Jammu and Kashmir reported 1895 fresh covid-19 cases
Jammu and Kashmir reported 1895 fresh covid-19 cases while 32 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said among the fresh cases, 633 cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1262 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 292360. Regarding the deaths, they said, 17 […]
Tanker driver dies on spot in Leh road accident
A tanker driver died while his helper was grievously injured on Srinagar-Leh Highway near Tangsa area of Leh on Tuesday. Reports said that a tanker (JK02BU-5825) on way from Srinagar to Leh met with an accident after driver lost control over the vehicle near Tangsa area and skidded off the road. The driver died on […]
Rice meant for Kupwara seized before being sold in black in Srinagar, Truck drivers arrested
Police seized two trucks loaded with rice meant for black marketing in North Kashmir’s Pattan area of district Baramulla. The loaded trucks were supposed to unload rice in Kupwara but the drivers were on way to Srinagar to get the rice sold in black. Both the truck drivers reside in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Divulging […]
Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who first translated Quran into Gojri language, passes away
Srinagar: Renowned Jammu-based Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who first translated Quran into Gojri language, has passed away in a Jammu hospital on Tuesday, officials said. Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed was admitted at Acharaya Shri Chander College of Medical Science (ASCOMS) Jammu and died days after his tests returned negative for the covid-19. Confirming it, Medical […]
Functioning of two chief secretaries in Jammu and Kashmir evoke political reactions
By: Shayib Bhat VOV Srinagar Social media platforms in Jammu and Kashmir are abuzz with the rumors that the outgoing chief secretary is refusing to leave his room and functioning while the new chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta is still functioning from his earlier financial commissioner room. Omar Abdullah on Tuesday questioned if there are […]
Sudden closure of business establishments by authorities irk traders in Srinagar
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar On Tuesday morning most of the shopkeepers and traders came to open their establishments as the government had earlier withdrawn the day curfew and had allowed 50% of the shops along with 50% seat capacity for the public transport. When the shopkeepers started their business police suddenly came on the […]
Sudden closure of business establishments by authorities irk traders in Srinagar
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar On Tuesday morning most of the shopkeepers and traders came to open their establishments as the government had earlier withdrawn the day curfew and had allowed 50% of the shops along with 50% seat capacity for the public transport. When the shopkeepers started their business police suddenly came on the […]
Soldier dies of gunshot injury at Jammu camp
A soldier died of gunshot wounds from his service rifle at a camp here, officials said on Tuesday. They said it was not immediately clear whether Havaldar Sandeep Kumar died of accidental fire from his own weapon at Sunal camp in Akhnoor sector or was it a case of suicide. They said the soldier was […]
Sarfaraz, Zeeshan and four others set to reach Abu Dhabi today
LAHORE: Out of a total of 370 visas applied for Abu Dhabi for the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL 6), seven are yet to come which include three players and four officials. It appears that now the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will be in a better position to announce the schedule of the remaining T20 […]
Members agree to strengthen World Health Organisation
GENEVA: World Health Organisation members agreed on Monday to strengthen the global body at the heart of the pandemic response and give it a more secure financial base from which to tackle future health crises. Many of the details of the concrete measures had to be left to a future date, as members continue to […]
