Kulgam Encounter: Cop, JeM militant killed, 03 Army soldiers, 02 civilians injured in ongoing gunfight: IGP Kashmir

  Srinagar;A Policeman and a JeM militant were killed while as three army troopers and two civilians were also injured in ongoing encounter in Pariwan area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday.   Quoting IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar, the Kashmir Police Zone wrote on Twitter, “One police personnel SgCt Rohit Chhib attained martyrdom, 03 […]

Gunfight breaks out in Kulgam

Gunfight breaks out in Kulgam

  Kulgam: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces at Pariwan village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday evening, the police said.   A police official said  that the gunfight was triggered after a joint team of the police, CRPF and Army’s 34 RR cordoned off the Pariwan area and launched a […]

1695 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

1695 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

        Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 1695 fresh COVID-19 cases .   Among the cases reported today, 883 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 812 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

MBBS girl student from Budgam dies in Bangladesh

  Budgam: A 25-year-old girl from Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, who was pursuing MBBS in Bangladesh, died on Wednesday.   Official sources said that the girl was a 2nd year student at Addin Sakina Medical College Jessore Bangladesh and died during the intervening night of January 11-12.   An official said that cause of death […]

Gold rallies Rs 228; silver gains Rs 271

    New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Wednesday jumped Rs 228 to Rs 46,812 per 10 grams, reflecting overnight gains in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities.       In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 46,584 per 10 grams.   “Spot gold prices for 24 […]

Man found dead in Kulgam’s Buchroo

  Kulgam: A 35-year-old man was found dead in mysterious conditions at Buchroo area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Wednesday afternoon, an official said.   An official said  that the body was spotted at around 12:30 pm this afternoon.   “A police team recovered the body and shifted to hospital Kulgam for postmortem,” an official […]

Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 211 days

Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 211 days

New Delhi: India added 1,94,720 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,60,70,510 which includes 4,868 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.   The active cases have increased to 9,55,319, the highest in 211 days, while the death toll has climbed to […]

Cold conditions intensify in J&K, Ladakh

  Srinagar: Intense cold conditions continued in J&K and Ladakh as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.6°C.   A meteorological department official here said  that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, dropped from previous night’s 0.2°C and was 1.5°C below the normal for this time of the year.   Gulmarg, […]

US airlines say China is forcing them to cancel some flights

  Washington:US airlines say China has blocked more than a dozen recent and future flights from entering the country, which has been tightening already-strict COVID-19 travel restrictions. China ordered the cancellations after some passengers tested positive for COVID-19 on flights that arrived in China in late December, according to industry officials. American Airlines said Tuesday […]

Russia and China block UN support for sanctions on Mali

  United Nations: Russia and China blocked the UN Security Council on Tuesday from supporting new sanctions on Mali for its military leaders’ decision to delay next month’s elections until 2026, a blow to the restoration of democracy in the troubled West African nation. Kenya’s UN ambassador, Martin Kimani, said after closed-door discussions on the […]