Asian Games postponed as China battles Covid

Asian Games postponed as China battles Covid

The Asian Games due to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely because of Covid-19, organisers said on Friday. The Games were scheduled to be held from September 10 to 25 but have now been delayed as China tries to stamp out a large resurgence in infections in […]

Thousands fall sick as severe sandstorm sweeps across Iraq

Thousands fall sick as severe sandstorm sweeps across Iraq

BAGHDAD: One person died in Iraq and more than 5,000 were treated in hospitals on Thursday for respiratory ailments due to a sandstorm, the seventh in a month, the health ministry said. Duststorms have increased dramatically in frequency in Iraq in recent years, driven by soil degradation and intense droughts made worse by climate change, […]

CBI conducts raid at RTO office in Srinagar

CBI conducts raid at RTO office in Srinagar

  Srinagar, May 06: The anti-corruption branch of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Srinagar on Friday carried out raid in the office of Regional Transport Office—Srinagar. Official sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raid is being conducted following complaints of wrongdoings by the officials of RTO Kashmir in registration of fresh […]

Top Hizb Commander Ashraf Molvi among three militants killed in Pahalgam Gunfight: IGP Kashmir

Top Hizb Commander Ashraf Molvi among three militants killed in Pahalgam Gunfight: IGP Kashmir

  Says Ashraf Molvi was longest surviving Hizb commander, active since 2013 and was among ‘Top 10 Most wanted’ list Srinagar, May 06: Longest surviving Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander Ashraf Molvi was killed along with two other militants in woods of Batkoot area of Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir […]

Delimitation exercise bound to alter electoral demography in J&K: CPI(M)

Delimitation exercise bound to alter electoral demography in J&K: CPI(M)

CPI(M) on Thursday said that the Delimitation Commission has submitted its final report despite constitutional freeze on the increase or decrease of  Parliamentary or Assembly seats. In a statement, issued to Kashmir News Service (KNS), a spokesperson said that though the Delimitation Commission was constituted under the Delimitation Act of 2002 but it has re-drawn […]

20 injured in separate accidents in Rajouri

20 injured in separate accidents in Rajouri

Twenty passengers were injured in two separate road accidents at Chingus and Dareri BG area along Rajouri highway stretch. As per police officials, an accident took place after a bus bearing registration number JK02AL-0297 on way from Rajouri to Jammu hit a roadside rock at Chingus village. Police said that 16 passengers were injured in […]