SC restrains HP police from arresting Vinod Dua in sedition case, refuses to stay probe
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) In a relief to journalist Vinod Dua, the Supreme Court in a special hearing on Sunday ordered that he should not be arrested till July 6 in a sedition case lodged against him in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show. The top court said that Dua will have to join […]
Man conducts daily pujas for ‘Corona Devi’ in Kerala
Kollam, June 14 (PTI) As the coronavirus spread causes distress worldwide, a man in Kerala is worshipping the deadly pathogen as a Goddess and praying for the well being of frontline warriors,with his move drawing flak on social media. A thermacol replica of of ‘SARS CoV2, the virus that has affected millions worldwide and over […]
85-year-old man from Kupwara dies of Covid-19, toll reaches 59
Srinagar, June 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported second death due to covid-19 after an 85-year-old from Kupwara district died at a hospital here on Sunday. Official sources said that the octogenarian was on Saturday shifted from SMHS hospital to CD hospital, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of the covid-19 patients in the […]
Record jump in COVID-19 cases; toll rises over 9K
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) India saw the highest single-day spike of 11,929 novel coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the number of infections to over 3.20 lakh on Sunday, while the toll crossed the 9,000 mark with 311 more deaths, the Health Ministry said. This is the third day in a row […]
LoC shelling: Soldier killed, two others injured in fresh flare-up
Poonch, June 14: An army soldier was killed and two others were injured during gunfire at Kerni sector along the LoC in Poonch district, officials said on Sunday. A police official said that during the shelling in Kerni sector, one army soldier, identified as Sepoy Luingambui Abonmei of 10 Asam regiment, was killed and two […]
Elderly man from Jammu dies due to COVID-19, JK toll reaches 58
Srinagar, June 14: Sixteen days after he tested positive for novel coronavirus, a 69-year-old man from Gandhi Nagar died at Government Medical College Jammu. The man was a known businessman and his death has taken the Jammu’s fatality count to four and overall casualty toll due to the virus in J&K to 58. Dr. Nasib […]
Kashmir reports 4 Covid-19 deaths on Saturday, JK toll reaches 57
Srinagar, June 13: Kashmir Valley on Saturday reported four more deaths due to covid-19, taking the death toll due to the disease to 57 in J&K—6 from Jammu and 51 from Valley. The victims included a 74-year-old retired doctor and a 60-year-old from Srinagar, a 60-year-old resident from Shopian and a 75-year-old from Baramulla districts. […]
24 CRPF men among 148 test positive for Covid-19
Srinagar, June 13: At least 24 CRPF personnel and three pregnant women were among 148 persons who tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. The fresh cases take the covid-19 tally to 4878. Official sources said that 45 of the cases were reported from Kulgam, Baramulla 8, Srinagar 12, Anantnag […]
98% population susceptible to Covid-19 infection in Kashmir: DAK
Srinagar, June 13: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said 98 percent population in Kashmir valley is still susceptible to the novel coronavirus. “Only two percent of the valley’s population is immune to Covid-19 infection,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “A sero-surveillance study conducted in Pulwama district of Kashmir valley by ICMR in […]
60-year-old Shopian resident dies of covid-19, JK toll reaches 55
Srinagar, June 13: Kashmir Valley on Saturday reported second death due to covid-19 after a 60-year-old resident from Shopian died at SMHS hospital here. His death has taken the fatality count in J&K to 55. Dr Nazir Chowdhary, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, told that the sexagenarian was admitted on June 11 and his swab […]