India says ready to provide assistance, support to Afghan people following devastating quake
United Nations, Jun 24 (PTI) India said it is ready to provide assistance and support to the people of Afghanistan in their hour of need as a devastating earthquake killed nearly 1000 people, destroyed houses and displaced several. “At the outset, I express our deepest condolences to the victims and their families, and to all […]
Covid: 38 new cases in J&K
Srinagar, Jun 23 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir reported 38 new Covid cases on Thursday that took the infection tally to 4,54,623, officials said. No Covid-related death was reported, they said. Of the new cases, 25 were reported from the Jammu division while 13 were from the Kashmir valley, officials said. The death toll stands at 4,755, […]
Aadhaar linked birth registration to be fully implemented in J&K: Official
Srinagar, June 23: Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority India (UIDAI), Bhawna Garg today jointly chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to discuss the Issues of Aadhaar Linked Birth Registration (ALBR) in Hospitals through Civil Registration System (CRS) in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting […]
Missing since June 12, teenage girl found dead in Kulgam
Kulgam, Jun 23: Body of a teenage girl from Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, who was missing since June 12, was recovered from a river in the district on Thursday, officials said here. An official said that the girl identified as Khushboo Jan (17) daughter of Jahangir Ahmad Naikoo was missing since […]
No major rainfall activity expected till June 30: MeT
Srinagar, June 23: The weatherman on Thursday said that there was major rainfall activity expected in Jammu and Kashmir till the end of this month. A meteorological department official here said that mainly dry weather was expected over the plains of Jammu and Kashmir with very light rain or thundershowers at one or two places […]
Restoration work on Jmu-Sgr NH speeds up as weather improves
Ramban, Jun 23: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for third consecutive day on Thursday owing to heavy rainfall and multiple landslides in Ramban and Udhampur districts even as the road clearance agencies speeded up the restoration work amid improvement in weather, officials said. An official said that with the improvement in weather after days […]
Incessant Rains: Authorities issue advisory urging people to take precautionary measures
Srinagar, Jun 23: With Kashmir valley and parts of Jammu region witnessing incessant rains over the past few days, threat of water-borne diseases outbreak looms large in the region, officials said here on Thursday. Officials said that whenever there are incessant rains or flood-like situation, the apprehension of outbreak of water borne diseases always remains […]
Active COVID-19 cases rise to 83,990
New Delhi, Jun 23 (PTI) India logged 13,313 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,33,44,958, while the active cases rose to 83,990, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,941 with 38 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]
Water level in Jhelum starts to recede
Srinagar, June 23: The water level in Jhelum river Jhelum river has started to receed, officials said. The max gauge of 22.09 feet was recorded at Sangam yesterday evening at 8 PM. Current reading at Sangam is 19.65 feet (8 AM), the gauge has dropped by just 2.44 feet in 12 hours, IFC department said. […]
India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-24 successfully launched
Bengaluru, Jun 23 (PTI) The GSAT-24 satellite, built by ISRO for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), was successfully launched by French company Arianespace from Kourou in French Guiana (South America) on Thursday. GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite weighing 4180 kg with pan-India coverage for meeting DTH application needs. It was the first “demand driven” […]