Tara Chand, Majid Wani and others quit Congress party in Jammu
Srinagar, Aug 30: At least 52 functionaries of the Congress party including several senior leaders, former ministers and legislators have resigned from the party in Jammu on Monday in support of fromer veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad. In a resignation letter, senior Congress leaders, former ministers and legislators who gave resigned from the party […]
Mainly dry weather with isolated light rain forecast in JK
Srinagar, Aug 30: The weather department on Tuesday predicted mainly dry weather with possibility of “isolated light and thunder” in next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that there was no large change expected in the weather at least till weekend. Regarding the rainfall in last 24 hours till […]
Youth’s body recovered from Jhelum river in Sgr
Srinagar, Aug 30: A dead body of 25-year-old youth was recovered from river Jhelum in Palpora area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning, reports said here. Reports said that the body of Arif Maqsood (25) of Mehjoor Nagar was spotted by locals in river Jhelum at Palpora. They said that after spotting the body the locals […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 65,732
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) India added 5,439 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,44,21,162, while the active cases declined to 65,732, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases comprise 0.15 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased […]
Delhi sees over 110 pc rise in cybercrime cases in 2021
New Delhi, Aug 30 (PTI) The national capital in 2021 witnessed a 111 per cent increase in cybercrime as compared to the previous year, with the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data citing sexual exploitation to be the motive behind the highest number of such cases. According to the data for 2021, most of these […]
9.8 km tunnel on Banihal-Katra rail link completed
Jammu, Aug 30 (PTI) The 9.8 km tunnel connecting two stations on the 111 km under-construction Banihal-Katra railway link in Jammu and Kashmir has been completed, officials said. It is part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) project. This is the third tunnel following the 12.6 km tunnel T-49B, the longest tunnel of Indian Railways, which […]
JK reports 57 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 29: Jammu and Kashmir reported 57 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that 11 cases were reported from Jammu division and 46 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 477513. Among the cases, 173624 are […]
Three more Congress leaders resign in support of Azad
Kathua/Jammu, Aug 29 (PTI) Three more Congress leaders, including former deputy speaker Gulam Hyder Malik, announced their resignation from the party on Monday in support of veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad. Azad, 73, a former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, ended his five-decade association with the Congress on Friday, terming the party comprehensively destroyed […]
1.73 lakh die in traffic accidents in India in 2021
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) As many as 1.73 lakh people lost their lives in around 4.22 lakh traffic accidents in the country in 2021 with Uttar Pradesh reporting the highest number of deaths in such mishaps at 24,711 deaths followed by Tamil Nadu which recorded 16,685 deaths. According to the latest report of the National […]
Burglars decamp with water taps at Haj house Bemina
Srinagar, Aug 29: Burglars on Monday decamped with several water taps from Haj house in Bemina area of Srinagar, officials said here. Officials said that the burglars have managed to decamp with dozens of taps from the Haj house today. Meanwhile, Haj Officer, Abdul Majeed Salam, when contacted said that they will lodge a formal […]