Jammu Taxi operators body thanks govt for extending life of commercial vehicles

Jammu Taxi operators body thanks govt for extending life of commercial vehicles

Srinagar: Jammu Tourist Taxi Operators Federation on Thursday thanked the J&K government for extending the life of commercial vehicles beyond fifteen years. Chairman of the federation, Inderjeet Sharma, while speaking at a press conference said that the amendment was a persistent demand from them without which 60 percent commercial vehicles would have been off the […]

Vaccination

Vaccination

Covid-19 infection has taken alarming proportions not only in Jammu and Kashmir but also in rest of places. Despite lockdown and other such measures, the infection has been spreading claiming many lives. Now there is good news that covid vaccine is available and very soon UK would be the first country to vaccinate its people. […]

Army soldier shoots self dead in Shopian

Army soldier shoots self dead in Shopian

Srinagar:An Army soldier shot himself dead in south-Kashmir’s Shopain district late Thursday night, officials said. They said that the soldier identified as Chandra Patil of 62 Headquarters shot himself with his service rifle, while on duty at Zawoora Manloo. The cause of him taking this extreme step remains unknown for the time being, they said. […]

452 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 4,951

452 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 4,951

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 452 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,11,130. Out of the total cases, 1,04,471 have already recovered and 1,708 have died leaving a total of 4,951 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 194 were reported in Kashmir […]

Farmers block key Delhi-Noida route as BJP top brass meets to plan strategy for next round of talks

Farmers block key Delhi-Noida route as BJP top brass meets to plan strategy for next round of talks

As farmers opened new fronts for their agitation on Wednesday, the BJP top brass held a meeting to discuss the matter. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Consumer Affairs Minister Piyush Goyal are engaed in brainstorming with Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the strategy for the next round of talks with farmer leaders on […]

Azerbaijani troops hoist flag in district given up by Armenia under peace deal

Azerbaijani troops hoist flag in district given up by Armenia under peace deal

LACHIN: Azerbaijani soldiers on Tuesday hoisted their country’s flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. A column of Azerbaijani military trucks entered the Lachin district overnight, taking over the last of three regions around Karabakh handed over by Armenia […]

Beneath the surface

Beneath the surface

Jammu region has been on edge in the past few weeks as the youth wings of different right wing organizations have been bringing out protests regularly in the Muslim majority areas and localities saying that people of Jammu will not tolerate land “Jihad”. These protests have not only brought fears among the Muslims in Jammu […]

24-year-old man critically injured after shot at in Srinagar’s Soura

24-year-old man critically injured after shot at in Srinagar’s Soura

Srinagar: A 24-year-old man was critically injured after unknown gunmen fired upon him in Soura area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district on Tuesday evening. A senior police officer told GNS that militants fired upon a man identified as Nadif Khan son of Muhammad Hanief Khan resident of Bilal colony Soura in Buchpora, leaving him critically […]