29-year-old man electrocuted to death in north Kashmir
Srinagar: 29-year-old youth died on Thursday after he received an electric shock at his home in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police officer said that the youth identified as Hilal Ahmad Bhat son of Wali Mohammad received the electric shock at home and fell unconscious. The family members took him to a […]
JKAP leader interacts with Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader and former legislator Javed Hassan Beigh on Thursday reiterated his party’s demand for an exemplary punishment to those who are found guilty of making blasphemous remarks against the Prophet Mohammad (SAW) in Jammu province. Beigh while interacting with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha who had visited Baramulla district on […]
Multiple Landslides Block Kashmir Highway
Banihal/Jammu- Multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains blocked the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Thursday, leaving over 200 vehicles stranded, officials said. The 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was blocked by landslides at Trishul Morh, Battery Cheshma and Pantiyal areas, officials said. As a result, over […]
Eleven injured in Poonch road accident
Srinagar: At least eleven persons were injured in an accident that took place at Behra village of Poonch’s Mendhar Sub Division. A local news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) quoting police reported that accident took place on Thursday morning when a Tata Sumo bearing registration number JK02AB-5463 skidded off the road and eleven persons travelling in […]
Hundreds rally against blasphemous remarks in north Kashmir
Srinagar: Hundreds rallied against blasphemy remarks on Prophet Muhammad (SAW) in North Kashmir’s Pattan town of Baramulla district on Thursday morning. A local news gathering agency Kashmir News Trust reported that hundreds of people participated in the twin protests. A protest was registered in Pattan Bazar while another surfaced from Nihalpora Pattan. A team led […]
“Fed up of detention”: Father-daughter Panch duo from south Kashmir resign
Srinagar: Fed up with the continuous virtual ‘detention’, father-daughter duo Panchs from Manigam ward number 1 and 2 of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district have announced their formal resignation with a pledge that they won’t now work with any political party or will keep any affiliation with Congress party with which they were associated. “We have […]
WILL LG INTERVENE?
There have been a lot of questions asked by the trade bodies to the decisions of administration and have appealed to the new LG of Jammu and Kashmir not only to review these decisions but also fix the responsibility for such decisions as it has resulted in at least 20 thousand crore losses because of […]
Lt Governor tours Baramulla, Reviews developmental scenario
Approves Rs 21 crore funding under JKIDFC for completing Jetty Bridge awaiting completion for 22 Years, directs for completion of project within 2 years Announces Rs 50 lakhs as first installment of Untied Grant to all Deputy Commissioners across J&K Lays foundation stone of Govt. Degree College, Boniyar costing Rs 13.92 crore […]
Centre orders immediate withdrawal of 10,000 troops from J-K
The Centre on Wednesday ordered “immediate” withdrawal of about 10,000 paramilitary personnel from the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. This is the biggest de-induction of these forces after additional troops were rushed to the UT post the abrogation of the Article 370 of the Constitution that gave the erstwhile state a unique status. […]
JK reports 708 new positive cases, 22497 recovered so far
JAMMU, AUGUST 19: The Government on Wednesday informed that 708 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 102 from Jammu division and 606 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 30034. Also 11 COVID-19 deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. […]