Injured SI shifted to Srinagar, another injured SPO and civilian in Sopore hospital Sopore: A militant attack in Sopore town on Saturday left two civilians and two policemen dead and another civilian and two policemen, among them a sub-inspector, injured. An official in the police said that militants attacked a police party that was on […]
Srinagar: The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was behind Saturday’s attack on security forces in Sopore in which two cops and as many civilians were killed, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said here. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a wreath-laying ceremony for the two slain police constables, Singh asserted that the perpetrators had been […]
‘Those taking part must be vaccinated as well’ Dubai: Saudi Arabia announced Saturday this year’s Hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than 60,000 people, all of them from within the kingdom, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The announcement by the kingdom comes after it ran an incredibly pared-down pilgrimage last year over […]
Srinagar: Fourteen more lives were lost in Jammu and Kashmir to complications related to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, while 866 more persons tested positive for the novel coronavirus during this period The official daily Covid bulletin on Saturday said that of the new cases, 601 were reported in Kashmir Division and 265 in […]
SRINAGAR: In order to speed up the Covid-19 vaccination drive in Srinagar district, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad on Saturday held a consultation session with religious leaders in his office, here. As many as 30 religious leaders including Imams, Khateebs participated in the interaction, while Additional Deputy Commissioners Syed Hanief Balkhi and […]
Srinagar: Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta on Saturday chaired a meeting to oversee the preparation of an action plan for tackling a possible third wave of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir based on the recommendations of an expert advisory committee. The committee is headed by Professor Mohammad Sultan Khuroo. The chief secretary complimented the efforts […]
JAMMU: Recent epidemiological studies have suggested the role of the new SARS-CoV-2 variants for ragging second COVID wave in India including Jammu and Kashmir. The sudden increase in the number of COVID related deaths in J&K especially in Jammu raised an alarm about the circulating variant of concern (B.1.617.2) in Jammu, which was proved right […]
Srinagar: Directorate Of Health Services Kashmir on Saturday ordered resumption of elective surgeries in hospitals in the interest of patient care. “It is impressed upon all Chief Medical Officers, Medical Superintendents and Block Medical Officers under the Administrative control of this Directorate to resume conducting of elective routine surgeries in their respective Non-Covid health institutions […]
New Delhi: Congress leader Digvijay Singh’s purported comments in a clubhouse conversation that the revocation of Article 370 and stripping Jammu and Kashmir of statehood was an “extremely sad” decision and his party will have a “relook” at the issue have triggered a row, with the BJP accusing him of speaking against India and in […]
Washington: India remains the world’s largest democracy with a strong rule of law but some of the Indian government’s actions, including restrictions on freedom of expression, have raised concerns that are inconsistent with the country’s democratic values, a top US official has told lawmakers. cting Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Dean […]