Rajnath meets top brass of Army, Navy and IAF
New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday held a meeting with the top brass of the Army, Navy and the Air Force on the overall situation arising out of the rollout of the ‘Agnipath’ military recruitment scheme as protests against it intensified in several parts of the country. The meeting was attended […]
MeT predicts erratic weather in JK till 21st June
Srinagar, June 18: The weatherman on Saturday predicted “erratic weather” with intermittent rain or snow over higher reaches and passes etc in Jammu and Kashmir till June 21. “Generally cloudy weather is expected with intermittent rain/snow over higher reaches, passes etc from today till June 21st and improvement thereafter,” an official of the meteorological department […]
India records 13,216 fresh COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Jun 18 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,32,83,793 on Saturday as 13,216 more people tested positive for the viral disease and the active caseload climbed to 68,108, according to Union health ministry data. This is the first time in 113 days that India has recorded over 13,000 cases. The death toll increased to […]
Four houses gutted in fire mishap at Anantnag
Anantnag, June 18: At least four residential houses were gutted in a massive fire in Shirpora area of Anantnag district last night. Report said that a massive fire break out in a residential house in Shirpora Anantnag, which later spread to other nearby houses. They said that in the incident four residential houses were gutted […]
Police officer shot dead in Pulwama
Srinagar, Jun 18 (PTI) A police officer was shot dead by terrorists inside his home in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The attack on Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Mir took place at Samboora in Pampore area on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, they said. The officials said Mir was posted […]
Accidental grenade blast kills soldier in Kupwara
Srinagar, June 17: A soldier was killed in an accidental grenade blast on Friday in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources said that the grenade exploded accidentally when signalman Bharat Yaduwanshi was on duty at the Gonipora Gugtiyal Camp in Kupwara. The injured soldier was rushed to 428 Field Hospital Zangli, Kupwara, where he succumbed […]
JK reports 22 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, June 17: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 22 new Covid-19 even as there was no death due to the virus during last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that 12 cases were reported from Jammu, five from Srinagar, three from Udhampur and one each from Rajouri and Kathua districts respectively, taking the overall […]
Assembly elections in JK can be held by this year end: Rajnath
Jammu, June 17 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday hinted at holding assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir “by this year-end”. Addressing a function here, Singh, who is on a two-day visit to the Union Territory, said the delimitation exercise was completed recently following which the number of seats has […]
Earthquake of 5.2 magnitude hits JK
Srinagar, Jun 17 (PTI) An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 on the richter scale hit Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. The tremor was recorded at 2:52 pm, the officials said. The epicentre of the quake was at latitude of 36.46 degrees North and longitude of 71.09 degrees East in Afghanistan, the officials said, It […]
Three killed, 6 injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in Kathua
Kathua/Jammu, Jun 17 (PTI) Three people were killed and six others injured on Friday when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Kathua district, police said. The accident took place on the Baggan-Katli road in the Billawar area when the driver of the cab lost control while negotiating […]