Lt Guv invites leaders from mainstream political parties for ‘high tea’ at Raj Bhavan
Srinagar, Jun 29: Leaders from various Jammu & Kashmir’s mainstream political parties have been invited to Raj Bhavan this evening by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, sources disclosed. They said that LG’s secretariat has invited heads of National Conference, Peoples Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, Congress and other parties to Raj Bhavan at 6:00 PM. “The agenda […]
Helicopter services open for tourists in Ladakh
Leh, Jun 29 (PTI) The helicopter services in Ladakh are now open for tourists to travel across the Union Territory, with the first batch of tourists having already availed the heli-service, officials said. The first batch took the helicopter ride here on Tuesday. The helicopter services operated by the administration will be available to the […]
Woman electrocuted to death in Shopian
Srinagar, 29 June: A woman died due to electrocution at her home in Balpora village in South Kashmir’s Shopain district on Wednesday. Reports said that the woman was engaged in some household chore, when she received a high volt electrical shock, leading to her instant death. The deceased woman has been identified as one Tanseema […]
L-G Manoj Sinha flags off 1st batch of Amarnath pilgrims from Jammu
Jammu, Jun 29 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday morning flagged off the first batch of pilgrims for the annual Amarnath Yatra from the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in the Jammu city for their onward journey to the Pahalgam and Baltal base camps in Kashmir. The 43-day pilgrimage to the cave shrine will begin […]
Cop dies of cardiac arrest in Srinagar’s Maisuma
Srinagar, Jun 29: A policeman died of a cardiac arrest in Maisuma area of Srinagar on Wednesday morning, official sources said here. Official sources said that a 33-year-old cop identified as Altaf Hussain son of Nazir Ahmad of Tehsil Mohar of Reasi suffered a massive cardiac arrest and fell unconscious at Maisuma. They said that […]
Monsoon to arrive in JK by July 1: MeT
Srinagar, June 29: Conditions are favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance into Jammu and Kashmir over the next 48 hours, the weatherman said on Wednesday. “Conditions are favourable for the arrival of monsoon into J&K during 30th (June) -1st July,” an official of the meteorological department here said. He said that the weather will […]
India records 14,506 news COVID cases, 30 deaths
New Delhi, June 29(PTI) With 14,506 new COVID infections in the last 24 hours, India’s total tally of such cases rose to 4,34,33, 345, and that of the active cases to 99,602, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. India recorded 30 deaths due to the coronavirus, and with it the death toll […]
JK reports 68 new Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, June 28: Jammu and Kashmir reported 68 new infections in the last 24 hours that pushed overall tally to 454933 while the death toll remained at 4756 with no fatality due to the virus during the time, officials said on Tuesday. They said that 53 cases were reported from Jammu division and 15 from […]
Srinagar records hottest day of season
Srinagar, June 28: The mercury maintained an upward trend across Jammu and Kashmir with Srinagar recording season’s hottest day on Tuesday at 33.2°C. The summer capital of the J&K was second hottest places in the Valley after Kupwara town which recorded maximum of 33.5°C, a meteorological department official said. Today’s temperature was 2.6°C above normal […]
States should ensure people joining mass gatherings, pilgrimage are asymptomatic, vaccinated against Covid: Centre
New Delhi, Jun 28 (PTI) The Centre has asked states and Union territories to ensure that people taking part in mass gatherings and undertaking pilgrimage are asymptomatic and preferably fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In a letter to states and UTs on Tuesday, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said mass gatherings in context of various festivities […]