India records 201 new COVID-19 infections; active cases rise to 3,397
New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI)) India reported 201 new coronavirus infections, raising the tally to 4.46 crore, while the active cases increased to 3,397, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. The death toll stands at 5,30,691 with one fatality reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am by the ministry stated. The daily […]
Temperature again slides further, Sgr records minus 5.4°C
Srinagar, Dec 24: Freezing weather conditions continued unabated as mercury saw a further drop in Jammu and Kashmir with Kupwara town and Bhaderwah recording this season’s coldest night while mercury settled at minus 5.4°C in Srinagar on Saturday. A meteorological department official here said that the temperature in Srinagar dropped by 0.6°C against the previous […]
AC approves double carriage way road from Rajouri to BGSBU
JAMMU, DEC 23: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the proposal for upgradation of 8 kms of Road from District Headquarters Rajouri to Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU). Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K […]
Charles Sobhraj: Wily and ruthless ‘Serpent’ out of jail
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) On Friday, Charles Sobhraj was released from a prison in Nepal, adding another chapter to the life and times of the slight, suave killer whose escapades and chilling MO confounded perhaps even the most inventive criminal mind. At 78, the French national of Indian-Vietnamese descent is now ailing, his name […]
16 Army personnel killed in road accident in North Sikkim
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) Sixteen Army personnel including three Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) were killed in a road accident at Zema in North Sikkim on Friday when their vehicle skidded off while negotiating a sharp turn, the Army said. The truck was part of a three-vehicle convoy that had moved from Chatten in the […]
Five cops among 17 arrested as major drug smuggling module busted in Kupwara
Kupwara, Dec 23: In a major success against drug smuggling and peddling in the district, Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday claimed to have busted a narcotics smuggling module by arresting 17 persons including five policemen, a political activist, a Contractor and a shopkeeper from different areas of district Kupwara and Baramulla. “Working relentlessly to […]
Pak drone shot down by BSF at Punjab border
New Delhi/Amritsar, Dec 23 (PTI) A drone entering India from Pakistan through the International Border in Punjab was shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday, a spokesperson of the force said. The unmanned aerial vehicle was detected at around 7:45 am near the Pulmoran border post in the Amritsar sector. “BSF troops […]
UPDATE: ‘Mentally unsound’ man kills mother, two others
Srinagar, Dec 23 (PTI) A “mentally unsound” man allegedly killed his mother and two others by launching an assault on them in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, officials said. Javaid Ahmad picked up a stick and started hitting unsuspecting people, including his mother, who were out for early morning chores in the Ashmuqam […]
Bharat Biotech’s intranasal Covid vaccine approved by govt, to be available on CO-WIN
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) Bharat Biotech’s intranasal Covid vaccine has been approved by the Union Health Ministry for inclusion in the vaccination programme as a booster dose for those above 18 years of age, official sources said on Thursday. The needle-free vaccine will be available at private centres. It will be introduced on the […]
NIA raids underway at several locations in Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 23: The National Investigation Agency on Friday morning raided several locations in the Kashmir Valley in a case related to terror funding. An official said that the NIA raids were underway at 13 locations across Kashmir. He the raids were being conducted in case related to terror funding—(KNO)