Srinagar: A militant has been killed in ongoing gunfight in Molu Chitragam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. A local news gathering agency Global News Service quoting unnamed officials reported that one militant has been killed, however, his identity is yet to be ascertained as gunfight is still underway. Earlier, according to the […]
PICTURE BY: TARIQ SHAH Srinagar By: Shayib Bhat This is August 19, 2020, this is one of the busy Ghats of Dal Lake where there was no possibility to see any Shikara on the shores during the summers. Apart from tourists these Shikaras used to ferry lot of locals in and around the Dal Lake […]
Srinagar: Gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Mulu area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. According to the reports reaching a local news gathering agency Global News Service, a joint team of Police, Army’s 44 RR and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search-operation in Molu. As the joint team encircled the suspected spot, […]
A 40-year-old woman died of electrocution after she suffered an electric shock at her home in South Kashmir. The incident occurred at Lethpora area of Pulwama. Police sources told KNT that Naseema Jan wife of Firdous Ahmed Bhat suffered burnt injuries after receiving shock from an electric heater. She was rushed to Sub-District Hospital Pampore, […]
Democrats make it official, nominate Biden to take on Trump Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention. The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who […]
Twelve more people who had tested positive for COVID19 were reported to have lost life on Tuesday, the death toll in J&K reaching 571. Three Kupwara residents died of COVID19 in the past 24 hours prior to Tuesday evening. These were a 65 year old male from Langate area who was admitted at Chest Diseases […]
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday announced Rs 50 lakh as first installment of untied grant to all Deputy Commissioners across Jammu and Kashmir for meeting public demands of urgent nature and accentuating the overall developmental ecosystem in the J-K. Meanwhile, the Lt Governor Sinha visited Baramulla where he reviewed developmental scenario and approved […]
Jammu: A drug peddler was arrested with 600 grams of cannabis here on Wednesday, police said. The accused has been identified as Sohan Lal (28), a resident of Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, they said. A police team intercepted a tanker in Panama Chowk area here for checking, officials said. During the checking, 34 rolls of […]
BENGALURU: Reliance Industries Ltd has acquired a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds for about Rs 620 crore ($83.08 million) in cash, days after e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc launched an online drug sales service in India. The oil-to-telecoms conglomerate said here late on Tuesday its investment represents about 60% holding in Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd. and […]
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday impressed upon the Jammu and Kashmir administration to ensure all facilities to people on the forthcoming Muharram Observance Days. Party’s Members of Parliament Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi urged the administration to ensure all basic civic amenities to people in view of the forthcoming auspicious month of […]