Two boys injured as shell goes off in Kulgam village

Two boys injured as shell goes off in Kulgam village

Srinagar :  Two boys were injured when a shell they were fiddling with went off in Dhamhal Hanjpora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday. Sources said that the boys were fiddling with the explosive device when it went off at Dhamhal Hanjpora, causing minor injuries to both of them. The duo identified as […]

PSAJK strongly protests against change of school timing

PSAJK strongly protests against change of school timing

Srinagar : Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir has strongly protested against the latest government order that has imposed early morning timing for schools, particularly in the city. The Association said that the latest order directing schools in Srinagar city to operate from 8.30 am to 2.30 pm is a torture for students particularly […]

Teenage boy found hanging in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir

Teenage boy found hanging in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar:  A 13-year-old boy was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Lower Kangri village of Rajouri district of Jammu division of the state on Tuesday. The deceased was a student of 7th standard. He was found hanging inside home. Police said that they have launched a probe in the matter

Thousands attend Urs of Hazrat Sheikh Dawood in Srinagar

Thousands attend Urs of Hazrat Sheikh Dawood in Srinagar

Srinagar : Thousands of devotees, including women and children, attended the night-long prayers on the occasion of Urs of Hazrat Sheikh Dawood Batmaloo in the summer capital, Srinagar. People from all parts of Kashmir valley joined the night-long prayers at the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Dawood at Batmaloo, where authorities had made all arrangements, including […]

42 foreigners killed in Easter blasts: Lanka ministry

42 foreigners killed in Easter blasts: Lanka ministry

Agencies With the death of two more Chinese nationals, the number of foreigners who died in the massive Easter Sunday bombings on Monday rose to 42, including 11 Indians, according to the Sri Lankan foreign ministry. Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry, in a statement, said that as of Monday April 29, the number of foreign nationals […]

Indian Navy on high alert for cyclone Fani

Indian Navy on high alert for cyclone Fani

Agencies Visakhapatnam: As the cyclone storm Fani was intensifying into a ‘Severe Cyclonic Storm’ over the south-east and adjoining south-west Bay of Bengal, the Eastern Naval Command (ENC) is on high alert to render necessary humanitarian assistance, a Navy spokesperson said on Tuesday. Indian Naval ships at Visakhapatnam and Chennai are on stand-by to proceed […]

Hurriyat chief Geelani admitted in SKIMS

Hurriyat chief Geelani admitted in SKIMS

Srinagar : Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani was on Tuesday admitted at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura following abdominal pain. On Monday, the octogenarian leader was taken to SHMS Hospital in Karan Nagar, where after a thorough check-up he was admitted at SKIMS today morning. Geelani is on pacemaker since 1997. In […]

Security forces detain 21 persons in south Kashmir’s Pulwama

Security forces detain 21 persons in south Kashmir’s Pulwama

Srinagar : At least 21 persons were picked up by the security forces from Murran village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday night. Locals said  that contingents of forces raided the village at around 12:30.am  and searched a cluster of houses. During  the searches at least 21 youth including 8 teenagers were detained, they […]