Srinagar Dec 24 PTI Jammu and Kashmir on Friday recorded 141 fresh cases of coronavirus taking the infected number of persons to 340434 while one fresh death due to the virus was reported from the Union Territory in the past 24 hours officials said Of the fresh cases 23 were from Jammu division and 118 from Kashmir division of the Union Territory the officials said They said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 58 cases followed by 14 cases in Jammu district There are 1317 active cases in the UT while the number of recovered patients was 334598 the officials said The death toll due to the pandemic has gone up to 4519 with the addition of one fresh death reported in the past 24 hours Meanwhile the officials said there were 50 confirmed cases of mucormycosis black fungus in the UT as no fresh case was reported since Thursday evening PTI MIJ HDA

Srinagar Dec 23 PTI Security forces on Thursday arrested two overground workers of Lashkar-e-Toiba LeT in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir police said Acting on specific inputs police army and the CRPF apprehended two terrorist associates linked with proscribed terrorist outfit LeT from Magam area of Budgam a police spokesman said He said the arrested persons were identified as Mohammad Shafi Ganai and Zahoor Ahmad Chopan Incriminating materials were recovered from their possession During preliminary investigation it was revealed that the arrested persons were in touch with LeT commanders and involved in providing logistics shelter as well as transportation to the terrorists he said An FIR has been registered at Khag police station and further investigation is under process the spokesperson added PTI MIJ HDA

Srinagar Nov 24 PTI Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 174 fresh cases of coronavirus taking the infected number of people to 335881 while two fresh deaths due to the virus were reported from the Union Territory in the past 24 hours officials said Of the fresh cases 25 were from Jammu division and 149 from Kashmir division the officials said They said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 58 cases followed by 43 cases in Baramulla district There are 1684 active cases in the UT while the number of recovered patients stands at 329731 the officials said The death toll in the UT due to the pandemic was 4466 as two fresh deaths were reported in the past 24 hours Meanwhile the officials said there were 49 confirmed cases of mucormycosis black fungus in the UT as no fresh case was reported since Tuesday evening PTI MIJ HDA

Srinagar Nov 23 PTI Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded 179 fresh cases of coronavirus taking the infected number of people to 335707 while two fresh deaths due to the virus were reported from the Union Territory in the past 24 hours officials said Of the fresh cases 30 were from Jammu division and 149 from Kashmir division of the UT the officials said They said Srinagar district recorded the highest of 64 cases followed by 35 cases in Baramulla district There are 1647 active cases across the UT while the number of recovered patients stands at 329596 the officials said The death toll in the UT due to the pandemic was 4464 after two fresh deaths were reported in the past 24 hours Meanwhile the officials said there were 49 confirmed cases of mucormycosis black fungus in the UT as no fresh case was reported since Monday evening PTI MIJ HDA

Srinagar Oct 28 PTI Chief of British Army General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith on Thursday visited Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Indian Army General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith Chief of the General Staff BritishArmy visited ChinarCorps and interacted with Lieutenant General DP Pandey GOC ChinarCorps and local commanders the Army said on its official Twitter handle There were no details provided about the visit of the British Army Chief to Kashmir General Carleton-Smith is on a four-day visit to India On Tuesday he held talks with Army Chief General M M Naravane in Delhi with a focus on enhancing bilateral cooperation between the two armies PTI MIJ HDA

Srinagar Oct 23 PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday arrived here on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir his first since the revocation of Article 370 during which he will review the security situation in the valley Shah was received at the Srinagar airport by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha where other senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir administration were also present officials said The Home Minister is scheduled to chair a high-level security review meeting later in the day and also flag off the inaugural Srinagar-Sharjah flight He is also likely to interact with members of a youth club here This is Shahs first visit to Kashmir after abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir state into two Union Territories on August 5 2019 Security was beefed up across Kashmir ahead of Shahs visit to the valley Additional deployment of security forces has been made across the valley the officials said They said the security apparatus has been beefed up especially in the city here Official sources said 50 companies of additional paramilitary forces are being inducted into the valley in the wake of the recent spate of civilian killings Bunkers manned by CRPF forces have come up in several areas of the city as well in other parts of the Kashmir valley the officials said PTI MIJ HDA

Srinagar Aug 24 PTI The Anti-Corruption Bureau in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday arrested a policeman for demanding and taking bribe from an accused for submitting a favourable report in the court in Anantnag district Acting on a complaint filed by a person accused in a case lodged in Qazigund police station of Anantnag district the ACB laid a trap as the complainant claimed that the investigating officer Head Constable Mohammad Yousuf demanded a bribe The complainant said he was granted conditional bail in an FIR lodged against him in Police Station Qazigund Anantnag by the competent court which was expiring on 2582021 a spokesman of the ACB said However the investigating officer of the case Head Constable Mohd Yousuf of Police Station Qazigund was demanding Rs 10000 from him for providing a favourable report to be submitted before the Court The complainant requested the accused head constable negotiated the deal for Rs 5000 which was demanded to be paid in the police station the spokesman said He said a team was constituted and the accused was caught while accepting the bribe of Rs 5000 from the complainant in Qazigund police station The bribe money was also recovered on the spot The head constable was arrested and taken into custody he added PTI MIJ HDA