SRINAGAR, MAY 09: The State Haj Committee has announced dates and venues for the compulsory Haj orientation cum training programme for selected pilgrims hailing from different districts of Kashmir division. As per an official handout all the selected pilgrims of district Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian are hereby informed that […]
India’s collaboration with USA in agriculture & technology goes back to several decades: LG As the world moves towards a knowledge economy, students from SKUAST will benefit from experience of Kansas University in agriculture extension, farm-to-market linkages, weather & crop forecasting, says the Lt Governor Lt Governor interacts with the group of 12 UG students […]
Srinagar, May 9 : A woman and her two sons were killed after a cloudburst hit central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday late afternoon. Those killed in the incident that took place at Chandapora village of the district have been identified as Boori Begum(45) wife of Mohammad Saleem Mansoori and their two sons Mohammad […]
Srinagar, May 09: A massive windstorm coupled with rains swept parts of north Kashmir on Monday afternoon blowing away roofs of several residential, commercial structures and uprooted trees. The news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), has learnt that dozens of residential houses, electric transmission lines got damaged while trees were uprooted due to strong winds […]
Srinagar : Two persons fell unconscious inside a well while cleaning it in Potashi area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. The incident took place around noon when the duo, Abdul Quyoom Sofi (37) and Rafeeq Ahmad Wangoo (40), both locals, were cleaning the well and fell unconscious apparently consuming some gas, official sources […]
POONCH – A leopard killed at least seven goats and sheep inside a shed in Purani area of Poonch district last night, officials said on Monday. They said that the leopard entered the cattle shed of one Mohammad Fareed son of Bashir Ahmad of Purani Poonch, ward no 17, and killed seven sheep and goats. […]
India reported 3207 fresh Covid cases and 29 deaths in the last 24 hours, stated the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. With this, India’s active caseload now stands at 20,403 with active cases now constituting 0.05% of the country’s total positive cases. As per the data shared by the ministry, India’s recovery rate […]
The security forces on Monday found an old rusted shell at Tosamaidan area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. SSP Budgam told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that security forces received an information that an old shell is lying at Tosamaidan. He said that teams of police and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) have been […]
The three one-day international (ODI) matches that were part of the Green Shirts’ planned tour of Sri Lanka have been scrapped, it emerged on Monday. Pakistan was originally slated to play two Tests and three ODIs when the men’s team are to visit Sri Lanka in July. However, a spokesperson for the Pakistan Cricket Board […]
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz will stay in hospital for some time to rest on doctors’ advice after undergoing colonoscopy on Sunday, the Saudi Press Agency said, citing the royal court. It said the results of the colonoscopy were fine, and did did not say exactly how long the king would be in […]