No Sop’s in the passenger transport of Srinagar as the covid curve goes up
By: Mudasir Ahmad Khan VOV Srinagar Authorities are paying no attention whether the people and the different wings of life are taking the Sop’s seriously prescribed by the government in order to save common people from this virus. Earlier when the government allowed passenger transport, they gave them the guidelines to maintain social distance and […]
Maruti Suzuki Ertiga crosses 5.5 lakh units sales mark
SRINAGAR: Auto major Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday said its next-gen Ertiga multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), has crossed 5.5 lakh cumulative sales milestone since its launch in November 2018. Powered by a 1.5L K-series petrol engine, the next gen Ertiga is equipped with Smart Hybrid and automatic transmission technology. It also has a factory-fitted S-CNG option. […]
Williamson, Boult skip T20s as NZ focus on Test Championship
WELLINGTON: Kane Williamson and Trent Boult will skip New Zealand’s Twenty20 series against West Indies to ensure they are raring to go for next month’s Test series against the Caribbean islanders, Black Caps coach Gary Stead said in naming his squads on Tuesday. New Zealand are currently fourth in the World Test Championship and need […]
Thieves steal $6.6m of Apple products in UK truck heist
LONDON: British police said on Tuesday they were hunting for thieves who made off with 5 million pounds ($6.6 million) worth of Apple products after tying up a driver and security guard during a truck heist in central England. The thieves targeted the truck on a slip road to the M1 motorway in Northamptonshire last […]
Army captain injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch
Srinagar: 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 a Captain of (19 Kamoon) namely Saurav Kumar was injured. He was shifted […]
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 sero […]
Srinagar-Leh highway opens for one way traffic after 4 days
Ganderbal: The traffic movement on 434 km long Srinagar-Leh highway which was suspended last week after fresh snowfall at Zojila Pass, was restored on Wednesday morning, officials said. They said the road, which was closed on Saturday, was opened for one way traffic from Leh to Srinagar this morning. However, people have been asked to […]
CRPF trooper shoots self dead in north Kashmir’s Baramulla
Srinagar: A CRPF trooper ended his life by shooting self dead with his service rifle in Wadura area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla District on Wednesday morning. A police official confirming the incident identified the deceased as Head Constable Rajan Kumar of 92 Batallion hailing from Odisha. The cause of him taking such an extreme step […]
Soldier killed, 2 others injured as snow avalanche hits army post in Kupwara
Kupwara: An army soldier was killed and two others were injured after a snow avalanche hit a post in Tanghdar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the snow mass hit Roshan post at around 8 pm last night and three soldiers were swept away. They were immediately rescued and […]
HC orders release of Masarat Alam
Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday directed the government to release Muslim League Chairman Masarat Alam Bhat from preventive custody forthwith if he is not required in any other case. A division bench of Justice Saneev Kumar and Justice Rajnesh Oswal issued the direction after noticing that the detention order against Bhat has outlived […]
