Eight children mauled by stray dogs in Kupwara, five hospitalized

Kupwara: At least eight children were injured after a pack of stray dogs attacked them in Dardpora village of Sogam in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday. Among the eight the five children were shifted to nearby Sogam hospital in which three who received serious bite injuries has been shifted to sub district hospital Kupwara […]

573 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

573 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

  Srinagar:With 573 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the highest single-day spike of the year so far, officials said Friday. They said that 122 from of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 451 from Kashmir Valley.   Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Govt closes schools upto class 9 for 2 weeks

Govt closes schools upto class 9 for 2 weeks

  Srinagar: The authorities have decided to close all schools upto 9th standard in Jammu and Kashmir amid rising number of cases, officials said. “In view of rising trend in #COVID19 cases in J&K & likelihood of young children getting infected & transmitting infection in large numbers, ALL classes upto& including Class 9 in schools […]

25 shops gutted in massive mid-night blaze in Baba Reshi

25 shops gutted in massive mid-night blaze in Baba Reshi

  Baramulla: At least 25 shops were gutted in a major fire that broke out in Baba Reshi market area of Tangmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. Official said that fire broke out from one of the shops at around 1:10 am and soon engulfed other shops […]

3 teachers test positive in Sopore, 3 students in Baramulla

3 teachers test positive in Sopore, 3 students in Baramulla

89 persons test positive in Baramulla district: Official Baramulla: Three teachers tested positive for the novel coronavirus in north Kashmir’s Sopore while three students tested positive in Kanispora area of Baramulla on Saturday, officials said. They said that three teachers tested positive in government higher secondary school Sopore after which the authorities shut the institution […]

501 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

501 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 501 fresh covid-19 cases, third highest single-day count in three days, taking the total infection tally to 132439. Among the fresh cases, 108 were reported from Jammu division and 393 in Kashmir Valley, Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Encounter breaks out in Shopian forests

  Shopian: An encounter breaks out between Militants and Government forces in forest area in between Sedow and Hirpora forest belt in South Kashmir’s Shopian on Saturday An official said that a joint team of Police, army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the […]

MeT predicts wet spell from Monday

MeT predicts wet spell from Monday

Srinagar: The meteorological Centre Srinagar on Friday predicted wet spell in Kashmir from Monday till Wednesday. The MeT office said that there is likelihood of another wet spell across Kashmir from April 5 to 7 bringing rainfall over the plains and light snowfall over the higher reaches of the Valley. However, it said, the main […]

Three fall unconscious while digging a well in Handwara

Three fall unconscious while digging a well in Handwara

Handwara: Three persons including two brothers fell unconscious on Friday afternoon while digging a well in Warpora area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The local people including their family members evacuate them and shift them to nearby hospital while they are said to be stable. The trio were identified as Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh […]