Boy found brutally murdered in Kathua
Kathua, Jul 7 (PTI) A 10-year-old boy was found brutally murdered in this district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Four suspects including three juveniles have been detained in connection with the case, they said. Praney Kumar did not return home from private tuition in his Saidpur village on Tuesday and later his […]
New COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 detected in countries like India: WHO
United Nations/Geneva, Jul 7 (PTI) A new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in countries like India and the World Health Organisation is following this, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Four out of […]
Govt. notifies guidelines for Homestay, paying guest house registration
Srinagar, July 06: In order to facilitate more and more people to join the tourism trade, the Government has notified procedural guidelines for registration of Homestay and Paying Guest Houses in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Orders to this effect were issued by Secretary, Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez here. The aim of notifying these […]
JK reports 113 covid-19 cases, highest in over four months
Srinagar, July 6: Jammu and Kashmir reported 113 fresh covid-19 cases, highest single day daily in more than four months, even as there was no fatality due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 78 cases were reported from Jammu division and 35 from Kashmir division, taking […]
7 injured as cab falls into gorge in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu, Jul 6 (PTI) Seven people, including four women, were injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a 150-feet deep gorge in Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Wednesday, police said. The car was on its way to Srinagar from Jammu when it met with the accident near Kharpora […]
LPG price hiked by Rs 50; rates up by Rs 244 in one year
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) Cooking gas LPG price on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder, the third increase in rates since May on firming international energy prices. Non-subsidised LPG now costs Rs 1,053 per 14.2-kg cylinder in the national capital, up from Rs 1,003 previously, according to a price notification of state-owned […]
MeT forecasts light to moderate rain in Jammu, occasional showers in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 06: Weatherman on Wednesday forecast light to moderate rain in Jammu and occasional showers in Kashmir Valley. A meteorological department official said that there was more rain in store for the next five days in both divisions of J&K. He said that there was possibility of light to moderate rain with isolated heavy […]
After remaining suspended for a day Amarnath Yatra resumes
Srinagar, Jul 06: After remaining suspended for a day, Amarnath Yatra resumed on Wednesday with improvement in weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. An official said that Yatra has resumed through both routes from Chandanwari and Baltal in Pahalgam and Ganderbal areas respectively. Meanwhile, divisional commissioner Jammu also informed that temporarily suspended […]
Active Covid cases in country rise to 1,15,212
New Delhi, Jul 6 (PTI) India logged 16,159 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,35,47,809, while the active cases increased to 1,15,212, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,270 with 28 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]
IED Detected, Defused In Baramulla district
Srinagar, July 06: Police and security force on Wednesday detected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Pattan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, official sources said. They said that IED was found at Srinagar- Baramulla Highway near Pattan and later defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad which was rushed to the area. Meanwhile, traffic will be […]