemen in the absence of mandis. The government announced Rs […]
Militant hideout busted in Poonch
Jammu: Security forces busted a militant hideout near the Line of Control in Poonch district on Saturday and seized some arms and ammunition, the third such recovery in a fortnight, police said here. The recovery includes an AK-56 assault rifle, a magazine with 30 rounds, and two Chinese pistols and a magazine, Senior Superintendent of […]
Rape accused at large for 18 months held
Jammu: A man who had allegedly raped a woman and was at large since 2019 has been arrested from Udhampur district, police said on Saturday. Shoket Ali, a resident of Dangakote in Reasi district, was booked in December 2019 for abducting and raping the woman, they said. He was arrested from Battal-Ballian village in Udhampur […]
Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine 80 per cent effective: UK study
London: Two doses from either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or the Pfizer vaccine are over 80 per cent effective in preventing infection from the B1.617.2 variant of COVID-19, first discovered in India, a new UK government study has reportedly found. The Oxford/AstraZeneca two-dose vaccine is also being produced by the Serum Institute of India as Covishield and […]
Palestinians see victory in Gaza truce
Israel warns Hamas over any fresh hostility
Gaza City: Palestinians rallied by the thousands Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas. Israel vowed to respond with a new level of force to any further hostilities. The 11-day war left more than 200 dead […]
Gaza has significant trauma, medical needs: UN
Geneva: The World Health Organization has tallied significant trauma needs in Palestinian areas, where at least 243 people have been killed during 11 days of fighting between Palestinians and Israelis. WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said a total of 8,538 people had been injured across Palestinian areas during the violence, and 30 health facilities in Gaza […]
Anniversaries of Mirwaiz Farooq, Gani Lone
Restrictions tightened in Srinagar, movement restricted
Srinagar: Restrictions were tightened in and around Srinagar city on Friday and security forces deployed in strength as the authorities looked to prevent any congregation of separatist groups to mark the death anniversaries of Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq and Abdul Gani Lone. The national highway connecting Srinagar to north Kashmir’s Baramulla and Kupwara districts was sealed […]
Revive free teleconsultation facility in JK: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday held a comprehensive COVID review meeting with all the 20 district magistrates of Jammu and Kashmir and asked them to revive the free teleconsultation facility in a big way for coronavirus patients in home isolation. He said, guidelines already exist for empanelment of recognised doctors for teleconsultation […]