India reports 62,224 new Covid cases, 2,542 deaths
New Delhi, June 16: India recorded 62,224 new Covid-19 cases and 2,542 deaths in the last 24 hours. With this, the country’s overall caseload rose to 2.96 crore, while the death toll surged to 3.62 lakh. Kerala is the top contributor, adding 12,246 new cases to the country’s caseload. Amidst a debate over high prices […]
Girl rescued days after abduction in Jammu
Jammu, June 16 (PTI) A girl, who was abducted three days ago from Jammu city, was rescued from Punjab and her kidnapper was arrested, officials said. The minor was kidnapped from the Bakshi Nagar area of the city allegedly by Mukul Kalotra, following which a complaint was lodged by her father, they said. After this, […]
China all set to launch manned mission with three astronauts for its space station
Beijing, Jun 16 (PTI) China is all set to send the first three crew members to its new space station for three months on Thursday morning, the country’s space agency announced on Wednesday. The spaceship, Shenzhou-12, with three male astronauts will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, Ji Qiming, assistant to the China […]
Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fire
Jerusalem, Jun 16 (AP) Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, the first such raids since a shaky cease-fire ended the war with Hamas last month. The airstrikes targeted facilities used by Hamas militants for meetings to plan attacks, the Israeli military said, blaming the […]
Man wanted in 26 criminal cases arrested in Reasi
Jammu, June 16 (PTI) A man allegedly involved in 26 criminal cases was arrested in Reasi district on Tuesday, 14 years after being booked in a first case, officials said. Based on specific information, a police team arrested Parvaiz Ahmed from Reasi, they said. He was evading arrest since 1991 in cases under the Terrorist […]
One militant killed, in Naugam encounter that started last night
Srinagar, Jun 16: One militant has been killed in an ongoing overnight encounter at Wagoora area of Nowgam in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar on Wednesday. The encounter had ensued after a team of police and CRPF was fired upon during a cordon-and-search operation launched in the area amid specific information about the presence of the militants. […]
Govt extends closure of all education institutes in JK till June 30
Srinagar, June 15: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday extended closure of the educational institutions for in-person and on campus teaching till June 30. “All Schools, Colleges, Universities, Technical Education / Skill Development Institutes and Coaching Centers shall remain closed for in-person / on campus teaching (till June 30),” reads an order by the State […]
JK reports 715 fresh covid-19 cases, 10 deaths
Srinagar, June 15: Jammu and Kashmir reported 715 fresh covid-19 cases while 10 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that 218 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 497 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 308726. Regarding 10 deaths, the […]
Almost 85 pc decline in daily Covid cases since highest reported peak on May 7: Govt
New Delhi, Jun 15 (PTI) There has been an almost 85 per cent decline in daily COVID-19 cases since the highest reported peak on May 7 and currently, there are 20 states and UTs where active cases are less than 5,000, the government said on Tuesday. On the Delta plus variant of Covid, the government […]
Hajj Committee Cancels Application for Hajj 2021
Srinagar, June 15 : In view of the decision by Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Hajj Committee of India on Tuesday cancelled all applications for the Hajj this year. “The Ministry of Haj & Umrah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued a statement informing that due to Corona Pandemic conditions ‘The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has decided […]
