Death toll rises to 559 in India, number of positive cases at 17,656
New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 559 and the number of cases climbed to 17,656 in the country on Monday, registering an increase of 40 deaths and 1,540 cases since Sunday evening, according to the Union health ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 14,255 while 2,841 people have […]
Centre shoots fresh directions to states, UTs on lockdown
Asks them to strictly comply with COVID-19 guidelines
New Delhi: The Centre has asked states and union territories to strictly comply with the lockdown measures announced to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic and not to dilute them at any level. In a communication to chief secretaries of state governments and Union Territory administrations, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla said some states and UTs […]
Multiplication of cases has extended due to lockdown: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry said on Monday the rate at which the number of coronavirus cases in the country was becoming double in the last one week has improved to 7.5 days, as against 3.4 days before the nationwide lockdown was imposed. As per data on April 19, 18 states and UTs have […]
Photojournalist, Sr Reporter booked by police
Srinagar: A woman photojournalist working in Kashmir was on Monday booked for allegedly posting anti-national content on social media with the intention to incite the youth and promote offences against tranquillity , police said. The development comes close on the heels of police summoning senior journalist Peerzada Ashiq, working for a national daily, over a […]
Cop who was shot dead leaves behind a grieving family
The slain is survived by three children, wife and aged mother
Anantnag: On Monday a motley crowd comprising of friends, colleagues and family members assembled at a local graveyard in Hiller Dooru to bury Manzoor Ahmad Dar, a cop who was shot dead on Sunday night. Locals remember Manzoor as a down to earth person who was always helpful for his friends and local acquaintances. “He […]
Army man dies due to cardiac arrest
Srinagar: An Army jawan died due to cardiac arrest inside an Army installation in Uri area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir, officials said on Monday. Kapil Dev of 6 PARA died due to cardiac arrest on Sunday, the officials said. They said the deceased hailed from Haryana. (PTI)
Two JeM over ground workers arrested
Srinagar: Security forces apprehended two overground workers of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit from Shopian district of south Kashmir on Monday, officials said. A joint team of security forces led by police arrested the two overground workers of Jaish during vehicle checking at Wachi in Shopian, a police official said. The arrested duo have been identified […]
Man kills brother over land dispute
Jammu: A man allegedly shot dead his brother over a land dispute in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Monday, a police officer said. There was a dispute between two brothers over their land in Mandi belt. Following clashes, the accused opened fire killing his brother, the officer said. A case has been registered. (PTI)
BJP seeks deportation of Rohingyas, Bangladeshis amid COVID-19 scare
Terms them as 'most vulnerable' to coronavirus spread
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir BJP on Monday urged the central government to take immediate steps for the deportation of Rohingyas and Bangladeshis as they are “most vulnerable” to the spread of coronavirus. Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta said, “As Rohingyas and Bangladeshis are mainly associated with the Rehri and hawking business, there is every […]
1,211 people stranded in Pathankot sent home in JK
Jammu: As many as 1,211 people who were quarantined in Punjab’s Pathankot district for 21 days were sent home in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a senior official said. The people were handed over to the Kathua administration at Lakhanpur, said Kathua District Magistrate O P Bhagat. He said the people were […]
