Three more persons succumbed to novel coronavirus even as 97 fresh infections, including 20 travellers, were reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 81 covid-19 cases were reported from Kashmir Valley while 16 were from Jammu division, taking the total case tally to 127288—52146 in […]
Encounter has started between militants and government forces in Kandipora area of Bejbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Reports reaching GNS that a joint team of Police, Army’s 3RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Kandipora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants […]
An unidentified male body was found in Kapren area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday afternoon. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that some locals spotted the body lying in Kapren locality of Verinag and immediately informed the Police. He said that a team of police rushed to the spot and […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar JK Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari has claimed that the democratic edifice of Jammu and Kashmir was being dismantled by the bureaucrats for their vested interests. He said the protocol powers and honorarium announced for recently elected District Development Council (DDC) chairpersons and its members has exposed the mindset of […]
WELLINGTON: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the One-day International series against Bangladesh with an elbow problem, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said on Tuesday. Williamson, who led the ‘Black Caps’ to a 3-2 T20 series win over Australia on Sunday, has a small tear in his left elbow tendon and had been ‘experiencing irritation’ […]
WASHINGTON: The United States has prevented Turkey from supplying 30 locally-made attack helicopters to Pakistan, diplomatic sources in Washington told Dawn. According to Bloomberg News, Turkey’s presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told reporters on Monday that “the US has blocked Turkey’s helicopter sale to Pakistan, which will likely lead to Islamabad buying it from China.” The […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar In order to avoid traffic jams on the day of Mehraj-ul-Alam as thousands of people converge to Dargah Hazratbal, traffic police in Srinagar has formulated a plan for all types of vehicles carrying devotees to Hazratbal from different destinations of Kashmir. According to traffic authorities of Srinagar city advisory has […]
Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination papers to contest from the Nandigram constituency in the upcoming Assembly polls. The TMC chief filed her papers at Nandigram’s Haldia sub-divisional office after taking part in a 2-km-long roadshow. She was accompanied by part president Subrata Bakshi. The […]
PDP President and former chief minister approached JK high court for the issuance of her passport as she could not get it due to the pending police verification. Recently a court has issued notice to Jammu and Kashmir government on a petition filed by former Chief Minister and PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti asking for the […]
Stresses the need for gross root, inclusive and equitable distribution of vaccines JAMMU, MARCH 09: Dr. P.K. Mishra, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, today chaired a high-level meeting to review the public health response to COVID-19 and asked all the States and Union territories to assiduously expedite vaccination of priority groups in accordance with […]