Ladakh records 56 new covid-19 cases, two more deaths
Leh: Ladakh has registered 56 new coronavirus cases and two more fatalities, taking the infection tally to 4,025 and death toll to 56 in the Union Territory, officials said on Saturday. Seventy-eight more patients were discharged after successful treatment, bringing down the number of active cases in the region to 998, the officials said, quoting […]
Covid-19: Redouble efforts to provide patient care: Atal Dulloo to GMC Admin
JAMMU: Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo Saturday visited Government Medical College including Isolation ward, Oxygen supply plant and control room to take stock of medical facilities being provided to the patients in view of ongoing pandemic COVID-19. The Financial Commissioner was accompanied by Mayor Jammu, Chander Mohan Gupta, CEO JK Economic Reconstruction […]
Winners of online Urdu essay Competition awarded
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Urdu Council Saturday organised a function here to felicitate the winner students of online Urdu essay competition held in June this year. Principal Secretary, School Education and Skill Development, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon was the Chief Guest on the occasion while the award distribution function was presided over by noted cartoonist […]
Body of minor boy fished out from river Jehlum
Uri: After four days the body of minor boy who drowned while taking bath in river Jehlum was fished out near NHPC Dam Boniyar in Uri north Kashmir, police said Saturday. The deceased 12-year-old boy, identified as Shahid Ahmad son of Late Noor Mohammad Kanyal, a resident of Nowshehra, Boniyar in Uri drowned in river […]
Earthquake of 4.5 magnitude hits JK
Srinagar: A medium-intensity earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, but there were no reports of any damage or loss of life, officials said. The earthquake of 4.5 magnitude occurred at 12:02 pm at a depth of 120 km. There were no reports of any damage to property or injury or loss of life, they […]
Pak shells forward areas along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: Pakistani troops on Saturday violated ceasefire by resorting to firing and shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, a defence spokesman said. The shelling and firing from across the border in Nowshera sector was “unprovoked” and drew a befitting retaliation by the Indian Army, the spokesman said. “At […]
On duty BSF personnel collapses on road, dies
Srinagar, Sep 26: A Border Security Force (BSF) officer stationed at Raj Bhawan Srinagar died in the hospital after collapsing on the road during patrolling duty here in Srinagar. Police sources said that an Assistant Sub-Inspector of BSF, Hayat Singh fell unconscious on the road during patrolling. He was shifted to Unit Headquarters at Pantha […]
Shopian fake encounter: BJP seeks compensation for families of slain men
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Saturday urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to immediately provide compensation to the families of three men who were allegedly killed in a fake encounter in South Kashmir’s Shopian district in July. The men, hailing from remote areas of Rajouri district, had gone to Shopian for […]
Militant associate linked to LeT held
Srinagar: Security forces nabbed a militant associate linked to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district and recovered arms and ammunition from his possession on Saturday, police said. Based on a specific input, a cordon and search operation was launched by the security forces in the orchards of village Mandigam Kralgund in the north Kashmir […]
Case registered after detection of fraud in joint private business
Jammu: The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday registered a criminal case after detecting fraud in a joint private business by one of the partners here, a spokesman of the investigating agency said. The case was registered following a written complaint by Atul Mahajan, a resident of Bantalab, against his partner […]
