145 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, One Death Reported In J&K

    Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 145 new covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed to the contagion in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.   They said 48 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 97 from Kashmir Valley, taking the case tally to 321607.     Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Education Institutions To Remain Closed ‘Till Further Orders’: Govt

    Srinagar: Authorities on Sunday ordered continuous closure of all school and higher educational institutions including coaching centers in Jammu and Kashmir till further orders.   The decision was taken at a reviewing meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Arun Kumar, who is also Chairperson State Executive Committee, with the additional Chief Secretary, Health and […]

Iran denies launching oil tanker attack that killed 2

  Dubai: Iran denied Sunday it launched the drone attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman that killed two people, even as Israel alleges Tehran carried out the assault amid heightened tensions in the region. The comment by Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh marked the first official comments on the attack […]

10 fresh COVID-19 cases recorded in Ladakh

Leh, Aug 1  Ladakh recorded 10 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,338 while the active cases in the union territory stood at 56, officials said on Sunday. Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. A total of […]

COVID-19: India records 41,649 fresh cases, 593 more fatalities

 IST New Delhi, Jul 31  With a single-day rise of 41,649 new cases, India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,16,13,993 on Saturday, while the death toll due to the viral disease shot up to 4,23,810 with 593 more people succumbing to it, the Union health ministry said The number of active coronavirus cases in the country […]

Brief spell of light rain forecast in J&K, Ladakh for next one week

  Srinagar: Weatherman on Sunday said that there was possibility of brief spell of light to moderate rain and thunder at scattered places mainly towards late afternoon and evening but there’s no forecast of any heavy rain in J&K and Ladakh.   “Currently it’s partly cloudy at most places of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh,” […]

All should take part in J-K assembly election whenever it’s held; Cong must start preparing: Azad

Jammu:  Everyone should take part in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election whenever it is held and the Congress should start preparing for it, senior party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Saturday. In a brief interaction with reporters outside his residence here, Azad to a question about the possibility of assembly election in the […]

118 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, No Death Reported In J&K

  Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 118 new covid-19 cases even there was no fresh death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday.   They said 40 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 78 from Kashmir Valley, taking the case tally to 321462.   Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

BGSBU extends last date for submission of admission forms upto August 07

BGSBU extends last date for submission of admission forms upto August 07

Rajouri: In view of the problems faced by the students due to recent inclement weather conditions resulting in  poor connectivity and large number of requests received from aspirants for extending the date of submitting the admission forms. The Vice Chancellor, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Rajouri, has approved the extension in last date of the […]

Centre releases 15 pc amount under Covid emergency response package to states

New Delhi:  The Centre has released 15 per cent of the amount under the COVID-19 Emergency Response and Health System Preparedness (ECRP-II) Package to the states to improve health infrastructure, Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. He said an amount of Rs 1,827.8 crore has been sent to the states and Union territories. The […]