Two army personnel injured in landmine blast in J-K
On Tuesday, two army personnel were injured in a landmine blast in Noweshra area in Rajouri district, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told that at 8 am, a 55-year-old Sepoy SK Minjur Rehman of Engineering Regiment, and Sepoy Updhay Parshad Rajindera, of 24 MLI sustained blast injuries while on […]
Lightning kills three in Poonch
On Tuesday, a lightning strike killed three persons, including a young couple, in a remote village in Poonch district of Jammu, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Unnamed officials told GNS that last night, at around 11:30 pm, lightning struck Gumsar Dhoke in Surankote area of the Poonch district, killing three persons […]
4 More Die of COVID, JK toll rose to 260
With the fresh four COVID-19 related deaths, the fatalities touched 260 in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources informed Kashmir Despatch that, a 70-year-old woman from Lalbazar Srinagar, a 90-year-old man from Pattan Baramulla, a 43-year-old man from Parigam Pulwama and a 50-year-old from Mirbazar Kulgam died due to COVID-19 sofar in […]
Covaxin trial process has begun, can get results in 2-3 months if all goes well, says AIIMS
New Delhi: The human trial for the indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has begun at AIIMS Delhi, institute director Randeep Guleria announced Monday. The All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was given the go-ahead by its Ethics Committee and has begun the recruitment process for the trial, Guleria said, which will include a total of 100 healthy volunteers between […]
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 postponed due to coronavirus
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2020 has been officially postponed after the ICC board met virtually on Monday. The global event was supposed to be held from October 18 to November 15 in Australia but the country’s cricket board had, in May itself, expressed its inability to host amid a second surge of COVID-19 cases in the […]
Ahead of Eidul Adha, Rates of Sacrificial Announced
The Directorate of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday announced the rates for Sacrificial animals. The decision taken in the meeting today regarding fixing of rates of sacrificial animals. The order has said that the Sheep (Delhi Wala, is Rs. 230 live per Kg, Sheep (Merino […]
Police arrests 07 drug peddlers; Huge quantity of psychotropic substance recovered
Continuing its drive against drug dealings in Srinagar and Kulgam, Police in a series of actions have arrested 07 drug peddlers and recovered huge quantity of psychotropic substance from their possession. Officers at a checkpoint within the jurisdiction of PS Harwan intercepted a person identified as Zubair Ahmad Khan son of Mohd Ayaz resident of […]
Z-Morh Tunnel to be completed by June, 2021, Zoji-La Tunnel by June, 2026
The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam today chaired a meeting of National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), to review progress of various road projects being undertaken by them in Jammu & Kashmir. Managing Director, NHIDCL, Administrative Secretaries, of departments of Revenue, Power Development, Public Works (R&B), Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir, Managing […]
No alternate to Mufti’s vision of peace, reconciliation: PDP
Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir should be made a bridge of peace and friendship instead of battleground between the neighboring countries, Peoples Democratic Party Monday reiterated its commitment to fight for the restoration of special constitutional and legal status of erstwhile state. According to statement issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), PDP reiterated its commitment […]
Rupee rises 10 paise to 74.92 against US dollar in early trade
The rupee appreciated 10 paise to 74.92 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday, tracking positive domestic equities. The domestic currency had settled at 75.02 against the US dollar on Friday. Forex traders said positive opening in domestic equities and foreign fund inflows supported the rupee. However, strengthening American currency and rising Covid-19 […]
