SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader and former minister Mohammad Ashraf Mir on Monday urged the J&K government to go for a review of proposed media policy in consultation with representatives of the media fraternity. In a statement issued here, Mir said the policy related to media in J&K seems to have been […]
Srinagar: Police on Monday afternoon recovered an unidentified body of a man from Ashmuqam area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A local news agency— Kashmir News Observer (KNO) quoted a police official as saying that locals informed the police about the body which was found inside a Nallah near an open paddy field […]
Srinagar: With no tourist influx to Kashmir for almost a year now, the Jammu and Kashmir tourism department is finding newer ways to justify its existence. Sample this: The department says it is planning about programmes it may conduct once tourists head back to Kashmir. Director J&K tourism department Kashmir, Nisar Ahmad Wani says they are […]
Girls once again outperformed the boys as the J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Monday declared the much-awaited results of the Secondary School (Class X) Examination Annual Regular of Summer Zone (Jammu Province). The girls secured a pass percentage of 72%, while boys had a pass percentage of 68%. The overall pass percentage stood […]
Pulwama- District Administration on Monday suspended a senior Animal Husbandry Officer Pulwama over alleged dereliction of duties and mismanagement of a COVID care centre situated in the district headquarters. The officer was designated as the Nodal Officer of the facility and already cautioned against any laxity on his part, said a senior officer of the administration. […]
An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 hit Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Monday, but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. The quake occurred at 4.36 am at a depth of five km. There were no reports of any damage due to the tremors, the officials said. PTI
NEW DELHI: 29 more COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Monday, taking the count of positive cases in the security force to 620. “29 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in CRPF, taking the total number of positive cases to 620, of which 189 are active and 427 have […]
Srinagar: An 18-year-old boy from north Kashmir’s Handwara area of Kupwara district has become the youngest victim to die from COVID-19 in the valley. The deceased was admitted to Srinagar’s SMHS hospital a couple of days ago, where he died this morning. Medical Superintendent of SMHS Dr. Nazir Chaudhary while talking to The Kashmir Walla […]
Baramulla, June 14 (KNS): Pakistan Army Sunday morning resorted to “unprovoked” ceasefire violation in Rampur, Uri sector in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district an official said. Kashmir based Pro army told KNS that Pakistani troopers Sunday morning resorted to “heavy shelling” on Indian army posts, which was ‘retaliated effectively’. He said that firing is still going […]
Srinagar, June 14 (KNS) : The Kashmir Press Club pays tributes to Rising Kashmir founding editor and renowned Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari on his second death anniversary, who was assassinated on June 14, 2018 outside his office in the Press Enclave Srinagar. Shujaat, a well known personality among the media circles across the world was […]