Six injured as unexploded shell goes off in Handwara village
Handwara, May 3: Over 6 persons were injured after an explosive substance went off accidentally in Ahgam village of North Kashmir’s Handwara district. Ahgam is 5 kilometers away from the Chanjmohalla forest area that witnessed a bloody encounter on Saturday evening. Five security personnel including a policeman and a Colonel were killed in the encounter. […]
Negligence: Medico, staff nurse put under suspension
Anantnag, May 03: After a pregnant woman in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district died due to alleged medical negligence of doctors at Sub district hospital Seer Hamdan Anantnag, top health officials have put the medical officer and a staff nurse posted at the SDH under suspension. Reports said that a pregnant woman identified as Shakeela wife […]
Pakistan’s coronavirus tally crosses 19,000; death toll at 440
Islamabad, May 3 (PTI) Pakistan’s coronavirus tally crossed 19,000 on Sunday after 989 new patients were diagnosed in the last 24 hours. The Ministry of National Health Services said 23 patients died in this period, taking the total toll to 440. So far, 4,817 people have recovered from the deadly virus, the ministry said. Out […]
JK chalks out plan for phase-wise return of stranded people
Jammu, May 3 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has chalked out a plan for the phase-wise return of the residents of the union territory including students and migrant labourers stranded in different parts of the country due to the COVID-19 lockdown, an official said on Sunday. The administration, however, said all the returnees will […]
Media enjoys absolute freedom in India, Union Minister on Press Freedom Day
New Delhi, May 3 (PTI) Asserting that the media enjoys absolute freedom in India, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said “we will expose” those surveys that tend to portray a “bad picture” about press freedom in the country. On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day, Javadekar said the media has […]
Leopard kills five sheep, injures many in Pattan village
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore, May 03: At least five sheep were killed and as many injured after a leopard attacked some sheds in north Kashmir’s Pattan village on Sunday. Reports said that panic has gripped Checki pusnag area of Pattan on Sunday after a leopard killed five sheep and injured several others in the village. Residents […]
Ladakh reports 18 new corona positive cases
Srinagar, May 03: Eighteen new positive cases of Covid-19 were reported on Sunday morning in the Union Territory of Ladakh, taking the total number of active cases to 24 in the UT. An official said that 18 new cases of Covid-19 were detected from Chuchot Yokma area of Ladakh today morning. Rigzin Samphal, commissioner secretary […]
COVID-19 death toll rises to 1,301; cases climbs to 39,980
New Delhi, May 3 (PTI) The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 1,301 and the number of cases climbed to 39,980 in the country on Sunday, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 28,046, while 10,632 people have recovered and one patient has migrated, the ministry said. […]
Five security men killed while saving civilians held hostage by militants: Army
Srinagar, May 3: Army on Sunday said that five security men including a colonel and a major besides a police officer were killed after they “successfully extricated civilians held hostage by militants” in Chanjimullah Rajwar area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “Based on the intelligence input that militants were taking the civilian inmates […]
Colonel, Major among five security personnel killed in Handwara encounter
Srinagar, May 3 (PTI) An Army Colonel and a Major were among five security personnel killed in an encounter at a village in Handwara in north Kashmir that also saw the killing of two militants, officials said on Sunday. Army officers Col Ashutosh Sharma and Major Anuj, and Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspector Shakeel Qazi […]
