Woman killed, 13 injured in bus accident in Kathua

Woman killed, 13 injured in bus accident in Kathua

Kathua/Jammu: A 32-year-old woman was killed and 13 others were injured when a bus turned turtle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Sunday, officials said. The accident took place at Galak village on the Dayalacheck road when the driver lost control over the vehicle at a sharp curve, they said. The bus was going […]

Gunfight breaks out in Kulgam’s Hissainpora

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

BGSBU postpones Phd entrance exams 

BGSBU postpones Phd entrance exams 

  Srinagar: Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University on Sunday announced that they have postponed entrance examination of Phd scheduled on January 12 in view of inclement weather. An official handout said that the PhD entrance will now be held on January 15 at the same time and venue as notified earlier. The Admit Card generared […]

No plan to impose lockdown in Delhi yet: Kejriwal

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said there is no plan to impose a lockdown as of now in the city, and that there will be no need for it if people wear masks.   He said that on Sunday, the city is likely to report 22,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours. […]

PM Modi to chair Covid review meeting

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting on Sunday to review the COVID-19 situation in the country as the Omicron variant of the virus fuels a surge in the infection.   Government sources said the meeting is scheduled for around 4:30 PM.   According to the data updated at 8 am […]

Weather Improves but mercury drops in J&K, Ladakh; Minus 10°C In Gulmarg

  Srinagar: After days of snowfall and rains, weather improved in J&K and Ladakh even as night temperature recorded a drop with mercury settling at minus 10.0°C at the world famous skiing resort of Gulmarg on Sunday.   A meteorological department official said that as expected, weather improved significantly in J&K and Ladakh. “Currently weather […]

Flight Operation Resumes At Srinagar Airport, No Fresh Bookings Till Backlog Cleared: AAI

Flight Operation Resumes At Srinagar Airport, No Fresh Bookings Till Backlog Cleared: AAI

  Srinagar: With the improvement in weather, flight operations resumed at Srinagar international airport on Sunday.   “After a full day of snowfall (on Saturday) and no operations, first flight lands at our airport today,” AAI said in a tweet on Sunday.   Earlier, airport authorities cleared thin layer of ice on runway to prevent […]

Daily COVID-19 cases in country highest in 224 days

New Delhi: India logged 552 new cases of Omicron, taking the total tally of such infections to 3,623 across 27 states and UTs so far, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday.       Out of the total Omicron cases, 1,409 people have migrated or recovered.   Maharashtra recorded the maximum […]

Police file chargesheet against journalist in Kashmir

    Srinagar: Police on Saturday said a charge sheet has been filed against one Sajad Ahmad Dar of Shahgund Hajin in connection with a case registered against him for instigating locals against an anti-encroachment drive in Hajin area of Bandipora district.   “Sajad Ahmad Dar, so called journalist runs a tweeter account in the […]

655 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

655 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K

          Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday reported 655 fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 343965   Among the cases reported today, 263 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 392 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com