Sehar Iqbal, a Kashmir based social activist and humanitarian has been awarded the prestigious Oxford-Wanakaset Women’s Scholarship 2020-21. Sehar became the first Kashmiri to earn the prestigious scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to a female candidate on the basis of academic excellence demonstrated through degree results, previous university prizes, leadership skills and awards and other […]
The traditional British summer getaway to the sun-soaked beaches of the Mediterranean Sea is set to pick up steam Friday as U.K. quarantine restrictions are removed from dozens of countries, including France, Greece and Italy. But with many flights still cancelled, holiday resorts still working on ensuring that they are Covid-safe and many potential holidaymakers reluctant to […]
300 militants at launch pads across LoC, ready to infiltrate, in next four months, infiltration attempts may go up, our troops ready to fill all bids: MaJ Gen Virinder Vats Inputs about possible militant attack in north Kashmir have been received and a high level of alert is being maintained by the troops to […]
Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) president Muhammad Yaseen Khan Saturday said that if government takes any decision to re-impose the lockdown in the wake of rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths due to the pandemic, traders will support the move. “There is no suggestion from me as of now. The only thing is that […]
Three persons suffered injuries when an LPG cylinder exploded at a tea stall in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu division on Saturday. The incident took place in Noral village of Mendhar and three persons injured in the blast were shifted to Sub District Hospital Mendhar, an unnamed police official told a local news […]
Given the lacklustre performance by Jofra Archer and Mark Wood in the West Indies first innings in Southampton, it seemed like England had blundered by leaving out Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes. Conventional wisdom suggested that Broad and James Anderson — their two most experienced pacers — would be the automatic choices with Woakes as the third […]
UT administration in the recent past has taken a number of steps to bring back life on the track post coronavirus lockdown. In this direction, the government has taken a number of decisions including opening of gardens and parks besides other measures to keep Kashmir valley ready for the tourists. With a spike in coronavirus […]
With a record single-day increase of 27,114 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally zoomed past the eight-lakh mark on Saturday, just four days after crossing the seven-lakh post, according to health ministry data. This was the eighth consecutive day that COVID-19 cases in the country increased by more than 22,000. According to data updated at 8 am, […]
The army claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by killing two militants at Nowgam sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. “Early morning today, a suspicious moment was detected by own troops at Nowgam sector in Kupwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district along the Line of Control (LoC). Own forces swiftly launched an ambush, resulting […]
Srinagar, July 11 (KNO): Two more Covid-19 patients including a young lady from Anantnag have died, taking the total number of deaths related to Covid-19 to 162 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that two patients who died include a 24-year-old lady from Hakura, Anantnag […]