In a major success on the anti-militancy front, Army and the police have busted a militant hideout during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Manyal area of Thanamandi police station jurisdiction of Rajouri district. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri Chandan Kohli, they received information regarding the suspected presence at an old […]
A new study has found that respiratory droplets from a cough or sneeze travel farther and last longer in humid, cold climates than in hot, dry ones. Conducted by researchers from University of California San Diego (UCSD) Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru) and University of Toronto, the study is published in the journal Physics of […]
With no fresh disengagement or thinning of troops at the friction points with China along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, there is a stalemate and India has started to prepare for the long-haul. It is learnt that the Army is preparing to retain some of the additional troops of three extra divisions moved to the region to […]
A tipper turned turtle in a village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district tonight after loading soil, resulting in the death of its driver on the spot. Officials told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a tipper overturned in Palour village of Budgam district during late night hours on Tuesday resulting in the death of its […]
Kashmir Valley reported four more deaths attributed to covid-19, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 270, officials said on Wednesday. Among the fresh casualties include a 45-year-old from Zoonimar who was declared brought dead on arrival by the doctors at CD hospital, his age-mate male from Palpora who passed […]
JAMMU, JULY 21: The Government on Tuesday informed that 608 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 106 from Jammu division and 502 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 15258. Also 09 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. […]
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday emphasized the urgency for restoration of Statehood to J&K in order to overcome the simmering political disengagement prevalent among the people. Addressing a meeting of JKAP leaders and prominent workers at party office in Gandhi Nagar-Jammu while maintaining the COVID-19 social and […]
Two persons on Tuesday afternoon held by police after making an unsuccessful burglary attempt in a Grameen Bank in north Kashmir’s Natnusa area of Kupwara district. According to reports reaching to Kashmir News Service (KNS), two persons apprehended were identified as Ashiq Ahmad son of Mohammad Ahsan Wani and Javed Ahmad son of Abdul Rahim […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee ( JKPCC) today expressed deep sorrow over the passing away of mother of Advisor to LG Farooq Khan and conveyed deepest condolences to bereaved family especially Advisor Khan The Party also prayed for eternal peace to departed soul. JKPCC also expressed solidarity with The bereaved family and prayed […]
According to Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, shops and other business establishments shall remain open from tomorrow in the district strictly as per the formulated odd-even system. The order has been issued as part of relaxation in COVID-19 restrictions that were imposed to contain the spread of infection. According to DC, all shops/establishments having odd serial number, […]