Peoples Conference on Thursday demanded an impartial and time bound judicial enquiry into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate killing of Bashir Ahmed Khan in the Sopore encounter yesterday. “The bereaved family has dismissed the police version of the events that led to the killing of Bashir Ahmed Khan. They have raised some […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley reported fifth death in a day due to COVID-19 on Thursday as a 65-year-old man from Kulgam died of the virus at Sher Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura this afternoon. The death takes the number of people succumbing to the virus in J&K to 112. Two deaths each occurred at […]
Transporters operating in Jammu and Kashmir have urged the authorities to allow them to resume their services so that they can pay their debts and also make it possible for their families to survive. Authorities have been trying to be lax with transporters in the past one year as the private transport did not operate […]
Casual and daily wage employees of several departments on Thursday staged a protest in Handwara and appealed authorities to release their pending wages besides regularizing their services. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), casual laborers and daily wagers working in Irrigation & Flood Control, Forest and Jal Shakti departments assembled at Handwara main chowk and […]
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said on Thursday that a panel will review the situation for conducting medical and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE amid concerns over spike in COVID-19 cases. Parents and students have raised concerns about conducting the exams in July. “Looking at the prevailing circumstances and requests received […]
Srinagar: A three-year-old Kashmiri boy has been placed at the centre of a political war of words on social media after his grandfather was reportedly killed in cross-fire between militants and the police, while the child was present. His family has said that the grandfather, Bashir Ahmed, was killed by the police – an allegation dismissed […]
A 22-year-old ace footballer from Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has gone missing, family said on Thursday while seeking the help from the administration in tracing out their beloved. The family members of ace-footballer from Sopore said that their beloved is missing since June 24. They have urged their son to return home […]
Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan on Thursday exchanged gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector in Jammu region. A local news gathering agency Kashmir News Observer quoting unnamed Officials told news agency reported that Pakistan Army on Thursday morning used small arms and automatic machine guns to target Indian Army […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley reported two more deaths due to COVID-19 on Thursday, taking the number of people succumbing to the virus in J&K to 111. In all, four deaths have taken place so far today and two each occurred at SKIMS Soura and SMHS hospital here. Dr Nazir Choudhary. Medical Superintendent Shri Maharaja Hari Singh […]
Pic: The print Srinagar: A massive controversy erupted in Kashmir Wednesday after a civilian from Srinagar’s HMT area was killed in the aftermath of a militant attack on CRPF personnel in the Sopore region of north Kashmir. The victim has been identified as Bashir Ahmed, a 65-year-old man who worked as a civil contractor. Ahmed was accompanied […]