India logs 22,775 new COVID cases, 406 deaths
New Delhi, Jan 1: India recorded 22,775 new Covid cases during the past 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. According to a bulletin issued by the Ministry, the total caseload rose to 3,48,61,579, while the death toll climbed to 4,81,486 as 406 more people succumbed to the virus. On the other hand, […]
Yatra resumed after tragedy: Board
Jammu, Jan 1 : The pilgrimage to Mata Vaishno Devi Bhawan in Katra in Jammu and Kashmir resumed on Saturday, hours after a pre-dawn stampede left 12 pilgrims dead and 15 others injured. “The yatra continues in a regulated and smooth manner,” the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board said in a statement. “The bodies of […]
Kashmir leaders detained ahead of protest
Srinagar, Jan 1: Kashmir political leaders including former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were on Saturday put under “house arrest” in a bid to foil a protest against the Delimitation Commission’s suggestion which they say discriminates against the Kashmir Valley. The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) leaders said they were placed under […]
Names of deceased Vaishno Devi pilgrims
Jammu, Jan 1 :Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday released the names of the eight of the 12 pilgrims who died in a stampede while visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi temple: Dheeraj Kumar, 26, Rajouri (J&K), Shewata, 35, Ghaziabad (UP), Viney Kumar, 24, Badarpur (Delhi), Sonu Pandey, 24, Badarpur (Delhi), Mamta, 38, Jhajar (Haryana), […]
PM to release 10th installment under PM-KISAN scheme today
New Delhi, Jan 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 10th instalment of financial benefit under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme at 12:30 PM today via video-conferencing. This will enable the transfer of an amount of more than Rs 20,000 crore to over 10 crore beneficiary farmer families, Prime Minister Office […]
Prez, VP, PM, others express grief over loss of lives in stampede at Vaishno Devi Shrine
New Delhi, Jan 1 : President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other leaders on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives in a stampede at Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district. In a tweet, the President said, “Very distressed to know […]