India reports 53 new Covid fatalities
New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) With 19,893 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,40,87,037, while the active cases dipped to 1,36,478, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,530 with 53 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
J-K records 739 new Covid cases
Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir recorded 739 fresh COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, raising the tally to 4,66,643, officials said. While 196 cases were reported from the Jammu division, 543 cases were reported from the Kashmir valley, they said. The death toll due to coronavirus was 4,773. No fresh death was reported from the union […]
16 J&K officers inducted in IAS
Srinagar, Aug 03: The Government of India on Wednesday announced the inducted 16 officers of Jammu & Kashmir in the prestigious Indian Administrative Service (IAS) According to a notification issued by the Government of India, Talat Parvez Iqbal Rohella,Ruksana Gani, Rehana Batul, Mir Tariq Ali, Amit Sharma, Nazim Zia Khan, Shakeel -Ul -Rehman Rather, Pradeep […]
Woman smothered to death by in-laws in Jammu; 5 arrested
Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) A woman was allegedly smothered to death by her in-laws in the Bemina area following which five members of the family were arrested, a police spokesperson said on Wednesday. The in-laws took the woman Tasleema Bani (38) to a hospital on June 26, but doctors there declared her dead on arrival, he […]
Bill to set up carbon markets introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) A bill that seeks to make it mandatory for buildings with a minimum connected load of 100 kW to meet their energy requirements from renewable sources was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Power Minster R K Singh introduced in the Lok Sabha the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill that […]
HC asks Govt to take a call on Muharram procession in 3 days
Srinagar, Aug 3: The J&K and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday asked the UT government to take a call on Muharram procession from Guru Bazar to Dalgate here, observing that it’s the “domain of the administration, security agencies and other stake holders to take a call on it.” A registered Trust of Shia community of […]
657 CAPF personnel committed suicide in 5 years: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) As many as 657 personnel belonging to the Central Armed Police Forces like the CRPF and BSF died by suicide in the past five years, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday. The minister of state for home said the Rajya Sabha that 153 personnel died by suicide in 2021, 149 […]
Ladakh records 16 new Covid cases
Leh, Aug 3 (PTI) Sixteen more people tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, pushing the infection count to 28,915 in the Union Territory, officials said on Wednesday. All the fresh cases are from Leh, they said. On the bright side, 21 patients were discharged from hospital after recovering from the infection, the officials said. So […]
226 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu
Jammu, Aug 3 (PTI) A batch of 226 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar base camp here on Wednesday to pay obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The 43-day yatra commenced on June 30 from the twin base camps — traditional 48-km Nunwan-Pahalgam in south Kashmir’s Anantnag and […]
Minimum temp rises but stays below normal at most places across JK
Srinagar, Aug 3: Amid forecast for dry weather with possibility of isolated to scattered light rain and thunderstorm in next 24 hours, the minimum temperatures recorded rise but settled below normal in J&K barring Jammu and Katra on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 17.6°C against 17.5°C on the […]