Srinagar: Private tuition centres in Srinagar are emerging as the new COVID-19 hotspots in the city, but are still continuing with their classes in brazen violation of SOPs. As per an order issued by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, fresh COVID-19 cases have been reported from several tuition centres particularly those operating at […]
Poonch: A 14-year-old boy from Pakistan administered Kashmir was apprehended by Special Operation Group of Jammu and Kashmir police in Poonch district on Thursday. A police official said at about 17:00 hours, the boy identified as Ali Haider (14) son of Mohammad Sharief of Bandi-Abbasspur (PaK) was apprehended by SOG party-led by DySP operation […]
Anantnag: A Sub-Inspector of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was injured on Thursday evening after suspected militants lobbed a UBGL grenade followed by firing on the forces personnel in Sangam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources said that the militants lobbed a grenade at a checkpoint of CRPF’s 90 Battalion followed by […]
Srinagar: The goldsmith shot at by unknown gunmen on Thursday evening in Sarai Bala area of Srinagar has succumbed, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Satpal Nischal, owner of Nischal Jewelers. He was fired upon by the unknown gunmen at his shop, leaving him in a pool of blood, officials said. They […]
Srinagar: Unknown gunmen fired upon a goldsmith in Sairabala area of Srinagar city on Thursday evening. A senior police officer claimed that militants fired upon goldsmith identified as Satpal Nichal in Saraibala adding he has been shifted to nearby hospital in a critically condition. Soon after the attack whole area has been cordoned off […]
Srinagar: Professor Irshad Ahmad Nawchoo, Dean of Kashmir University’s School of Biological Sciences Thursday took charge of the varsity’s Controller of Examinations. An order issued by Assistant Registrar Administration (Teaching Wing) read that Prof Nawchoo shall function as in-charge Controller of Examinations, in addition to his own duties, till the appointment of the Controller […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 227 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,20,971. Out of the total cases, 1,16,079 have recovered so far. A total of 1,883 patients have died leaving a total of 3,009 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 132 […]
Srinagar: Acting Chief Justice of J&K High Court Rajesh Bindal was on Thursday transferred to Calcutta High Court. “In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India, is pleased to transfer Shri Justice Rajesh Bindal, Judge, […]
Beijing: China and India are in consultations to hold the ninth round of Corps Commander-level meeting to discuss the disengagement of troops in eastern Ladakh, the Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Sr. Colonel Tan Kefei said on Thursday. Since the eighth round of Corps Commander-level talks between the armies of China and India, the two sides […]
Islamabad: Pakistan has decided to pre-book 1.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Chinese state-owned company Sinopharm, the health ministry said here on Thursday, as the number of coronavirus cases reached 479,715 after 2,475 new infections were detected in the country. China on Thursday granted conditional approval to the country’s first homegrown COVID-19 […]