JK Highway closed yet again, fresh shooting stones reported
Srinagar, Mar 09: The traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed following fresh shooting stones along the thoroughfare in Ramban district on Monday. An official of the traffic department said that the traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar highway was stopped today at 10:00 am due to shooting stones at Cafeteria Morh in Ramban district. He said […]
Rupee slips below 74/USD level in early trade amid mounting fears of coronavirus-led slowdown
Mumbai, Mar 9 (PTI) The Indian rupee continued its downward journey on Monday, sliding another 16 paise to 74.03 against the US dollar in opening trade, tracking weak opening in domestic equities amid mounting fears of a coronavirus-led economic slowdown. Forex traders said weak opening in domestic equities and foreign fund outflows dragged the local unit. […]
Three-year old child tests positive for coronavirus in Kerala
Kochi, Mar 9 (PTI) Athree-year old child has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, officials said here on Monday. The child and its parents who had reached the Cochin International Airport Limited at 6 am on March 7 from Italy were subjected to thermal screening at the universal surveillance system established, officials said. Detecting symptoms […]
Pak national apprehended in Balakote, Poonch
Poonch, Mar 09: Army has apprehended a Pakistani national in forward area of Balakote sector in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. A police officer said that Fariyad Ali (20) son of Choudhary Nisar Ali, a resident of Nakial, Kotli, Pakistan was apprehended by the army soldiers in the forward area along Line of Control […]
Militant killed in Shopian encounter
Shopian, Mar 09: A militant was killed in an ongoing encounter at Khawjapora Reban area in Zainapora belt of Shopian district. A senior police official said that one militant has been killed in the operation while as the encounter is still underway. An official said that on specific inputs about the presence of militant’s cordon […]
Coronavirus: 3 quarantined in Indore, 19 test negative
Bhopal, Mar 9 (PTI) Three people who returned from coronavirus-affected regions in the past nine day were on Sunday quarantined for suspected exposure in Indore in Madhya Pradesh, a senior health official said on Sunday. Indore District Chief Medical and Health Officer Dr Praveen Jadia said the three, including a 34-year-old woman, had returned from […]
JK delimitation likely to give more political heft to Jammu
New Delhi: The Centre has decided to complete the delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir within a year which is likely to tilt the balance of power towards Jammu region with more MLAs than Kashmir in the Union Territory’s legislature, a Times of India (TOI), report claimed. On Friday, the Centre had notified constitution of […]
Coronavirus: Probably first death reported in Leh, sample taken for testing
Leh, Mar 09 (KNO): A patient admitted in Sonam Nurboo Memorial (SNM) Hospital in newly carved Union Territory of Ladakh Sunday died probably due to the deadly coronavirus. However, the administration claimed to have taken the sample of the deceased for testing, saying it will take nearly six days to confirm whether the patient was affected. […]
JK to be energy surplus by 2025: Govt
Jammu, Mar 9 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited has drawn a roadmap to make the Union Territory energy surplus by 2025 by harnessing its large hydel power potential. This was disclosed at the third meeting of a committee constituted by the central government for the formulation of a roadmap to ensure 24×7 power […]
