Six of family found dead at home in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 17 (PTI) Six members of a family were found dead under suspicious circumstances at their home here on Wednesday, police said. The deceased were identified as Sakina Begum, her two daughters Naseema Akhter and Rubina Bano, son Zafar Salim and two relatives Noor Ul Habib and Sajad Ahmad, they said. The bodies were recovered […]
JK reports 217 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 16: Jammu and Kashmir reported 217 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that 13 cases were reported from Jammu division and 204 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 474272. Among the cases, 173103 are […]
NHM J&K to hire Tribal ASHAs for Healthcare outreach
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: In a significant move to strengthen the grass root level health services in J&K, Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has approved ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activists) for serving the Tribal/ nomadic population of J&K. J&K has a unique blend of diverse climate conditions, cultures, languages, economic practices and other identities. […]
District admin Ramban bans operation of ‘Illegal’ news portals
Srinagar, Aug 16: Apprehensive over the circulation of ‘fake news’, administration in Ramban on Tuesday ordered complete ban on operation of ‘illegal’ news portals in the district. Citing data obtained from District Information Officer (DIO), Deputy Commissioner Ramban Mussarat Alam, said that administration has established that many news portals are operating without any registration or […]
Vajpayee made pioneering efforts to transform India: PM Modi
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of other dignitaries paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his fourth death anniversary on Tuesday They were joined by several Union ministers and other leaders, including Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president […]
6 ITBP personnel dead, dozens injured in road mishap at Pahalgam
Pahalgam, Aug 16: At least six ITBP personnel died after a bus carrying troopers met with an accident in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district on Tuesday, police said here. An official said that a bus carrying 39 ITBP troopers met with an accident near Chandanwari area of Pahalgam, resulting in death of six ITBP personnel […]
Newborn baby found dead in Anantnag
Anantnag, Aug 16: In a shocking incident, a newborn baby was found dead in Sherbagh area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said here. An official said that the body of baby was found in a water body in Sherbagh area. “It seems someone dumped the baby’s body and threw into water body,” […]
Shopian Killing: LG says ‘pained beyond words’
Srinagar, Aug 16: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that he was “pained beyond words” over the killing of a member of minority group and injuries to his brother in Shopian district of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. “Pained beyond words on despicable (terror) attack on civilians in Shopian. My thoughts are with the family […]
Minority community member shot dead, brother injured
Srinagar, Aug 16: Terrorists shot dead a minority community member while as his brother was injured in Chotigam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday, officials said. Official sources said that terrorists shot dead a minority community member identified as Sunil Kumar son of Arjun Nath while as his brother identified as Pintu Kumar […]
India logs 8,813 Covid infections in a day
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 case tally increased by 8,813 in a day to reach 4,42,77,194, while active infections have declined to 1,11,252, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,27,098 with 29 more fatalities, including one death reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at […]