Added on January 5, 2021 Press Trust of India

Ladakh’s COVID-19 tally rises to 9,956

Leh: Ladakh’s COVID-19 caseload climbed to 9,956 on Monday as six more people tested positive for the disease, officials said. All the six fresh cases were reported from Leh district, they said. So far, Ladakh has recorded a total of 127 COVID-19 deaths with Leh alone accounting for 84, the officials said. With the recovery […]

Added on January 4, 2021 Press Trust of India

Snowfall leads to suspension of flights at Srinagar airport

Srinagar: Moderate snowfall across the Kashmir Valley led to suspension of flight operations at the Srinagar airport on Sunday, officials said.The air traffic control did not allow flights to operate due to the bad weather as it continued to snow throughout the day. The visibility was also poor. A blanket of snow covered Kashmir on […]

Added on January 4, 2021 Press Trust of India

11 injured as bus falls into gorge in J-K’s Doda

Bhaderwah: At least 11 people were injured on Sunday when a passenger bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The bus was on its way from Bhaderwah to Jammu when its driver lost control due to slippery conditions near Ganpat bridge. The […]

Added on January 4, 2021 Press Trust of India

Centre to provide liberal funding to make J&K power-surplus region: Union minister

Jammu: Stating that Jammu and Kashmir is a challenge as far as providing round-the-clock electricity to consumers is concerned, Union minister R K Singh on Sunday said the Centre would spend “liberally” to tap the immense potential of the Union Territory in the sector to make it a power-surplus region. However, he said a conducive […]

Added on January 4, 2021 Press Trust of India

Probe agencies carrying out ‘audit’ of my father’s grave: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar:”Let them prove a single case, I am ready to face the consequences,” said PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti about the cases being probed by various investigating agencies, including the NIA which has arrested a senior leader of her party on terror funding charges. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also said it is mortifying […]

Added on January 4, 2021 Press Trust of India

182 new COVID-19 cases, one more death in J-K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 182 new positive cases on Sunday, bringing the infection count to 1,21,653, while another fatality linked to the pandemic raised the death toll to 1,866, officials said. Of the fresh novel coronavirus cases, 103 were from the Jammu Division and 79 from the Kashmir Division, they said. The officials said […]

Added on January 4, 2021 Press Trust of India

Arms, ammunition seized in Poonch

Jammu: Security forces Sunday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police officer said. This was the third round of recovery of arms and ammunition in the district following the busting of a three-member module of Jammu and Kashmir Gazanvi Force. […]

Added on January 3, 2021 Press Trust of India

Covid-19 vaccine: India rehearses for massive vaccination drive

Vaccine totally safe assures Union health Minister

New Delhi/Chennai: As it came closer to the roll-out of the first COVID-19 vaccine, India held a dry run by all states and union territories on Saturday in preparation for a massive vaccination drive, with Health Minister Harsh Vardhan appealing to people not to be misguided by rumours and disinformation regarding the safety and efficacy […]

Added on January 3, 2021 Press Trust of India

COVID-19 vaccines don’t belong to any political party: Omar

Srinagar: COVID-19 vaccines do not belong to any political party, but humanity, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, hours after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav termed coronavirus vaccines to be rolled out in the country as “vaccine of the BJP”. Taking to Twitter, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said, “I don’t […]

Added on January 3, 2021 Press Trust of India

Stone-pelting incidents dropped by 87.13 pc in 2020: DGP

Jammu: There was a 87.13 per cent dip in incidents of stone-pelting last year as compared to 2019 in Jammu and Kashmir, according to Director General of Police Dilbag Singh. In 2019, there were 1,999 incidents of stone-pelting, of which 1,193 took place after the Centre announced abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile […]