Merriment: 39 per cent of Kashmir’s population has COVID antibodies: Sero survey
Srinagar: A sero survey conducted in Kashmir has found that two out of every five people in the valley have developed antibodies against the coronavirus. The survey carried out in October found the highest prevalence of antibodies in Pulwama at 43.1 per cent and the lowest in Kulgam at 28.5 per cent. “We conducted a […]
Pak Rangers target border posts in Kathua
Jammu: Pakistani Rangers opened fire on forward posts and hamlets along the International Border in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district, officials said on Wednesday. The cross-border firing in the border outpost areas of Satpal, Manyari, Karol Krishna and Gurnam started at 9:10 pm on Tuesday, prompting strong and effective retaliation from the Border Security Force […]
Soldier dies as avalanche hits Army post in Kupwara
Srinagar: A soldier was killed and two others were injured after an avalanche hit an Army post in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The avalanche hit the Army post near the Line of Control (LoC) at Roshan Post in Tangdhar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late on Tuesday night, the […]
LAC faceoff: Army creates ‘modern habitats’ for soldiers in Ladakh
New Delhi: As the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh shows no signs of immediate resolution, the Indian Army has created modern habitats with all required facilities for thousands of troops deployed in the high-altitude region which is under the grip of harsh winter, government sources said on Wednesday. The habitats have been provided […]
Covid-19: ICMR puts question mark on convalescent plasma therapy
New Delhi: The country’s apex health research body, ICMR, has issued an advisory stating that indiscriminate use of convalescent plasma therapy (CPT) in coronavirus infected patients is not advisable. The COVID-19 caseload in India has mounted to over 89 lakh. In an “Evidence Based Advisory to address Inappropriate Use of Convalescent Plasma in COVID-19 Patients”, […]
Army captain injured during a blast in Poonch
Poonch: An army captain was injured in a blast while handling a grenade at a post on Line of Control in Balakot sector of Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the incident occurred at about 1230 hours last night and the Captain of (19 Kamoan) namely Saurav Kumar was injured. He was shifted […]
CRPF trooper commits suicide in Sopore
Sopore: A Centre Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man allegedly committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle in Wadoora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday morning. Officials said that a 42 year old trooper identified as GD Rajan Kumar of Chatiana Odisha shot himself dead while he was on duty […]
Centre sends 250 CAPF companies for DDC polls in JK
New Delhi: Around 250 companies or 25,000 central paramilitary personnel are being sent by the Centre for providing security cover to the forthcoming eight-phase District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The units have been drawn from various Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) like the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF […]
Five women among 9 die of Covid-19 in JK
574 positive cases also reported
Srinagar: At least five women were among nine persons who succumbed to the novel coronavirus during the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the fatality count to 1613. Among the victims, official sources said that five were from Kashmir Valley and four from Jammu division. As regards the victims from the Valley, they […]
Evict illegal occupants from govt accommodations: HC tells admin
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir high court has directed the authorities to take steps for the eviction of illegal occupants including former ministers and bureaucrats from government accommodations. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Puneet Gupta directed the authorities to file the details of properties , official […]
