Encounter has broken out in Naina Batapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a cordon and search operation in Naina Batapora village turned into encounter. Sources added that village had been cordoned off after receiving inputs about the movement of militants. “There was an exchange of […]
JAMMU, MARCH 09: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Toph and adjoining areas shall remain affected on March 10 from 9 am to 3 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Janipur, Subash Nagar, New Sectt and adjoining areas shall remain affected on March 12 from 9 am to 2 pm. […]
Inspects functioning of NTPHC Shalabugh GANDERBAL, MARCH 08: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today visited Ganderbal district and chaired the weekly public outreach programme, Block Diwas in the Conference Hall of Mini Secretariat, here. Vice-Chairperson, District Development Council (DDC), Bilal Ahmad, Deputy Commissioner, Ganderbal Krittika Jyotsna, SSP Ganderbal, Nikhil Borkar, CPO, […]
Pitches for making JK a model in green initiatives JAMMU, MARCH 9: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today chaired inaugural session of two day workshop on capacity building of JK Forest and other departments being conducted under REDD-Plus Action for Jammu and Kashmir. The REDD-plus mechanism of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change […]
Srinagar, March 9: Jammu and Kashmir reported 24 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 12 of the fresh cases each were reported from Jammu Division and Kashmir Valley respectively, taking the overall tally to 453347. Giving district […]
A Sarpanch was shot dead by unidentified persons at Khonmoh area of Srinagar outskirts on Wednesday evening. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a Sarapnch identified as Sameer Ahmad Bhat was fired upon by unidentified gunmen at Khonmoh area. He has died on the spot, officials said—(KNO) *More details awaited*
By: Javaid Malik MK Srinagar Spring season has started showing its signs of coming as the dry weather conditions are prevailing which have resulted in sprouting of flowers and greenery in the parks and gardens. The government of Jammu and Kashmir has already started the celebrations for the spring season in Jammu and Kashmir and […]
India logged 4,575 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of Covid cases to 4,29,75,883, while the active cases dipped to 46,962, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,15,355 with 145 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprised 0.11 per […]
Cricketers will not be allowed to use saliva to shine the ball while the rarely used but entirely permissible “Mankad” method of dismissing batters will not be listed under unfair play in new laws approved by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). Cricketers have used the age-old method of shining one side of the ball with […]
KYIV: Desperate civilians fled besieged cities in Ukraine on Tuesday as fresh fighting raged between Ukrainian and Russian forces. On the 13th day of the conflict the number of refugees flooding across Ukraine’s borders to escape towns devastated by shelling and air strikes passed two million, the UN said. Buses streamed out through an evacuation […]