Myanmar security forces were seen firing slingshots at protesters, chasing them down and even brutally beating an ambulance crew in video showing a dramatic escalation of violence against opponents of last month’s military coup. A UN official speaking from Switzerland said 38 people had been killed Wednesday, a figure consistent with other reports though accounts […]
In the latest annual report on global political rights and liberties by Freedom House, a US government-funded NGO that studies political freedom around the world, India’s status as a democracy and free society has been downgraded to ‘partly free’. As the report titled “Freedom in the World 2021 – Democracy under Siege,” India “appears to […]
The family of the 28-year-old youth from Baghat on Thursday alleged that their son was murdered in New Delhi and demanded stern action against the persons involved in the act. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Aaqib Rashid Bhat was found dead in Jangpura area of South Delhi on 2 March evening following […]
Bureaucracy in Jammu and Kashmir has a sharp focus of media especially in various media houses operating from New Delhi. There have been news items about the shortage of IAS officers and IPS officers in union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and it has been a problem of the past. Recently the Lok Sabha passed […]
Focus on public awareness, capacity building for poultry farmers SRINAGAR, MARCH 3: Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary reviewed the measures in place for detecting cases and prevention of Avian Influenza / Bird Flu, in a meeting of departments convened to further strengthen the response mechanism. A detailed presentation was made by Dr Salim Khan, […]
Rs 2.08 Cr released for developmental works in Panchayats SRINAGAR, MARCH 3: District Administration, Srinagar organised weekly Block Divas at Harwan, Panzinara, Srinagar and Balhama blocks. Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj organised the programme which was attended by all the departments. Deputy Commissioner, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary held public interaction at Harwan and Qamarwari […]
37 travellers and two minors were among 104 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir even as no death due to the virus took place during the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, 17 cases were reported from Jammu and 87 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to […]
In the past few months especially from November 2020, there have been a lot of activities to bring back tourists to Kashmir valley after the slump of over 18 months. These efforts were at various levels but the main thrust of these efforts was from the local tourist stakeholders, who really worked hard at various […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar The People’s Democratic Party president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday tweeted about the good news regarding the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from his house arrest. She termed the news about his release as a good news and appealed the government to release all those people from […]
Police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a hideout of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit in Tral area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Quoting a police statement, news agency GNS said that the approximately 5 ft × 7ft ×4 ft hideout was busted by local police along with 42 RR and 180 Battalion of […]