Lt Governor launches campaign for Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 01: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today launched a campaign for Nasha Mukt Jammu Kashmir at an event organized at the convention centre here. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor asserted that the administration has adopted zero tolerance policy against drug dealers and drug traffickers. “It is a collective responsibility of the society […]
Woman raped, killed in Ladakh; accused held within 3 hours
Leh, Sep 1 (PTI) A 55-year-old woman was allegedly raped and murdered by a man in Leh district of Ladakh and the accused was arrested within three hours of the gruesome crime, a senior police officer said on Thursday. The victim, a native of Achinathang, was found murdered at her residence in Sheynam in the […]
Cervical cancer vaccine to be launched in few months
New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) India’s first indigenously developed quadrivalent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine for the prevention of cervical cancer will be launched in a few months and made available to the people in an affordable price range of Rs 200-400. Union Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh on Thursday attended an event […]
Two killed, three others injured in Pattan road mishap
Srinagar, Sept 1: Two people were killed and three others were injured in a collision between a truck and private vehicle (Maruti Wagon R) in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday, reports said. They said that the accident took place near Hotel Point, leading to on the spot death of two persons […]
Petrol sales rebound in Aug, diesel lags
New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) Petrol sales in India rebounded in August but diesel continued to show a decline over the previous month as rains in several parts chipped away demand in some sectors, preliminary industry data showed. Petrol sales, which had dipped 5 per cent in July, increased 5.8 per cent to 2.81 million […]
Residential house, 3 shops damaged in overnight blaze in Barbarshah
Srinagar, Sept 01: A residential house was partially damaged, while three shops were gutted in an overnight blaze in Barbarshah area of Srinagar. An official said that the residential house belonging to Javaid Ahmad Bhat and Manzoor Ahmad Bhat was partially damaged, while three shops were fully damaged in an overnight fire incident in Barbarshah. […]
Labourer slips into river Jhelum in Sgr, police launches rescue ops
Srinagar, Sept 01: A labourer drowned in river Jhelum while extracting sand in Sonwar area of Srinagar on Thursday morning even as rescue operation has been launched. Official sources said that Mohammad Jaffar Wani (22) resident of Banihal drowned in the river Jhelum while extracting sand. They said that rescue operation has been launched by […]
CBK carries out searches in Srinagar, Ganderbal
Srinagar, Sept 1: Crime Branch Kashmir’s Economic Offences Wing on Thursday said that searches are being conducted in Srinagar and Ganderbal districts in connection with a recent case regarding arrest of ‘disengaged’ State level Technical expert (SLTC). In a statement issued here, Crime Branch Kashmir (CBK) said that the case (FIR No: 67/2022) under IPC […]
Active Covid cases decline to 62,748
New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) With 7,946 new coronavirus infections being reported, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,44,36,339, while the active cases declined to 62,748, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,911 with 37 fatalities which includes 12 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data […]
Two Jaish terrorists killed in Sopore encounter
Srinagar, Sep 1 (PTI) Two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in the Sopore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. The encounter broke out in the Bomai area of Sopore town Wednesday night after the security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation, a police official […]