Air travellers to be put in quarantine centres in JK
Srinagar, May 24 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said air travellers to the state will be kept in quarantine centres for 14 days and tested for coronavirus. Thirty kiosks have been set up at Srinagar airport for collection of samples. Authorities reviewed arrangements at the airport as domestic flights resume on Monday […]
Govt evacuates 89,773 stranded J&K residents
JAMMU, MAY 24: The Jammu and Kashmir district administrations have received 28 COVID special trains from different states and UTs, so far, with about 23,097 stranded passengers while about 66024 persons have been evacuated by the government through Lakhanpur till date. Meanwhile, about 652 passengers including students have reached at Srinagar International Airport under Vande […]
Nawa Kadal gunfight: Another injured succumbs at SMHS hospital, toll three
Srinagar, May 24: The death toll in a house collapse at Nawa Kadal gunfight site today mounted to three as one more youth succumbed to his injuries on Sunday at SMHS hospital in Srinagar. Earlier in the day, a man identified as Manzoor Ahmad, who was also injured at the same spot, succumbed at SMHS […]
Four LeT associates arrested
Srinagar, May 24 (PTI) Security forces on Sunday arrested four associates of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. “Police in Budgam along with security forces have arrested four terrorist associates including top terror associate of proscribed terror outfit LeT and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession,” a […]
3300 stranded residents from JK evacuated from Maharashtra
Mumbai, May 24 (PTI) Around 3300 Jammu and Kashmir residents including 1200 students who were stranded in various parts of Maharashtra have been evacuated by four Shramik special trains during the past 10 days, an official said. This is the highest number of trains deployed in any single state for the evacuation of J&K residents […]
Lockdown casts shadow on Eid celebrations in Kashmir valley
Srinagar, May 24 (PTI) Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in Kashmir on Sunday were a low-key affair as most of the faithful marked the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan by offering thanksgiving prayers at home in view of the coronavirus-induced lockdown. The festival is being celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir and Kerala on Sunday, while the […]
Record 6,767 new COVID-19 cases in India in last 24 hours; death toll climbs to 3,867
New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) COVID-19 cases in India saw the biggest spike for the third consecutive day on Sunday with 6,767 new infections reported in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 1,31,868, while the death toll due to the disease rose to 3,867 after 147 more fatalities, according to the Union […]
Tension mounts in Ladakh as China brings in more troop
New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) The Chinese military is fast increasing its troops in areas around Pangong Tso lake and Galwan Valley along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, sending a clear signal that it was not ready to end its confrontation with the Indian Army anytime soon, people familiar with the situation in […]
Man injured in Nawa Kadal house collapse after gunfight, dies
Srinagar, May 24: A 55-year-old man, injured in a house collapse following encounter at Kanimazar Nawa Kadal here last week, succumbed to burn wounds at SMHS hospital here, officials said Sunday. They said the man identified as Manzoor Ahmad Khan from Hawal Srinagar had suffered serious burn injuries after one of the several houses damaged […]
Eid to be celebrated in Kashmir on Sunday
Srinagar, May 23: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir ul Islam today said that Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across J&K tomorrow as Shawaal moon “has been sighted.” The grand Mufti said that moon has been sighted and Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated across J&K tomorrow. “I felicitate the people of J&K on the auspicious occasion of Eid. I […]
