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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kupwara: An army havildar shot himself dead this evening in Kachhal Keran in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Officials said that Havildar Gurjeet Singh, 41, shot himself dead with his AK-47 service rifle. “The individual was posted with 6 Rashtriya Rifles at Kachhal”, they said. “It couldn’t however be immediately known what prompted […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 1148 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 346506. Among the cases reported today,508 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 640 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com
Srinagar:Five cases of Omicron have been detected in Kashmir valley which includes three non-local travellers, officials said on Tuesday. A top health official said that first case of Omicron was detected in Kashmir on Monday while four more were detected today. He said that three among the five detected cases include […]
Uri: First case of Omicron was confirmed in Kashmir Valley as one pregnant women from Uri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district tested postive for the variant on Tuesday, official sources said. A health official said that the pragnant lady is from Dhanisayden Uri and her sample was taken on 20 December 2021 […]
Bandipora: Authorities in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday closed two Jammu and Kashmir Bank branches for public dealing after 15 employees of these branches tested positive for COVID-19, officials said. Officials said that two J&K Bank branches including TP and Main branch in main market of the district were closed for public […]
Srinagar:The authorities at tertiary care hospital, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura Tuesday ordered cancellation of winter vacations for faculty members. The faculty members have been asked to resume their duties without any delay. “In view of the upsurge of COVID-19/Omicron cases, the Winter Vacation- 2022 of faculty members of SKIMS […]
Kupwara: A jail inmate lodged at district jail Kupwara was on Tuesday morning found dead, officials said. They siad a 19-year-old inmate identified as Khursheed Ahmad Wani, a resident of Sedipora Sopore was found dead in the jail. He said the inmate was lodged under a case filed against him under 376 […]