Melbourne Cricket Ground service for Warne set for March 30
Home to many of famed Australian spin bowler Shane Warne’s greatest sports moments, the Melbourne Cricket Ground will host his public farewell on March 30. Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews on Wednesday confirmed the MCG as the venue for a state memorial service to honour Warne, who died of a suspected heart attack last week […]
Omar Abdullah not happy with the traffic management in Srinagar city
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is not happy with the way the present administration is handling the traffic mess on the roads of Srinagar city. However, memories are short lived, Omar Abdullah as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir missed many deadlines not only for the flyover of Srinagar but […]
Australia flood toll rises to 20
SYDNEY: The death toll from week-long floods battering Australia’s east coast rose to 20 on Tuesday, after the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered in floodwaters in Sydney. Police said the pair were believed to be a missing mother and son whose car was abandoned in a storm-water canal. Tens of thousands […]
Middle-aged man’s body retrieved after 3 days in Langate
Dead body of a 35-year-old man, who had slipped in a nallah, was retrieved after 3 days of searches, in Langate area of North Kashmir’s Handwara town. Three days back, a middle-aged man identified as Muhammad Amin Bhat son of Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat, a resident of Astan Mohalla Langate had slipped into a local nallah. […]
One dead, 13 injured in mysterious Udhampur blast
A mysterious blast in Udhampur district left one dead and 13 injured on Wednesday. The blast occurred in Slathia Chowk of the district, officials said. They said 14 persons sustained injuries in the blast who were shifted to hospital. Among them one person has succumbed to his injuries. Police rushed to the spot to assess […]
Health concerns
J&K administration post pandemic has started taking measures to address many other health concerns especially regarding the women and children. Due to the pandemic waves the health department and other arms of the administration could not do the required campaigns to educate rural women of how to take care of their health especially in pregnancy […]
Dr Farooq Abdullah visits Ganderbal, chairs DISHA meeting
GANDERBAL, MARCH 08: The Member Parliament (MP), Srinagar, Dr Farooq Abdullah today visited Ganderbal to review the progress achieved under different centrally sponsored schemes, other developmental programmes being implemented in the district at a meeting of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee, (DISHA) of District Ganderbal held in the Conference Hall of Mini Secretariat, here. […]
J&K Reports 53 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, No Death
Jammu and Kashmir reported 53 fresh Covid-19 cases, more than double than previous day, even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said 21 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 32 Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453323. […]
Crime on rise as police arrest boy and his mother in the murder case of minor
By: Wani Parvaiz CK Srinagar Crime rate is on increase in Kashmir valley as police arrested a 19 year old boy along with his mother in the murder case of a 8 year old boy who had disappeared near his house three weeks back. After the missing report filed by the family police started the […]
Authorities airlift passengers from Ladakh and Jammu
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar The government of Jammu and Kashmir has been airlifting stranded passengers from various places, especially in the winter months. Recently they airlifted stranded people from Gurez. Now Indian Air Force and state-run helicopter service provider Pawan Hans on Tuesday airlifted together a total of 146 people stranded at various places […]