SrinagarP: One person died of Covid in Kashmir while 173 new cases of the infection were detected in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, an official bulletin said. It said that 129 cases of Covid were reported in Kashmir and 44 in Jammu division. Moreover, 250 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various […]
Leh: Twenty-four more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Ladakh, bringing the infection tally to 21,773, while the number of active cases in the Union Territory has reached 237, officials said. Ladakh has recorded 215 coronavirus-related deaths — 157 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year, they […]
New Delhi: The National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) and the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) are considering scientific evidences related to justification for booster doses against the coronavirus, Lok Sabha was told on Friday. As per information available on www.ourworldindata.org, more than 60 countries are providing booster doses of […]
Srinagar: A willingness to learn and a passion for growing trees has made Manzoor Ahmad successfully grow oranges in his few feet of land in downtown area of Khanyar in Srinagar. After seven years of working on his project, he now has three trees laden with oranges. Most of the oranges he has been gifting […]
Srinagar: The minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir fell as the mercury settled below freezing point across the valley on Friday, officials said here. Gulmarg resort in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.0 degrees Celsius, the officials said. They said the resort was the coldest recorded place in the […]
NEW DELHI: State force should never be used to either browbeat a political opinion or journalists, the Supreme Court has said, calling for “introspection from the political class across the country” over debasement in dialogue which is taking place even as it asked scribes to be more responsible in the ‘twitter age’. A bench comprising […]
New Delhi: Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday said in Lok Sabha that the Ministry of Home Affairs has no proposal under consideration to scrap Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) dealing with sedition. He also said that “the question of law” regarding Section 124 A is pending for adjudication before the Supreme […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party on Friday announced its Political Affairs Committee comprising 13 members including its president Syed Altaf Bukhari. As per a statement, the announcement was made by the party after thorough deliberations in which the decision about establishment of the Political Affairs Committee was taken followed by the nomination of its […]
SRINAGAR: The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (HoFF), Dr. Mohit Gera who is on four day tour to Kashmir visited Shankaracharya Forest trail to inspect the progress of this 5.5 km gentle trek route being developed for trekking around Shankaracharya Hills. The trail offers 360 degree view of Srinagar City and the surrounding landscapes. Some […]
SRINAGAR: Police have arrested four drug peddlers in Sopore and recovered psychotropic substances from their possession. Acting swiftly on reliable information about drug trade, a special team led by SHO PS Dangiwacha under the supervision of SDPO Rafiabad established a checkpoint at Ladoora crossing and intercepted 04 persons. They have been identified as Muhammad Ramzan […]