Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmir’s Anantnag
A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces at Kawarigam village of Achabal hamlet in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Saturday. An official told a local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army’s 19 RR and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the […]
Rains bring landslides on highway hundreds of vehicles stranded
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar Heavy rains have brought down a lot of mud and landslides at different points on Jammu-Srinagar national highway and it has led to stranding of hundreds of vehicles on the road at different places. Heavy landslides were triggered by the rains and the government was forced to suspend the traffic […]
Man dies after fall from high mountain peak in Kulgam
Kulgam: A 48-year-old man died after he slipped from a high mountain peak in Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Saturday. An official said that the man identified as Shakeel Ahmad Magray (50) son of Abdul Razaq Magray, a resident of Watoo Kulgam had gone for a picnic in the […]
Forget Cardiff disaster like a bad dream, Intikhab tells Pakistan
LAHORE: Pakistan cricket team and management should forget the crushing nine-wicket defeat in the first One-day International at the hands of England on Thursday like a bad dream, work hard and play with their full potential to come back in the series, former Pakistan captain, manager and coach Intikhab Alam said on Friday. “I am […]
Hackers disrupt Iran’s rail service with fake delay messages
Iran’s railroad system came under cyberattack on Friday, a semi-official news agency reported, with hackers posting fake messages about train delays or cancellations on display boards at stations across the country. The hackers posted messages such as “long delayed because of cyberattack” or “cancelled” on the boards. They also urged passengers to call for information, […]
Delhi Govt Approves Four-stage, Colour-coded Alert System To Tackle Possible Third Covid Wave
Amid rising concerns of a third Covid wave hitting the country, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) on Friday approved a four-stage, colour-coded alert system, which will be imposed in the national capital to contain the spread of the virus. The four colour codes are—Yellow, Amber, Orange and Red. The colour codes have been differentiated […]
Power woes
In both Jammu and Srinagar power shortage is still a problem and the frequent power cuts have always irked the local population. In Jammu during these summer days it is almost impossible for people to remain without power supply as their coolers and other cooling systems only work on electricity. Similarly in Kashmir valley people […]
DSEJ reviews education sector schemes, amenities in schools
JAMMU, JULY 09: Director School Education Jammu Dr. Ravi Shankar Sharma, today, chaired a review meeting which was attended by all the Joint Directors of Jammu Division( DSEJ), Personnel Officer, Deputy Director planning, Chief Accounts Officer, all the 10 Chief Education Officers of Jammu Division and other officials of the Directorate of School Education Jammu […]
Mission Youth conducts Projects Review Conference under Universities Collaboration Initiative
SRINAGAR, JULY 9: Mission Youth, J&K conducted a conference of Nodal Officers from all J&K Universities for finalising youth-centric projects under the Universities Collaboration Initiative- a flagship programme approved by the Governing Body headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, last month, which endeavours to provide support to youth for education ,research, innovation, sports, employment and […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 261 new positive cases, 310630 recovered so far SRINAGAR, JULY 09: The Government on Friday informed that 261 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 115 from Jammu division and 146 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 318284. […]