COVID-19 not a hoax: DC Shopian

COVID-19 not a hoax: DC Shopian

Shopian, June 08 (KNS):The Deputy Commissioner (DC), Shopian, Choudhary Mohammad Yaseen today appealed the people of the district to come forward for testing keeping in view the spread of COVID-19 virus He said people need not to panic, but they should strictly follow the advisories issued by the government and further it has been observed […]

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,17,149 stranded JK residents; 79,460 via Lakhanpur, 37,689 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,17,149 stranded JK residents; 79,460 via Lakhanpur, 37,689 through special trains

JAMMU, JUNE 9: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,17,149 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]

Poonch witnessed fresh shelling today

Poonch witnessed fresh shelling today

By: Shayib Bhat Poonch/Srinagar: Locals on telephone told this reporter on Tuesday afternoon that border shelling has started again after a lull of few hours. locals said that they were forced by the heavy shelling to remain in their under ground rooms as some of them have made such rooms to cover their families due […]

161 stakeholders benefit from PCB’s financial initiative

161 stakeholders benefit from PCB’s financial initiative

LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has paid a total of Rs1.95 million to 161 stakeholders of the game including first-class cricketers, match officials, ground staff and scorers who fullfilled the criteria, as one-time help in the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. According to a press release issued by the PCB on Monday, it […]

Hopes rise for Afghan peace talks after Khalilzad’s visit

Hopes rise for Afghan peace talks after Khalilzad’s visit

KABUL: Talks to end the 18-year-old conflict in Afghanistan may begin this month, sources said on Monday, a day after the US special envoy visited Islamabad and met Taliban leaders in Qatar. The United States signed a troop withdrawal deal with the Taliban in February, but its attempts to usher the group towards peace talks […]

Congress sarpanch shot dead in Valley, Rahul says violence will never win

Congress sarpanch shot dead in Valley, Rahul says violence will never win

In the second such killing since November last year, suspected militants shot dead a Congress sarpanch in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday evening. As all mainstream parties condemned the killing, the Congress said Ajay Pandita Bharti had sought security from the authorities, but had been refused because he did not belong to the BJP. Rahul […]