Baramulla gunfight: Third militant killed, operation on
Srinagar: Third militant has been killed in an ongoing operation in Kreeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. A local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) quoting unnamed officials reported that after resuming operation this morning, one more militant has been killed. They said the slain militant is likely to be non-local […]
Aviation Ministry To Present Proposal On ‘Further Airport Privatisation’ To Cabinet On Wednesday
The Ministry of Civil Aviation will place a proposal for “further” privatisation of airports before the Union Cabinet on Wednesday, Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. In the first round of privatisation under the Narendra Modi dispensation, the airports in Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Mangaluru, Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati were cleared for operation, management and development through public-private […]
High-level CoI underway, statements of key witnesses being recorded: Army on Amshipora gunfight
Srinagar: Army on Tuesday said that a high-level court enquiry is in progress regarding gunfight on 18th July in Amshipora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. In a statement to media, the army said that as intimated on 11 Aug 2020, a high-level Court of Inquiry into Operation Amshipora , Shopian on 18 Jul 2020 […]
Israel preparing for flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia
JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the Jewish state was preparing for direct flights, over Saudi Arabia, to the United Arab Emirates as part of its normalisation deal with the UAE. Israel and UAE announced on Thursday that they would normalise diplomatic relations under a US-sponsored deal whose implementation could reshape […]
England and Pakistan draw rain-disrupted second Test
Pakistan’s Mohammad Abbas took two wickets on Monday as a weather-interrupted second Test against England at Southampton ended in a predictable draw. England were 110-4 in reply to Pakistan’s first innings 236 when home captain Joe Root (nine not out) declared to hasten the end of the match ahead of what would have been the […]
Army vehicle crashes into house in south Kashmir’s Pulwama
An army vehicle on Tuesday met with an accident in Lethpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, reports said. They said that an army vehicle skidded off the national highway and crashed into a house in Lethpora. Reports said that the driver of the vehicle has received a minor injury in the mishap. GK
Home Minister Shah Admitted To AIIMS For Post Covid Care
New Delhi- Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been admitted to AIIMS here for post COVID care after complaining of fatigue and body ache, hospital authorities said on Tuesday. According to a statement issued by AIIMS, he is comfortable and is continuing his work from hospital. “Home Minister Amit Shah has been complaining of fatigue and […]
Overnight Showers Break Dry Spell In Kashmir
Srinagar- A spell of overnight rainfall broke the prolonged dry spell in Kashmir valley even as the summer capital Srinagar had on Monday recorded the hottest August day in the last nearly four decades, officials said on Tuesday. Many places in the Kashmir valley received a spell of rainfall during the night, the officials said. They […]
Six more die of COVID-19 in Kashmir, toll in J-K mounts to 560
Srinagar: Kashmir valley reported six more deaths attributed to covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, taking the fatality count due to the deadly virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 560. A local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) quoting unnamed officials reported that those who succumbed to the virus include a 70-year-old man from Handwara who died […]
NO END TO SUFFERINGS
Every limb of life has suffered in Jammu and Kashmir, education, business, health, tourism and industries. In the past thirteen months we have remained mostly indoors courtesy government announcements. No stimulus package or financial intervention so far may force us to come on streets. Government imposed a lockdown in Kashmir in the past five months […]