507 more COVID-19 infections take J&K tally to 24897, death toll 472

507 more COVID-19 infections take J&K tally to 24897, death toll 472

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 507 more COVID-19 cases including 64 travelers taking the overall infection tally to 24897. As per the government’s media bulletin, there are 7422 active COVID-19 cases in J&K while 17003 patients have recovered from the disease. Death toll related to the disease has risen to 472. Reader […]

Six shops gutted in Maisuma blaze, says KTMF Demands compensation to affected shopkeepers

Six shops gutted in Maisuma blaze, says KTMF Demands compensation to affected shopkeepers

  Srinagar: Half a dozen shops at Red Cross Road Maisuma in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk area were gutted in a fire that broke out on Sunday morning, a local shopkeepers’ association has said. The fire broke out during wee hours this morning damaging six shops there, Abdul Majeed Bhat President of the local shopkeepers association […]

Defence Minister promised a bang’, ended with a whimper’: Chidambaram

Defence Minister promised a bang’, ended with a whimper’: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday hit out at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, saying the “import embargo” on defence equipment announced by him was “high sounding jargon” as their only importer was the Defence Ministry. The defence minister promised a “bang” on a Sunday morning and ended with a “whimper”, […]

IAF man shoots self dead in Udhampur

IAF man shoots self dead in Udhampur

Jammu: An Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. The 22-year-old, Shubham Singh Parmar, was on sentry duty at Air Force Station, Udhampur when he shot himself dead on Saturday, a police official said. The motive […]

Record 64,399 new COVID cases; 861 deaths

New Delhi: With a highest single-day spike of 64,399 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past 21 lakh on Sunday, while the death toll climbed to 43,379 with 861 more fatalities, the Health Ministry said. The number of recoveries surged to 14,80,884 with record 53,879 more people recuperating in the past 24 hours, taking recovery rate […]

Rajnath announces progressive restrictions on import of 101 defence items

Rajnath announces progressive restrictions on import of 101 defence items

New Delhi: In a major reform initiative to boost the domestic defence industry, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday announced restrictions on import of 101 weapons and military platforms including artillery guns, assault rifles and transport aircraft. “The Ministry of Defence is now ready for a big push to #AtmanirbharBharat initiative,” Singh said on Twitter while […]

Doctor among 3 die after contracting COVID-19, J&K toll 468

  Srinagar: A senior doctor was among three persons who died after contracting COVID-19 since Saturday night in Kashmir valley, taking the number of people succumbing to the virus to 468 in J&K, officials said. They said that the 45-year-old doctor who was admitted at SKIMS Soura for some time died at around 6:50 am […]

BJP worker shot at in Budgam

BJP worker shot at in Budgam

  Budgam: Suspected militants on Sunday morning shot at a man in Ompora area of Budgam. An official said that militants fired upon a person namely Abdul Hamid Najar son of Late Mohammad Jammal Najar resident of Ompora Mehendipora. He was shot near Ompora Railway station leaving him injured and was later shifted to SMHS […]

Irrespective of actual movement, Darbar Move employees in J&K to get Rs 25,000 as ‘special move TA’

Irrespective of actual movement, Darbar Move employees in J&K to get Rs 25,000 as ‘special move TA’

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday announced as a one time “special move TA” (Transport Allowance) of Rs 25,000 in favour of each employee associated with the Darbar Move. The special allowance will be released to all the employees irrespective of the actual movement of an employee. “Hon. LG approves grant of special […]

463 more COVID-19 infections in J&K, death toll 459

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported 463 more COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 23927. As per the government’s media bulletin, 417 cases were detected within J&K, the remaining 46 cases were detected from amongst the travelers into the region. As per the data, there are 7264 active COVID-19 cases in J&K […]