JK reports 315 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 19: Jammu and Kashmir reported 315 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that 41 cases were reported from Jammu division and 274 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 475424. Among the cases, 173292 are […]
Lt Governor releases Hindi Ghazal anthology of Satish Vimal
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 19: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha released the Hindi Ghazal anthology of noted litterateur & poet Sh Satish Vimal at Raj bhavan here. The book titled ‘Nritya Maun Kaa’ (The Dance of Silence) is Vimal’s sixth hindi poetry collection. Sh Vimal has nine poetry anthologies in Hindi, Urdu & Kashmiri to his credit. The […]
Gold falls Rs 389; silver plunges Rs 1,607
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Gold prices declined Rs 389 to Rs 51,995 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday following weak global cues, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,384 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also plunged Rs 1,607 to Rs 56,247 per kg from […]
Burglars decamp with goods from shops, house
Poonch, Aug 19: Burglars targeted three shops and a house in Surankote area of Poonch last night and allegedly decamped with goods worth lakhs of rupees. Locals said that the theft occurred in three shops and a house near BDO office Surankote. The shops, they said, include that of Abdul Ghani (sold and silver shop), […]
India records 15,754 fresh COVID cases; 39 deaths
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 15,754 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,43,14,618, with the active cases increasing to 1,01,830, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,253 with 47 fatalities which includes eight deaths reconciled […]
Missing retired teacher found dead in Shopian
Shopian, Aug 19: A retired teacher, who was missing since yesterday from his home, was found dead on Friday in Feeripora area of Shopian district. An official said that Abdul Gani Rather(66) of Pudsoo village of Shopian was missing since Thursday. He said that today some locals spotted a body in Nallah Vaishav in Feeripora, […]
Weapons dropping by Pak drones: NIA searches multiple locations across JK
Kathua/Doda/Jammu, Aug 19 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has carried out searches in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with its investigation into dropping of weapons by Pakistani drones along the International Border, an official said. The searches were carried out at eight locations on Thursday in Jammu, Srinagar, Kathua, Samba, and […]
Smoking, alcohol, high BMI leading causes of global cancer deaths: Lancet study
Washington, Aug 19 (PTI) Smoking, alcohol use, high body mass index (BMI), and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million global cancer deaths in 2019, according to study published in The Lancet journal on Friday. The findings can help policymakers and researchers identify key risk factors that could be targeted in efforts […]
Modi greets people on Janmashtami
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on the occasion of Janmashtami. “May this festival of devotion and gaiety bring happiness, prosperous and good fortune to everyone,” he said. Devotees believe that Lord Krishna was born on this day, as per the Hindu calendar, and Janmashtami is celebrated to mark […]
JK reports 419 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 18: Jammu and Kashmir reported 419 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that 58 cases were reported from Jammu division and 361 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 475109. Among the cases, 173251 are […]