Added on April 26, 2020  Press Trust of India

13 held in Samba for selling liquor illegally

Jammu: Eight FIRs have been registered against 13 people for illegally selling liquor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district during the ongoing lockdown period, police said on Saturday. The latest case was registered against Roshan Lal, who was arrested from his house for preparing and selling liquor at village Ratwana on Saturday morning, a police […]

 Added on April 26, 2020  Press Trust of India

Lightening kills shepherd in Rajouri

Jammu: A 30-year-old man was killed when he was struck by lightning in a forest area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said on Saturday. Sajjad Hussain was grazing his sheep and goats in the forest adjoining his Pangai village in Thanamandi area when the incident took place, the official said. […]

 Added on April 26, 2020  Press Trust of India

Trade body hails move to revoke PSA detention of Yasin Khan

Srinagar: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Saturday welcomed the Union territory administration’s order to revoke the Public Safety Act against business leader Mohammad Yasin Khan. “It is a welcome step especially on the first day of Ramadan. The whole Kashmir Inc welcomes it,” KCCI president Sheikh Ashiq said here. Ashiq said the business […]

 Added on April 25, 2020  Press Trust of India

Ramadan begins in Kashmir: Religious leaders call for prayers at home

Srinagar: The holy month of Ramazan begins in Kashmir from today. However, the month of fasting will be observed under the gloom as coronavirus has forced extensive changes to traditions. Ramadan is a time for Muslims to get closer to God, family and society, but under the pandemic people are living in stress as most […]

 Added on April 25, 2020  Press Trust of India

Restrictions tightened in Kashmir

Srinagar: Curbs to contain the spread of coronavirus were intensified in Kashmir on Friday after reports of lockdown violations at several places, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 434 cases of the virus, even as five patients have died and 92 recovered. Officials said there have been reports of people violating restrictions in some […]

 Added on April 25, 2020  Press Trust of India

50 militants killed in JK in four months, 18 during lockdown

Jammu: Fifty militants, including several top commanders of Jaish-e-Mohmmad (JeM) and Lashker-e-Tioba (LeT), were killed in counter militancy operations by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir this year so far, officials said on Friday. Seventeen security forces personnel lost their lives while fighting the militants in the union territory, they said. The militants also killed […]

 Added on April 25, 2020  Press Trust of India

Coronavirus pandemic has taught us to get self-reliant: PM Modi

Coronavirus pandemic has taught us to get self-reliant: PM Modi

New Delhi: The coronavirus pandemic has taught the country “to be self-reliant and self-sufficient” and not look for solutions abroad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told grassroots leaders on Friday as he stressed that every village, district and state should be able to provide for its basic needs. Applauding people for their grit in fighting the […]

 Added on April 25, 2020  Press Trust of India

COVID-19 death toll rises to 723 in India, cases climb to 23,452

Country witnesses biggest spike in cases on Friday

New Delhi: The death toll due to the novel coronavirus rose to 723 with 37 fatalities reported since Thursday evening, while the number of cases saw a record jump of 1,752 to go up to 23,452 cases on Friday, according to the Union health ministry. The previous highest single day increase was on April 20 […]

 Added on April 25, 2020  Press Trust of India

Do not allow adversaries to take advantage of pandemic: Rajnath to armed forces

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday directed the top military brass to ensure that India’s adversaries do not get any opportunity to push their “evil design” by taking advantage of the country’s focus on fighting the coronavirus pandemic, officials said. Reviewing India’s military preparedness at a high-level meeting, he also asked the armed […]

 Added on April 24, 2020  Press Trust of India

Observing Ramzan: Muslims in Jammu brace for social distancing

Jammu: Though upbeat about the commencement of the holy month of Ramzan, Muslims in Jammu are disappointed that they will have to miss traditional activities like breaking the day-long fast in groups with their loved ones and the extra night congregational prayers in mosques, amid the coronavirus-driven lockdown. Muslim religious bodies and leaders are making […]

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