Agencies KABUL — A roadside bomb explosion has hit a passenger bus in the western Afghan province of Farah, killing at least 34 civilians and wounding 17 others, officials say. Mohibullah Mohib, a spokesman for the provincial police chief, said the bus was travelling on the Kandahar-Herat highway in the Bala Buluk district when it […]
Kulgam : A Kashmiri woman on pilgrimage to Mecca has died in Madina in Saudi Arabia. Mariyam Akhter wife of Late Ghulam Rasool Wani of Kutbal village in Kulgam district passed away in Saudi Arabia yesterday, days after she and her son reached there for Hajj. Sources told KNO that she suffered a massive cardiac […]
Srinagar : A delegation of PHD Chamber Kashmir Chapter headed by its Chairman Mushtaq Ahmed Chaya, Co-Chairs Baldev Singh Raina and Zahoor Ahmed Tramboo along with Expert Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs Showket Chowdhary, Vicky Shaw, Jan Muhammad Kaul, Bilal Ahmed Kawoosa, Tariq Rashid Ghani and Qaisar Mir had an Interactive Call on Meeting with the […]
In Bihar 88.46 lakh people have been affected in 13 districts in inundation caused earlier this month due to the torrential rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal, state disaster management department said. Death toll in Bihar floods rose to 130 on Tuesday, but the situation improved considerably in neighbouring Assam where water levels in […]
A women who was injured in cross-LoC shelling in Gurez area of Bandipora scummbed to injuries at SMHS hospital in Srinagar on Wednesday morning. The woman and an employee of health department were injured after India and Pakistan armies exchanged heavy firing and shelling along the Line of control in Bagtore, Gurez area on Tuesday. […]
A 35-year old man was found dead at Yar Kalampora area of Shadimarg a in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Reports said that locals spotted the man’s body at Yar Kalampora area and immediately informed police about it. A police team reached the site and recovered the body. A police officer identified the deceased […]
India and Pakistan troops on Wednesday traded fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, officials said. “At about 0030 hours, the Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing of small arms and shelling with mortars along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of district Rajouri”, a Defence spokesman said. […]
SFRI releases book on Chinar conservation SRINAGAR, JULY 30: State Forest Research Institute (SFRI) in collaboration with Directorate of Floriculture today released a book titled ‘Chinar Conservation Initiative’. The book release function was attended by Director SFRI, Om Prakash Sharma, Director Floriculture, Abdul Hafeez Masoodi, Director Social Forestry, Neelu Gera, civil society members, lawyers and […]
Education Deptt discusses rationalisation of teaching faculty, transfer policy SRINAGAR, JULY 30: Department of Education has initiated the process for the rationalisation of teaching staff and has directed for routing of applications for transfer or posting of teaching faculty through proper channel. This was stated at a review meeting of Education Department here. It was […]
GANDERBAL, JULY 30: District administration in close collaboration with the Shrine Board and the Sonamarg Development Authority today started a mega sanitation drive in their respective areas of jurisdiction. The sanitation drive was kick started by the District Development Commissioner (DDC), Ganderbal Hashmat Ali Khan along with Additional District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal Shafqat Iqbal and […]