Srinagar: A 25-year-old youth from Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district allegedly hanged himself to death on Tuesday at a maternity hospital in Bemina area of Srinagar. The deceased has been identified as Altaf Ahmad Gujjar, son of Bashir Ahmad Gujjar of Aripal area of Tral with officials saying he hanged himself to […]
United Nations: India accounts for 45.8 million of the world’s 142.6 million “missing females” over the past 50 years, a report by the United Nations said on Tuesday, noting that the country along with China form the majority of such women globally. The State of World Population 2020 report released on Tuesday by the United […]
Beijing: A new flu virus strain, identified among pigs in China, is becoming prevalent among workers in the swine industry, according to a study which says the pathogen has “all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus.” The study, published in the journal PNAS, is based on a surveillance of pigs in China from […]
Srinagar: A 35-year-old man died on Tuesday after he fell from a wall in Bemina area of Srinagar, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Bilal Ahmad Khan of Nowpora, Safa Kadal Srinagar. Khan, it has been learnt, was decorating a seven feet wall at a marriage ceremony in Bemina Srinagar on Monday when […]
New Delhi: With 18,522 people testing positive for COVID-19 in a single day, India’s case count reached 5,66,840 on Tuesday while the death toll rose to 16,893 with 418 new fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The number of active cases stands at 2,15,125, while 3,34,821 people have recovered, and one patient has […]
Baramulla: A man recieved serious injuries after he was hit by a speeding tipper in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. The injured identified as Shabir Ahmad Malik of Tar Mohalla Pattan was hit by the tipper at main market Pattan and was critically injured, locals said. Malik was later removed to nearby […]
Srinagar: An 85-year-old woman from Basohli area of the Kathua district died at GMC Jammu on Tuesday. The octogenarian is the first Covid-19 victim in the district and her death takes the overall fatality count to 97 in Jammu and Kashmir. Principal Dean Government Medical College Jammu, Dr. Nasib Chand Digra said the lady […]
Hong Kong: Hong Kong media are reporting that China has approved a contentious law that would allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, sparking fears that it would be used to curb opposition voices in the semi-autonomous territory. The South China Morning Post newspaper and public broadcaster RTHK, both […]
Anantnag: Two unidentified militants have been killed in a gunfight with government forces that broke out in Waghama village of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday morning, police said. The gunfight followed a cordon and search operation by government forces over inputs about presence of militants in the area. Police confirmed on Twitter […]
Anantnag: A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Waghama village of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday morning. An official said that the encounter followed after Police, Army’s 3 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. Sources […]