J&K Reports 2 Covid-19 Deaths, 136 Cases
Srinagar, Dec 17: Jammu and Kashmir reported two fresh deaths due to covid-19 while 136 persons tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. 40 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 96 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 339540. There were two deaths reported […]
Officer among three troopers injured in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
At least three CRPF paramilitary personnel, including an ASI rank officer, sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Kader Kulgam, officials said. They told GNS that the ‘BP Bunker’ of 18 Batallion CRPF was on way from Behibagh to Kulgam. In the incident, two constables Ambit and Anil […]
Sub zero temperatures prevail in Ladakh and Kashmir
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Winter is showing its teeth especially during the night hours as the mercury continues to slide down in Ladakh and Kashmir. Clear skies and sunshine during the day time is making life pleasant but soon after the sunset intense cold waves prevails and the nights witness minus temperatures. According to […]
Murder of woman by servant: Police question involved Agency
The Domestic-Help that allegedly murdered an elderly woman in Lal Bazar area of Srinagar city was supplied to the house owner by an Agency without asking concerned police station to verify his credentials. The men who run the Agency with regard to offering services of domestic-help (servant) to different house owners in Srinagar are being […]
Ombudsman finds Smith, Boucher and De Villiers showed racial prejudice
JOHANNESBURG: South African cricket legends Graeme Smith, Mark Boucher and A.B. de Villiers were all found to have engaged in racially prejudiced conduct in a report by an independent ombudsman released on Wednesday. Cricket South Africa (CSA) made public a 235-page interim report by Advocate Dumisa Ntsebeza, who headed a Social Justice and Nation Building […]
Thousands leave homes as typhoon hits Philippines
DAPA: Thousands of people in the Philippines fled their homes and beachfront resorts as Super Typhoon Rai pummelled the country on Thursday, with a charity warning the storm could hit coastal communities “like a freight train”. Rai is the strongest storm to hit the disaster-prone archipelago this year. It was packing maximum sustained winds of […]
Omicron Covid-19: 10 More Cases Detected In Delhi; Toll Mounts To 20
Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday said 10 new cases of the new Covid variant Omicron have been detected in the national capital, taking the tally to 20. Ten of these patients have been discharged, he said. The minister said 10 out of the 40 samples sent for genome sequencing tested positive for the […]
Survey
Government has recently asked the Social Welfare Department to get the survey done about those children who are in the streets without any care. After the recent media reports that some covid orphans were being sold outside the Jammu and Kashmir has invoked the attention of the government towards those children who need the intervention […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, DECEMBER 16: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to Suhagpur, Kotli, Jabowal, Part of Arnia, Trewa, Badyal Brahmana and its adjoining areas shall remain affected on December 17 from 9 am to 3 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Kulwant, Kiya, Majouri and Basantgarh shall remain affected on December […]
Advocate Meenu Padha calls on Lt. Governor
JAMMU, DECEMBER 16: Advocate Meenu Padha and Nikhil Padha called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and requested him to re-constitute the State Commission for Women and Child Rights so that they can be saved from domestic violence, sexual abuse, child labor, trafficking etc. Advocate Meenu Padha, during discussion, also drew his attention towards the condition […]
