Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 hits Ladakh
Srinagar, Jun 28 (PTI) An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 hit Ladakh on Monday, but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. The quake struck at 6:10 am in Leh area of the Union Territory, the officials said. They said its epicenter was at a latitude of 34.49 degrees north and longitude of 78.43 […]
PAGD to hold fresh deliberations at Farooq Abdullah’s Gupkar residence
Srinagar, Jun 28: Four days after the All Party Meeting (APM), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) will hold a meeting tomorrow at conglomerate’s president, Dr Farooq Abdullah’s residence. Sources said that the constituents of the conglomerate will hold a meeting tomorrow at Farooq Abdullah’s […]
India reports 46,148 new Covid-19 cases, 979 deaths in last 24 hours
New Delhi, June 28: India reported 46,148 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday. Active cases have come down to 5.72 lakh, officials said. The daily count of deaths has dropped below 1,000 for the first time since April 12. 979 deaths were reported on Sunday, with Maharashtra, which reported 411 deaths, the only one to […]
Fire breaks out in room in AIIMS
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) A fire broke out in a room adjacent to the operation theatre of Emergency Department in AIIMS here on Monday morning, Delhi Fire Service said. No one was injured, they said. A call was received at 5.04 am about a blaze in the operation theatre (OT) of Emergency Department and seven […]
Prof Shahid Rasool, Dr Saleema Jan bereaved
Srinagar, June 28: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad and CUK Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir and staff and students of Department of Convergent Journalism condole the demise of veteran mathematician Prof Aziz-ul-Azeem Brother–in-Law of Dean School of Media Studies CUK Prof (Dr) Shahid Rasool and Dr Saleema Jan, Director EMMRC KU […]
IAF airbase drone attack: Explosions were deafening, we were shocked, say residents
Jammu, Jun 28 (PTI) People living around the Indian Air Force station here woke up to the deafening sounds of explosions on Sunday as drones, operated by suspected militants, dropped two bombs at the vital military installation. Two IAF personnel were injured in the explosions that took place around 1.40 am within six minutes of […]
At least 7 dead in Bangladesh blast; cause unknown
Dhaka, Jun 28 (AP) At least seven people died and dozens were injured in an explosion in Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday, but authorities could not determine the nature of the explosion that damaged vehicles and surrounding buildings, police and fire department said. The explosion took place in the evening at a building in Dhaka’s Moghbazar […]
Cop including his wife, daughter killed in militant attack at Awantipora
Srinagar, Jun 28 (PTI) Militants shot dead a special police officer and his wife in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday evening, while their daughter suffered injuries, officials said. The young woman also succumbed to injuries at SKIMS Srinagar. Police said that the ultras barged into the house of SPO Fayaz Ahmad at Hariparigam in […]
415 fresh Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths reported in JK
Srinagar, June 27: Jammu and Kashmir reported 415 new covid-19 cases while eight more people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said 171 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 244 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 314731. Regarding the fatalities, they […]
Forest Rights Act needs to be fully implemented on the ground
SRINAGAR, JUNE 27: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today called for bringing in new avenues like Ecotourism, promotion of Wood-Based Industries, Non-Timber Forest Products under the ambit of J&K Forest Department to further enhance the contribution of forest sector in the economic growth of Jammu and Kashmir. The Lt Governor was speaking during the commemoration of […]
