JK reports 169 fresh covid-19 cases, two fatalities
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 169 fresh covid-19 cases while two persons died due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. 68 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and 101 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 341459. Two deaths, both from Kashmir Valley, were reported due to […]
Police to test slain militant’s DNA
Suspects him to be an ultra involved in 2019 Pulwama attack
Srinagar: A DNA test will be conducted of one of the three militants killed in the Anantnag encounter as his picture resembles that of the last surviving ultra involved in the 2019 Pulwama suicide attack in which 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said on Saturday. He […]
Pakistan, India exchange list of nuclear installations, prisoners
Islamabad: Pakistan and India on Saturday exchanged a list of their nuclear installations that cannot be attacked in case of an escalation in hostilities, as part of an annual ritual that has been in practice between the two neighbours for more than three decades, a Foreign Office statement said here. The two countries also exchanged […]
‘Sweet New Year’: Indo-Pak troops exchange sweets along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: As the renewed ceasefire between India and Pakistan along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir completes one year next month, troops of the two countries on Saturday exchanged sweets to mark the New Year along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, a defence spokesman said. Considering the ongoing ceasefire along the border, […]
Militant killed in Kupwara encounter
Srinagar: A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The encounter took place in Jumagund area of the north Kashmir district. “One unidentified terrorist killed in an encounter at Jumagund area of Kupwara. Army & Police are on the job. Further details shall […]
Mercury rises at most places in Kashmir
Srinagar: The minimum temperature rose at most places in Kashmir on Saturday even as the Meteorological Department forecast light snowfall in the higher reaches of the valley, officials said. Srinagar recorded the minimum temperature of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius on Friday night, slightly up from the previous night’s minus 3 degrees Celsius, the officials said. […]
GST collection at Rs 1.29 lakh Cr in December

New Delhi: GST revenues in December 2021 grew 13 per cent to over Rs 1.29 lakh crore, mainly due to pickup in economic activity and anti-evasion steps, the Finance Ministry said on Saturday. Though the collection was lower than Rs 1.31 lakh crore mopped up in November, December is the sixth month in a row […]
Covid-19: Active infections cross 1 lakh mark

New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 22,775 new COVID-19 cases, highest since October 6, while the number of active cases surpassed one lakh and Omicron infection tally reached 1,431, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. India logged 161 fresh Omicron infections, taking the total tally of such cases in the country to […]
Three militants killed in Panthachowk encounter

Five security force personnel injured: Police
Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed and five security force personnel injured in an encounter in Pantha Chowk area of the city here on Friday, police said. One of the slain militant was involved in the December 13 attack on a police bus in the nearby Zewan area in which three policemen were killed […]
184 ultras killed in JK in 2021
44 of top rung, 20 foreigners among them: DGP
Jammu: Year 2021 saw the elimination of a total of 182 militants, including 44 of their top commanders and 20 foreigners, in 100 successful anti-terror operations by Jammu and Kashmir police and security forces in the Union Territory, police chief Dilbagh Singh said on Friday. The J&K director general of police revealed the number of […]