Largest contact tracing study in India shows COVID-19 transmitted mainly by ‘superspreaders’
New Delhi: The transmission of COVID-19 in India has been driven mainly by superspreaders or a small percentage of infected people, according to the largest contact tracing study in the country which also shows that children are key to the spread of the novel coronavirus. The researchers, including those from the Government of Tamil Nadu, […]
Soldier Killed, another wounded in cross-LoC firing in Poonch
Poonch: A soldier was killed and another injured in “ceasefire violation” by Pakistan army along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu division last night. An army officer told GNS on Thursday that the soldiers, Sepoy Karnail Singh and Rifleman Virender Singh, suffered injuries and were referred to 150 GH Rajouri by helicopter. […]
COVID-19 tally in India crosses 63-lakh mark
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload breached the 63-lakh mark with 86,821 infections being reported in a day, while 52,73,201 people have recuperated so far from the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The recovery rate stands at 83.53 per cent. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 63,12,584, while the death toll […]
Two factory units gutted in fire mishap in Sopore
Sopore: A spice grinding factory and a bandsaw unit got completely damaged after they went up in flames in Nowpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday. An official told the news agency–Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that fire broke out in the two units at around 2 am […]
B2V: As Admin gears for 3rd round, people question deliverance post earlier phases
Srinagar: Third phase of the Back to Village (B2V) programme which is set to begin October 02, is failing to enthuse common villagers who allege that the earlier two rounds of the programme have not delivered encouraging results. The B2V programme, according to the administration, is aimed at directing development efforts in rural areas through […]
Advani, Joshi among 32 acquitted in Babri Masjid demolition case
Lucknow: Nearly 28 years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, a special CBI court here on Wednesday acquitted all the 32 people accused of conspiring to raze the structure among other charges, including BJP veterans L K Advani and MM Joshi, on the grounds of absence of any conclusive evidence against them. […]
COVID-19 claims 11 lives in Jammu, 6 in Valley
975 new infections take tally beyond 75,000
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 17 more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, taking their number to 1,181, while 975 new cases pushed the infection tally in the Union territory to 75,070, officials said. Eleven of the fresh fatalities were reported from Jammu and six from the Valley, they added. There are 17,017 active cases of the […]
After DNA match: Bodies of 3 men killed in Shopian to be exhumed, handed over to kin: IGP
Srinagar: The bodies of three persons killed in an alleged fake encounter by the Army in Shopian district of south Kashmir in July this year will be exhumed and handed over to their families after the due process of law, a senior police officer said here on Wednesday. “Since the DNA samples (of the deceased) […]
Guidelines on lockdown measures to continue till Oct 8
SRINAGAR: The guidelines and instructions regarding lockdown measures already in force in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will continue till October 8, 2020. According to an order issued here today by the government, the State Executive Committee vide its order numbers 78 and 79-JK- (DMRRR) of 2020 dated 31.08.2020 issued guidelines for implementation […]
NHPC shuts 120 MW Sewa-II power plant till March ’21
New Delhi: State-run hydro power giant NHPC on Wednesday said its 120 MW Sewa-II power station in Jammu and Kashmir has been shut till March 31, 2021 due to some damage in its head race tunnel (HRT). The HRT carries water from intake to a power house for electricity generation. “It is to inform that […]
