Srinagar, Apr 29: Shab-e-Qadar, the night of power and blessings, was observed across Kashmir valley with religious fervour as the revered Hazratbal Shrine on the banks of Dal lake here — witnessed the largest congregation of devotees, officials said on Friday. The prayers at major mosques and shrines in the valley were held after two […]
LONDON: England unveiled Ben Stokes as their Test captain on Thursday, hoping for a swift turnaround under the talismanic all-rounder after a tame end to Joe Root’s five years in charge of the team earlier this month. Root led England in a record 64 tests but his role became untenable after they managed one win […]
At least 42 people were injured by Israeli police’s actions against Palestinians at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound on Friday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, following weeks of violence at the flashpoint site. The unrest came on the final Friday in the Muslim holy month of Ramazan. None of the injuries were serious, the Red Crescent […]
Weatherman forecast light rain at isolated places towards afternoon today and tomorrow as well as scattered to widespread moderate spell during May 3-5 in Kashmir Valley. “At present, weather is generally cloudy throughout Kashmir and hilly areas of Jammu,” a meteorological department official said on Friday. “(There is) no large change. A brief spell of […]
J&K administration has recently said that they have collected GST to record high due to the better management of taxes and systems. There has been financial transparency in Jammu and Kashmir in the past few years which is being reflected by the figures of tax revenue. The J & K administration recently said the […]
Asks them not to let prices escalate in view of demand, uphold highest traditions of local hospitality SRINAGAR, APRIL 28: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez reviewed the tourism scenario of Kashmir in a joint meeting of stakeholders and officers of the Department here today. Chairing the meeting, the Tourism Secretary expressed satisfaction over the […]
SRINAGAR, APRIL 28: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated a one day awareness cum training programme under Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Hamari campaign at Harwan, here. The program is devised to facilitate the inclusion of farmers in getting the benefits under Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and other agriculture related schemes. During the inaugural […]
SRINAGA, APRIL 28: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, on Thursday visited SK Stadium Sonwar to inspect the ground and other requisite facilities. Chief Secretary was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz, Commissioner, SMC, Athar Aamir Khan and other officers. During the inspection, Chief Secretary directed the officers […]
Jammu and Kashmir recorded seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu district and two each from Baramulla and Budgam, taking the overall tally to 454028—166331 in Jammu and 287694 […]
The technical experts and bomb squad of Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday destroyed the explosive material found in Sidhra area of Jammu. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the material was earlier found along highway in Sidhra area of Jammu after which area was cordoned and traffic was halted. Official said […]