Active Covid cases in country climb to 60,313
436 cases of XBB1.16.1 mutated sub-variant found in India: INSACOG
New Delhi: India has recorded 9,111 new coronavirus infections, while active cases have increased to 60,313, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,141 with 27 deaths. While six deaths were reported from Gujarat, four were from Uttar Pradesh, three each from Delhi and Rajasthan, two […]
Army jawan arrested in connection with killing of 4 soldiers at Bathinda military station: Police
Chandigarh: An Army jawan has been arrested in connection with the killing of four soldiers at the Bathinda Military Station, a senior Punjab Police official said on Monday. Bathinda Senior Superintendent of Police Gulneet Singh Khurana identified the arrested soldier as Desai Mohan, and said, “The motive was personal. He had enmity with them.” Four […]
Rains lash J&K, MeT predicts more
Srinagar: Rain lashed plains while the weather department here on Monday predicted more till April 20, mostly during next 48 hours. A meteorological department official here told GNS that rain and thunderstorms were expected at scattered places from today late afternoon onwards. From April 18-19, he said, light to moderate rain and snowfall(over higher reaches) […]
JKDMA issues avalanche alert for 4 districts
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Sunday issued an avalanche alert over higher reaches in four districts for the next 24 hours. The authority said that a ‘low’ danger level avalanche is likely to occur above 3200 to 3500 metres above sea level over Doda, Kishtwar, Bandipora and Kupwara districts. People […]
Teen killed, two injured in shell explosion in Kargil
Kargil/Jammu: A 13-year-old boy was killed and two others injured when an unexploded shell went off in a remote village in Kargil district of Ladakh on Sunday, police said. The three teen boys were playing near the Astro football ground at Kurbathang when they found an unexploded mortar shell, believed to be from the 1999 […]
Youth found dead in Hajin
Bandipora: A 27-year-old man was found hanging at his poultry farm in Check Chandergeer area of Hajin in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district late Saturday night. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that a man identified as Sameer Ahmad Khan (27), son of Abdul Majid Khan of Check Chandergeer was found hanging at his poultry […]
4 drug-peddlers arrested in Baramulla & Kulgam
Srinagar: Police have arrested four drug-peddlers in Baramulla and Kulgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession, officials said Sunday. They said in Baramulla, a police party during checking near Govt Higher Secondary School Goshbugh Pattan intercepted one Parvaiz Ahmad Yatoo, son of Mohammad Ibrahim Yatoo of Sultanpora Pattan, and recovered 8 grams of brown […]
Snow clearance on Mughal road likely to be completed next week: Officials
Rajouri/Jammu: The snow clearance operation on the Mughal road is likely to be completed next week, officials said on Saturday, as demands grew louder for its opening around the Eid-ul-Fitr festival. The road, an alternate link connecting the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu region with south Kashmir’s Shopian, was closed for […]
Rusted mortar shell defused in Jammu
Jammu: A rusted mortar shell was found in a forest area on the outskirts of Jammu on Saturday, officials said, adding it was defused by the bomb disposal squad. Special Police Officer Sunil Kumar noticed the mortar shell lying in Shivalikpuram forest area near Janipur Colony and informed the local police station about it, the […]
Six drug peddlers with contraband substances: Police
Srinagar: Police have arrested six drug-peddlers in Baramulla and Bandipora and recovered contraband substances from their possession, officials informed Saturday. They said a police party arrested a drug peddler identified as Mohammad Owais Mughal, son of Mir Akbar Mughal of Bandi Uri and recovered 38 grams of brown sugar from his possession. At Main Market […]
