Cong chalks strategy for Parliament session
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Top Congress leaders met here on Thursday to discuss the party’s strategy for the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament. The meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Strategy Committee group chaired by party president Sonia Gandhi lasted for an hour during which the leaders decided on issues to be raised during the upcoming […]
Rains lash JK, Mercury slides down
Srinagar, July 14: Rains continue to lash Jammu and Kashmir, bringing mercury down to below normal on Thursday. The weatherman has forecast more intermittent light to moderate rain and thunderstorm in J&K for next 24 hours. “Intermittent light to moderate rain at many places of Kashmir and few places of Jammu as the day progresses,” […]
Off-duty cop killed, another injured in road mishap
Bijbehara, Jul 14: A Jammu and Kashmir police personnel was killed and another injured in a road accident at Bijbehera area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Thursday morning, officials said. An official said that two off-duty cops on way to home were injured after a vehicle hit their motorcycle at Zirpora area of Bijbehera. He […]
India records 38 new Covid fatalities
New Delhi, Jul 14 (PTI) Daily COVID-19 cases in India were recorded over 20,000 after a gap of 145 days while the active cases increased to 1,36,076, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. A total of 20,139 new COVID-19 cases were reported in a span of 24 hours, pushing the total tally […]
JK reports 140 fresh positive cases
SRINAGAR, JULY 13:Jammu and Kashmir reported 140fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), officials said on Wednesday. They said that 96 were reported from Jammu division and 44 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 456291. Moreover, 109 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals […]
CS reviews stock position of Petroleum Products including ATF in valley
SRINAGAR, JULY 13: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, reviewed stock position of Petroleum Products including ATF in the valley, here today. Financial Commissioner (ACS), Home, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Commissioner Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and IGP, Traffic, J&K, among others participated in the meeting. Considering increase in the air traffic at […]
SC refuses to pass interim order staying demolitions across states
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to pass an interim direction staying demolitions across states, and said it cannot pass an omnibus order preventing authorities from taking action. A bench of Justices B R Gavai and P S Narasimha asked the parties to complete pleadings in the matter, and said it […]
PM Modi calls on President Ram Nath Kovind
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called on President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The details of the meeting were not immediately known. “Shri Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan,” the President’s secretariat tweeted. Kovind’s term as the President […]
MeT forecasts wet weather in JK for two days
Srinagar, July 13: The weatherman on Wednesday forecast light to moderate rain and thunderstorm in Jammu and Kashmir for two days. “Light to moderate rain/thunderstorm at many places of Jammu & Kashmir,” a meteorological department official said about the forecast, adding, “Same weather likely to continue for next 1-2 days.” He said that during the […]
Active Covid cases in country rise to 1,32,457
New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) India logged 16,906 new coronavirus infections pushing the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,36,69,850, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,519 with 45 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active Covid cases have increased to 1,32,457. They […]