Policeman killed in accidental fire
A policeman was killed in an accidental fire in Kishtwar area of Jammu region on Friday. Official sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the service rifle of a Head Constable went off accidentally at a check-point at Malipeth area of Kishtwara. The injured cop was rushed to District Hospital Kishtwar where he succumbed […]
India not pondering over semis permutations, says Ashwin
DUBAI: India are aiming to go out on a high in their last two Super 12 games in the Twenty20 World Cup without bothering too much about run-rate scenario or their semi-final chances, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said on Thursday. The pre-tournament favourites, the inaugural winners of the 2007 edition, are staring at an early exit […]
UK becomes first country to approve anti-Covid pill
LONDON: Britain on Thursday became the first country to approve an anti-Covid pill, as it greenlit the use of Merck’s antiviral drug to treat patients suffering from mild to moderate coronavirus, regulators said. “Today is a historic day for our country, as the UK is now the first country in the world to approve an antiviral that […]
Post Diwali, Punjab health dept advises people to stay indoors
The Health Department on Friday advised people to stay indoors after air quality worsened owing to Diwali celebrations. The health department has advised people to avoid outdoor activities until the air quality index improves. The air quality Index (AQI) in Jalandhar was in the very poor category while in Patiala, Ludhiana and Amritsar it was […]
Fresh snowfall close some routes, bring chill and cold
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Fresh snowfall on Friday has not only closed some routes like Mughal road and Bandipora-Gurez road but has brought the chill and cold with plains witnessing rainfall. According to the officials due to the fresh snowfall, traffic authorities decided to close down Mughal road and also Bandipora-Gurez road till further […]
NC calls excise duty cut on Petrol, Diesel mere eyewash
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Thursday called the reduction in petrol and diesel prices mere eyewash and below par as compared to the exorbitant cumulative increase in the previous months. Echoing the public sentiment on the meager decrease in the petrol and diesel rates, Party Spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that when petroleum prices were […]
J&K Government reduced price of Petrol and Diesel by Rs 7
In a major relief, Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to reduce the prices of Petrol and Diesel by Rs 7 in addition to the excise duty cut announced by the Prime Minister on the occasion of Diwali on Thursday. Taking to micro-blogger twitter, the Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said J&K […]
Announce package for houseboat industry: Soz to Lt Governor Sinha
Former Union Minister Prof Saifuddin Soz on Thursday urged Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to announce a financial package for the houseboat industry who have tremendously suffered due to the fall in tourists arrival in Kashmir valley and COVID-19 Pandemic. “I feel extremely sad that Kashmir’s Traditional Houseboat Industry is facing bad conditions, […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 95 new positive cases, 327232 recovered, 1,49,60,996 Covid doses administered so far SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 04: The Government today informed that 95 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 14 from Jammu division and 81 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu […]
Truck crushes scooty rider to death in Kulgam
Kulgam, Nov 04:- A 17-year-old scooty rider was killed after he was hit by a truck at Kousarbal area of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam on Thursday afternoon, an official said. An official told the news agency that a truck (JK05E- 5457) driven by one Yaseen Hakeem, son of Ghulam Ahmad of Zoonimar Srinagar […]
