JK reports 499 new positive cases, 15708 recovered so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 06: The Government on Thursday informed that 499 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 73 from Jammu division and 426 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 23454. Also 10 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 03 from Jammu […]
CRPF man among three more patients die of COVID in J&K, toll 437
Three more patients, including a CRPF man who were tested positive for COVID-19, died on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the number of deaths due to the virus to 437 in the Union Territory. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that three patients who died include a 50-year-old CRPF man of 43 […]
Pampore mishap: Accused arrested, police asks ‘general people’ to record statements
Pampore: Police in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has urged “eyewitnesses” to record their statements regarding a road mishap in which two teenage girls were killed and another injured even as the accused has already been arrested. The incident took on Tuesday near Tulbagh area of Pampore in which two teenage girls Nazila Jan, daughter of […]
G H Mir condemns killing of Sarpanch
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader Ghulam Hassan Mir on Thursday strongly condemned the killing of Sajad Ah, Sarpanch of a village Vessu of Kulgam district. He said, Killing of Sarpach by anyone is always an act against the democracy , Such killings is always condemnable. Gh Hassan Mir also paid his heart felt […]
Over 56,000 cases in last 24 hours push India’s Covid-19 tally closer to 2 million
India saw another big jump of 56,282 new cases of the coronavirus disease on Thursday which pushed the nationwide tally closer to two million (1,964,536 to be exact). According to Union heath ministry data, there are 5,95,501 active cases in the country and 13,28,336 patients have been discharged. The number of fatalities has reached 40,699 […]
PM Modi ‘saddened’ by fire at Ahmedabad Covid-19 hospital that killed 8
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the loss of lives in a fire that broke out at a Covid-19 hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. At least eight patients have been killed in the accident. “Saddened by the tragic hospital fire in Ahmedabad. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon,” the prime minister tweeted. […]
Fire Breaks Out At Covid Hospital In Ahmedabad, 8 Patients Dead
A blaze in the wee hours at a private hospital in Ahmedabad has left eight COVID-19 patients dead, a fire brigade official said on Thursday. The victims include five men and three women, who were being treated at the ICU ward of the COVID-19 designated Shrey Hospital in Navrangpura area of Ahmedabad, the official said. […]
Manoj Sinha appointed as new lieutenant governor of Jammu and Kashmir
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday appointed former Union minister Manoj Sinha as the next Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. He will replace Girish Chandra Murmu who resigned on Wednesday. In a release confirming the same, the President house said, “The President has been pleased to appoint Shri Manoj Sinha, to be the Lieutenant […]
Covid-19 vaccine tracker, August 6: First vaccine might not be the best, says Bill Gates
While optimistic about a Coronavirus vaccine being ready by early next year, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, now a philanthropist backing several global public health initiatives, has said that the first vaccine might not be the best one. In an interview with Bloomberg agency, Gates said more effective vaccines might take a little longer to develop and would become available […]
Militants shot dead BJP Sarpanch in Qazigund
Suspected militants on Thursday shot dead a BJP Sarpanch at Vessu village in Qazigund block of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources told GNS the militants fired upon the Sarpanch identified as Sajad Ahmad Khanday near his residence at Vessu, leaving him critically injured before fleeing. He was shifted to GMC Anantnag, they said. Medical […]
