Beijing: A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is extremely unlikely , according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press. The findings were largely as expected and left […]
Srinagar: Rains lashed Kashmir even as minimum temperatures remained considerably above normal across the Valley, weatherman said on Monday. A meteorological department official told GNS that the Srinagar received 3.1mm of rain in 24 hours till 0830 hours while mercury settled at 11.2°C against previous night’s 12.2°C in the summer capital. The temperature was above […]
New Delhi: India saw 68,020 new coronavirus cases in a span of 24 hours, the highest single-day rise so far this year, taking the country’s COVID-19 tally to above 1.20 crore, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. Registering a steady increase for the 19th day in a row, the active cases have […]
Yangon: Myanmar security forces opened fire Sunday on a crowd attending the funeral of student who was killed on the bloodiest day yet of a crackdown on protests against last month’s coup, local media reported. The escalating violence which took the lives of at least 114 people Saturday, including several children under 16 has prompted […]
Srinagar: Government forces have seized a cache of arms and ammunition, including five AK assault rifles, from an area close to the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, an army official said on Monday. “In a major success to security forces deployed in Karnah, a huge recovery was made in the late […]
Anantnag: Two civilians injured in Sunday evening after suspected militants lobbed a grenade on CRPF bunker at Sangam area of Bijbehera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that suspected militants lobbed a grenade on 96 battalion of CRPF bunker at Sangam, resulting in injuries to two […]
Bijbehera: Suspected militants on Sunday evening lobbed a grenade towards a CRPF bunker located in Sangam area of Bijbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the militants lobbed a grenade on a bunker located in Sangam, however, no loss of life or injury was […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police has registered a case after some “miscreants” created rucks at Badamwari (Almond garden) in Rainawari area of Srinagar’s downtown. Witnesses told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the administration had organized a musical show at the garden to mesmerize the visitors for which popular singers were invited that include […]
Kathua/Doda (J&K):Three people, including a woman, were killed and one other went missing in two separate road accidents in Kathua and Doda districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. While two-motorcycle borne youths were crushed to death by a truck in Kathua, a woman died and one other person went missing after their […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 309 fresh covid-19 cases, the most in a day so far this year, to take the overall tally of the infections to 129993, officials said on Sunday. Also, four deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, highest so far this year, taking the fatality count 1989—735 in Jammu […]