GoI working to stop water of India’s share into Pak: Gadkari

Ahmedabad: Stating that water of India’s share from three of six rivers in “Akhand Bharat” is flowing into Pakistan, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the Central government is trying to stop this outflow. He said Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh will get this water. Addressing virtual ‘Jan Samvad’ […]
Soldier Killed, 2 Others Injured In LoC Shelling In Poonch
Poonch: An army soldier was killed and two others were injured in shelling by Pakistan along LoC at Kerni sector in Poonch district, officials said on Sunday. A police official told GNS that during the shelling in Kerni sector, one army soldier, identified as Sepoy Luingambui Abonmei of 10 Asam regiment, was killed and two […]
Cordon-and-search operation launched in Kulgam, militants manage to flee
Srinagar: Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday following information about presence of militants there, but the ultras managed to escape leaving behind their belongings, police said. On a credible input about the presence of militants in the orchards between Nillow and Arrew villages, security forces launched […]
Saudi Return Srinagar Resident Becomes 3rd victim In A Day, J&K Covid-19 Toll Reaches 60
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported three deaths due to covid-19 on Sunday, taking the overall count of people succumbing to the virus in J&K to 60. Professor Farooq Jan, Medical Superintendent SKIMS, told GNS that a 76-year-old man from Old Srinagar’s Zaina Kadal area died at the hospital this evening. The septuagenarian, with history of […]
JK reports 163 new positive cases, 2389 recovered so far
JAMMU: The Government on Sunday informed that 163 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 28 from Jammu division and 135 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 5041. Also, 04 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 01 from Jammu division and […]
Covid-19: Kashmir records four more deaths, toll touches 57

Srinagar: A retired doctor and three others died of the Covid-19 infection in Jammu and Kashmir taking the death toll due to the novel virus to 57, official sources said. They said that a74-year-old retired doctor from Parraypora Srinagar died of covid-19 early Saturday morning at SKIMS Bemina here. Dr Riyaz Untoo, Principal SKIMS Bemina, […]
Herd immunity is still far away in Kashmir: DAK
Says 98% population susceptible to Covid-19 infection
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said 98 percent population in Kashmir valley is still susceptible to the novel coronavirus. “Only two percent of the valley’s population is immune to Covid-19 infection,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “A sero-surveillance study conducted in Pulwama district of Kashmir valley by ICMR in May revealed […]
Females in India have higher COVID-19 death risk than males: Study
New Delhi: While studies have shown that men are more prone to dying from COVID-19 than women globally, an analysis of case fatalities in India suggests that females may have a higher relative-risk of COVID-19 mortality in the country. Scientists, including Abhishek Kumar from the Institute of Economic Growth in New Delhi, used crowdsourced data […]
COVID-19 cases in India jump from 2 lakh to 3 lakh in 10 days
New Delhi: Ten days after recording two lakh COVID-19 cases, India surpassed the three lakh-mark on Saturday with the worst daily spike of 11,458 infections, while the death toll too climbed to 8,884 with 386 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry said. India took 64 days to cross the 1 lakh-mark from 100 cases, then […]
Eastern Ladakh row: ‘Disengagement’ from both sides in phased manner: Army Chief
Dehradun: The military talks between India and China over the eastern Ladakh row have been “very fruitful”, and both the armies are “disengaging” in a phased manner beginning from Galwan Valley, Army Chief Gen M M Naravane said on Saturday, in first official confirmation of mutual pulling back of troops from the region. The Chief […]