Srinagar-Jammu NH closed due to shooting stones, mudslides near Ramban
Ramban, Sept 04: The Srinagar-Jammu National highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to shooting stones and mudslides in Ramban district on Thursday. A traffic official said that the highway has been blocked at Cafeteria, Mehad and Ramban due to continuous shooting stones and mudslides. He added that the Mughal road and SSG road […]
Active Covid cases in India decline to 55,114
New Delhi, Sep 4 (PTI) With 6,809 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,44,56,535, while the active cases declined to 55,114, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,991 with 26 fatalities which includes five deaths reconciled by […]
Horse Polo match played after decades in Gurez
Srinagar, Sep 3 (PTI) Horse Polo revived after several decades at the frontier Gurez sector in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday as the Tourism Department organised a grand festival at the offbeat tourist destination. The ‘Grand Gurez’ festival was organised by the Department of Tourism in collaboration with Bandipora district administration and J-K Academy […]
JK reports 137 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Sept 3: Jammu and Kashmir reported 137 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said that 28 cases were reported from Jammu division and 109 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 478220. Among the cases, 173765 are […]
GI Tag has built global reputation for Kashmiri Saffron: Top Official
PAMPORE, SEPTEMBER 03: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo today inaugurated Saffron Field Day at Patabagh here. While inaugurating the Saffron Field Day, Dulloo remarked that GI Tag of Kashmiri Saffron has made it prominent in the international market and built its reputation globally. He added that GI Tag not only […]
Trooper on leave reportedly dies of cardiac arrest
Kupwara, Sep 3: A CRPF paramilitary trooper reportedly died of cardiac arrest at his home in Gundishart of Karnah in Kupwara district this afternoon, officials said. They said that Ghulam Yameen son of Manghat Khatanna, a resident of Ibkote suffered a major cardiac arrest during a function at his home, adding he was lifted for […]
Unprecedented Growth Enabling Our Sportspersons To Demonstrate Excellence: Lt Governor
SRINAGAR, SEP 03: Our strong Socio-Economic growth is succeeding in bringing of a qualitative change in sports sector and enabling our sportspersons to demonstrate their excellence, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha said earlier today. “The two biggest challenges for us were piecemeal approach towards sports activities prior to 2019 and subsequent disruption caused by the Covid […]
SC to hear plea on violence against doctors
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Monday a plea seeking directions to authorities to ensure adequate security at hospitals and medical centres to prevent attacks on doctors and healthcare workers by relatives of patients and others. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka is likely to […]
India logs more than 7,000 new COVID infections, 25 deaths
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI) With 7,219 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,44,49,726, while the active cases declined to 56,745, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The overall COVID death toll rose to 5,27,965 with 33 fatalities in the last […]
Rainfall in Jammu parts, isolated light showers forecast in JK
Srinagar, Sept 3: Parts of Jammu region received rainfall while the weather department on Saturday forecast isolated to scattered light showers and thunders over Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. For the subsequent two days, a meteorological department official said that there was possibility of scattered light rain and thunder. He said while rain […]