Young people can infect the old, warns WHO

Geneva: The World Health Organization’s chief for Europe has warned COVID-19 is a tornado with a long tail and says increased case counts among young people could ultimately passed on to more vulnerable older people and cause an uptick in deaths. Dr. Hans Kluge said younger people are likely to come into closer contact with […]

Mughal road to see up-gradation, improvement

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here Thursday under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved up-gradation, improvement and resurfacing of Mughal Road at an estimated cost of Rs 47.41 Crore for a total length of 84.11 Kms. The decision of the Administrative Council is aimed at proper upkeep /maintenance of the road […]

PDP leaders detained while protesting against detentions

Srinagar: Several PDP leaders and supporters were detained on Thursday after they tried to take out a protest march here against the detention of Kashmiris, including politicians, officials said. The PDP leaders and supporters assembled at the party office near the Sher-e-Kashmir Park here and tried to take out the march, the officials said. They […]

Kartarpur corridor: Four-member Pak team visits Dera Baba Nanak for bridge survey

Chandigarh: A four-member survey team from Pakistan on Thursday held a meeting with Indian officials over the construction of a part of a bridge under the Kartarpur corridor project in their territory. India had already constructed its 100-meter long portion of the bridge as part of the Kartarpur corridor project. Pakistan is yet to build […]

Raising ‘pro-azadi’ slogans attract sedition charges

Two booked for sedition during Muharram procession

Srinagar: Police has registered a case of sedition and arrested two persons after mourners at a Muharram procession allegedly raised “pro-Azadi slogans” in Hokersar area here, officials said on Wednesday. The action was taken after a video of the alleged incident appeared on social media, they said, adding more arrests were likely. “On surfacing of […]

Man killed as heavy rains lash parts of Jammu region

Jammu: A 35-year-old man was killed and a bridge washed away as heavy rains lashed wide parts of Jammu region for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said. A temple also suffered some damages after being struck by lightning while people in different areas faced a lot of problems due to waterlogging after the […]

Rains, landslide block Jmu-Sgr highway

Banihal/Jammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second day on Wednesday as heavy rains triggered fresh landslides at different places in Ramban district hampering road clearance operation, officials said. The highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, was closed for vehicular traffic early Tuesday after a […]

Suspension of internet in JK: BJP leader seeks cancelation of parliamentary panel meet

New Delhi: A ruling party MP and member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday appealed to the panel’s chairman and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to cancel a meeting on suspension of Internet services in various states and Union Territories, including Jammu and Kashmir. Dubey’s letter came a day after Lok […]

Covid-19: 15 more succumb in JK, toll touches 664

704 fresh positive cases also reported

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported fifteen more casualties due to covid-19 since overnight, official sources said on Wednesday. Eleven among the victims, they said, were residents of Valley while four belonged to Jammu division. A 70-year-old man from Fateh Kadal Srinagar died at CD hospital here, one of the exclusive facilities for the management of […]