Anantnag: While the number of Covid-19 cases has continued to surge across Kashmir valley, the number of ‘travellers’ among them has remained on the lower side. As of now, only 9 percent of the infected people have been categorised as travellers – Kashmir residents who have come home from other places. “Which essentially means that […]
Anantnag: The father of a slain militant has gone missing here in Tral area of south Kashmir and is believed to have joined the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militant outfit, local and police sources in Tral said on Monday. If that is true, 48-year-old Abdul Hameed Chopan will be the oldest among the cadre of militants here […]
Anantnag: Apart from being the worst affected district in terms of number of Covid-19 cases, Srinagar district has also the slowest recovery rate of patients among the ten districts of Kashmir valley. Anantnag district in south Kashmir has the highest recovery rate. Baramulla district in north Kashmir has the highest death rate, while Pulwama in […]
Anantnag: Covid-19 positive cases in Kashmir valley have just about doubled in the past one month, but Srinagar district has witnessed a fivefold spike in the same time frame, much higher than the national rate in which the number of cases has tripled during this period. The real worry, however, is the death rate, which […]
Anantnag: Pulwama district in south Kashmir has witnessed a surge in number of Covid-19 positive cases in the last seven days, even as the other three districts in the region have seen a slowing down of the numbers in the same period. Between July 16 and 22, the number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in […]
Anantnag: A former government-backed Ikhwani (member of Ikhwan militia) was shot at and killed by unidentified assailants near his home here in Furreh village of Kulgam district on Wednesday. The slain has been identified as 58-year-old Abdul Rashid Dar, son of Ghulam Hassan Dar, of Furreh village. “He was a former Ikhwani,” a police source […]
Anantnag:A former government-backed Ikhwani (member of Ikhwan militia) was shot at and killed by unidentified assailants near his home here in Furreh village of Kulgam district on Wednesday. The slain has been identified as 58-year-old Abdul Rashid Dar, son of Ghulam Hassan Dar, of Furreh village. “He was a former Ikhwani,” a police source […]
Anantnag: Six years after he announced that he has voluntarily retired from the Indian Forest Services (IFS) and joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), it turns out that former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s cousin and former PDP Coordinator for South Kashmir, Sajad Mufti, had never left his job in the IFS. The truth has come […]
Anantnag: Six years after he announced that he has voluntarily retired from the Indian Forest Services (IFS) and joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), it turns out that former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s cousin and former PDP Coordinator for South Kashmir, Sajad Mufti, had never left his job in the IFS. The truth has come to […]
Number of deaths up 6 times, infection rate 3 times in past month-and-a-half
Number of deaths up 6 times, infection rate 3 times in past month-and-a-half Anantnag: From being a little shy of the 1k mark of total Covid-19 cases detected, the four districts in south Kashmir have taken only a month and a half to report more than 4,000 cases. Three districts have crossed the 1k mark […]