Motorcyclist killed in Srinagar mishap

Motorcyclist killed in Srinagar mishap

  Srinagar: A motorcyclist was killed on Thursday after his two-wheeler collided with a tipper in Ganghbugh area of Srinagar, officials said. The deceased, a resident of Narkoora died on the spot after his motorcycle was hit by the tipper bearing registration number JK04-5487, an official said. The driver has been arrested while a case […]

J&K Bank chairman’s tenure extended by 6 more months

J&K Bank chairman’s tenure extended by 6 more months

Srinagar: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has extended the tenure of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) R K Chhibber by another six months. Earlier in July this year, RBI extended the tenure of Chhibber as interim CMD of J&K Bank till the appointment of a new MD & CEO. In […]

Two women jointly win Nobel Prize 2020 in Chemistry for developing gene editing tool

Two women jointly win Nobel Prize 2020 in Chemistry for developing gene editing tool

Srinagar: French Emmanuelle Charpentier associated with the Max Planck Unit for the Science of Pathogens, Berlin, Germany and US born Jennifer A Doudna of the University of California, Berkeley, USA have been awarded Nobel Prize 2020 “for the development of a method for genome editing”. In a press release issued Wednesday, the Royal Swedish Academy […]

621 new COVID-19 cases take J&K tally to 81,097; active cases 12,131

621 new COVID-19 cases take J&K tally to 81,097; active cases 12,131

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednsday reported 621 new COVID-19 infections taking the overall tally to 81,097. The death toll related to the deadly viral disease has risen to 1,282 as per the government’s media bulletin. Out of the total infections reported in the region, 67,684 patients have already recovered meaning there are 12,131 active […]

Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run accident in Anantnag

Elderly woman killed in hit-and-run accident in Anantnag

  Anantnag: A 68-year-old woman was killed in a road accident in Brariangan area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday morning. A police official identified the deceased as Saja Begum, wife of Muhammad Akram Bhat from Brariangan saying she was critically injured after hit by a motorcyclist in her village. She was […]

Another militant killed in Shopian gunfight; toll 3: Police

Another militant killed in Shopian gunfight; toll 3: Police

Shopian: One more unidentified militant has been killed in the gunfight with government forces at Sugan village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district taking the toll of slain militants to three, police said. The gunfight was triggered Tuesday evening after forces cordoned off the village following inputs about the presence of militants there. Kashmir Zone Police […]

2 unidentified militants killed in ongoing Shopian gunfight: Police

  Shopian: Two unidentified militants have been killed in an ongoing gunfight with government forces at Sugan village in Zainapora in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. The gunfight broke out Tuesday evening after forces cordoned off the village following inputs about the presence of militants there. Kashmir Zone Police tweeted this morning that two […]

Cop, militant killed in attack on BJP worker in Ganderbal

Cop, militant killed in attack on BJP worker in Ganderbal

Srinagar: A policeman and a militant were killed in Ganderbal after militants attacked the house of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker on Tuesday evening. According to police, militants attacked the BJP worker Ghulam Qadir at Nunar in Ganderbal but he survived the attack and is safe. “He (BJP worker) is safe, however, his one […]