A colony in Adina Magam area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district is without any drinking water facility for the past over a decade. Locals from Chinar Colony in Adina Magam appealed to the authorities with folded hands to ensure water supply to 15 households of the Colony. “Sometimes water tankers used to supply water to […]
UDHAMPUR, APRIL 15: Commissioner Secretary, Forest, Ecology and Environment, Sanjeev Verma, today conducted an extensive visit of Udhampur to review progress on ongoing development works being executed under Forest and other sectors in the district. While reviewing status of water bodies in the district, Commissioner Secretary was informed that a total of 535 ponds have […]
JAMMU, APRIL 15: Former Legislator and senior BJP leader, Devender Singh Rana called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan here today. Among various other issues of public importance, Sh Rana discussed with the Lt Governor the development of Purmadal- Utterbehni – the Chotta Kashi area as prominent religious site of Jammu as […]
Jammu and Kashmir registered five new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that four cases were reported from Srinagar and one Jammu district, taking the total tally to 453915—166277 in Jammu and 287643 in Kashmir. There was no death reported […]
A Sarpanch was shot by militants in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. Official sources told GNS that the gunmen fired upon Manzoor Ahmad son of Mohammad Sadiq at Goshbugh area of Pattan, leaving him critically injured. He was shifted to hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, they said. A police […]
By: Javaid Malik MK Srinagar Rains in the past few days have brought respite in the night temperatures making Kashmir valley an idol place for holidaying during the current spring season. Rains in the hilly areas of Kashmir valley especially in Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Kupwara have made the nights very cold. The MeT department has […]
An earthquake of moderate intensity hit Daspalla town in Odisha’s Nayagarh district on Friday, officials said. Sources in Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) office said the earthquake was of 3.5 magnitude. The National Centre of Seismology said the epicentre of the 3.5 magnitude quake was at a depth of 10 kilometre in Ganjam district and was […]
Joe Root is stepping down as England’s Test captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Friday. Root’s decision comes after the 1-0 Test series defeat to West Indies last month, and a 4-0 Ashes loss to Australia. “After returning from the Caribbean tour and having time to reflect, I have decided to […]
Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli police clashed at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday with at least 20 wounded, medics said, in the first face-off in the area since the start of Ramazan. Israeli police said that before dawn on Friday “dozens of masked men” marched into Al-Aqsa chanting and setting off fireworks before crowds hurled stones […]
A soldier allegedly committed suicide in Srinagar outskirts, official sources said. They said that a soldier ended his life at JAKLI Centre Rangreith Srinagar. Police sources identified the slain as Lance Naik Akash Kumar. Meanwhile, a trooper from F.Company 133 Battalion CRPF collapsed while jogging early in the morning at his Pulwama camp. Sources told […]