Kishtwar Cloudburst: Rescue Operation Resumes, 19 Persons Including 8 Women Still Missing
Jammu, July 29: The rescue operation at Honzar village of Dachhan in Kishtwar district, where at least 19 people are still missing after cloudburst, resumed on Thursday morning. There was halt last night due to fresh rains and mud-sliding in the area, officials said. So far seven people have died while seventeen others were rescued […]
Soldier Injured In Mine Blast Along LoC In Poonch
Poonch, July 29 : A soldier was injured in a mine blast in Mankote sector along LoC in Mendhar area of Poonch district, official sources said on Thursday. They said the mine blast took place in forwad area, injuring one soldier namely sepoy Mukesh Kumar who has been shifted to Command hospital Udhapmur by helicopter. […]
Youth commits suicide by hanging self at his home in Tangmarg
Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the youth hanged himself inside his room in the wee hours today. They said that his family members immediately rushed him to a nearby healthcare facility, however, he was declared dead on arrival there. Meanwhile, a police official said that Tangmarg police have taken cognizance […]
Traffic resumes on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Srinagar, Jul 29 (UNI) Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was resumed on Thursday after being suspended for weekly maintenance yesterday. The national highway, the only road connecting Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Kashmir, historic Mughal road and Anantnag-Kishtwar roads are also through, a traffic police official told UNI. He said two-way Light Motor […]
Complete lockdown in Kerala on July 31, Aug 1 due to rise in COVID cases
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 29 (UNI) There will be a complete lockdown on July 31 and August 1 in Kerala in view of the rising number of COVID positive cases, State Chief Secretary Dr VP Joy has said. After assessing the current situation of the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the state, additional guidelines have been issued […]
Rajya Sabha to consider Bill to amend Factoring Regulation Act, 2011
New Delhi, Jul 29 (UNI) The bill seeking to help MSMEs by broadening the scope of entities undertaking factoring is scheduled to be taken up by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday amid fears of uproar by Opposition party members. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman would move the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill,2021 for consideration of the Upper House. […]
Providing right opportunities to youth at right time must to keep them away from militancy: IG CRPF Charu Sinha
Says a multi-pronged strategy need of hour in militancy hit areas, CRPF to provide free online coaching for youth to compete in recruitment exams; thrust has to be on youth; framing counter strategy to deal with drone challenges Sheikh Danish Srinagar, Jul 29 (KNO): Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Charu Sinha Thursday said […]
Girl attempts suicide, jumps into Mansbal Lake
Mansbal, July 29, KNT: Locals rescued a 25 year old girl after she jumped into the Mansbal Lake to end her life. Locals sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a girl on Thursday morning attempted suicide after she jumped into the Mansbal Lake in Safapora here in North Kashmir. People present there swung […]
No Forecast For Any Heavy Rain In J&K Today: MeT
Srinagar, July 29 : Weatherman on Thursday said that there is no forecast for any heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the weatherman said occasional light rain was possible at some places today. “No major rain occurred during night in whole J&K and Ladakh. Right now weather is generally cloudy at most places,” an […]
COVID-19: India records 43,509 cases in past 24 hrs
According to the Ministry, the active caseload currently stands at 4,03,840 which constitute 1.28 per cent of the total cases. On the recovery front, 38,465 patients were cured and discharged during last 24 hours taking the total tally of recoveries across the country to 3,07,01,612 which is 97.38 per cent of the case tally. Meanwhile, […]