22 houses gutted in Srinagar mid-night blaze
Twenty-two houses were gutted in a devastating midnight blaze in Gata- Colony Noor Bagh area of Srinagar city. Besides the massive property loss, four persons including a firefighter sustained injuries during the rescue operation. The victims told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the fire emanated from a house due to a short circuit […]
Body of mentally unsound person found in Kupwara
Body of a mentally unsound person was found in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Thursday. Reports reaching GNS said that some passersby spotted the body near Jamia Masjid Drugmulla and informed the police station about it. A police team reached the spot and took the body into possession. The deceased has been identified as […]
Active Covid cases dip to 14,307
With 1,225 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s infection tally rose to 4,30,24,440, while the active cases dipped to 14,307, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,129 with 28 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 per […]
Sri Lanka faces 13-hour blackouts, hospitals stop surgery as crisis deepens
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts from Thursday and more hospitals suspended routine surgeries after running out of life-saving medicines, as the cash-strapped island’s economic crisis deepened. The South Asian nation of 22 million people is in its worst economic spiral since independence in 1948, sparked by an acute lack of foreign […]
Bangladesh ready for South Africa Test challenge: Mominul Haque
DURBAN: Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque believes his team are well prepared ahead of the first Test against South Africa starting here at Kingsmead on Thursday. “South Africa are playing at home and that is always an advantage. However, we have been here for nearly three weeks and the boys have adjusted to conditions,” Mominul said […]
Scientific temper
In order to grow the scientific temper and research for the new crops which can withstand the weather conditions, the government of Jammu and Kashmir has kept a sharp focus on this sector. Recently a national level conference was held in which a lot of scientists participated and among the speakers was the Advisor to […]
DC Srinagar listens to public grievances; inspects ongoing works of 220×33 KVA Power Grid Station, rejuvenation works of Sarband water reservoir
SRINAGAR, MARCH 30: Continuing its endeavor to bring administration at the door steps of people living in remote and far-flung areas and for on spot resolution of their issues, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Wednesday held the weekly Block Diwas programme at Nayabat Office Harwan. Vice Chairman, District Development Council, Srinagar, Bilal Ahmad, […]
Sheetal, Shahid review modalities for redressal of tribal employees service related matters, grievances
JAMMU, MARCH 30: Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare, Sheetal Nanda along with Secretary, Tribal Affairs, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary convened the first meeting of Internal Grievance Committee to look into the issues of employment and service related grievances of Scheduled Tribe employees across various departments. The Internal Grievance Committee headed by Commissioner-Secretary, Social Welfare has the […]
27-year-old youth’s body found in Nowgam Srinagar 5 days after going missing
Five days after going missing, body of a 27-year-old man was recovered from Nowgam area of Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said. They said body of Umar Farooq Sheikh son of Farooq Ahmad Sheikh of Sector B, Gulshan Nagar here, was recovered from an area falling near Ahmed Hospital and SSB Camp Nowgam. A police officer […]
Three Kashmiri students arrested Agra get bail
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar After a long wait of five months the families of three arrested Kashmiri youth finally got the release order from the court on Wednesday after they were arrested by UP police on sedition charges as they had favored the Pakistani cricket team at that point of time through their social […]