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 […]
Pakistan 76-0 at lunch as first Test against Australia heads for draw
Pakistan’s first home Test against Australia in nearly a quarter of a century headed for a tame draw with the hosts 76 without loss at lunch on the fifth and final day on Tuesday. Imamul Haq was unbeaten on 40 and fellow opener Abdullah Shafique on 33 after Australia were dismissed for 459 in their […]
No safe corridor, just a plank for those fleeing to Kyiv
IRPIN: The rickety plank is barely 50 centimetres wide and half submerged in icy water, but already 10,000 people have used it to cross a river and flee Russian bombardment. Moving ever closer behind the citizens of Irpin come Russian tanks and guns, and ahead of them — over this last crowded obstacle — lies […]
Missing Awoora Boy’s Body Found In Nearby Forests After 3 Weeks
Three weeks after the 8-year-old boy went missing from his house at Awoora village of this north Kashmir, his body was recovered from Gujar Pati forest area in the vicinity on Tuesday, officials said. As per the family, Talib Hussain son of Manzoor Ahmad Khan had disappeared moments after he left home on the fateful […]
Plantation drive
There is a massive plantation drive to be started in Jammu and Kashmir as the spring season will start. The government has very keen to enhance the green cover of Jammu and Kashmir and in this direction recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir reviewed capex of Forest department and called for ramping up plantation […]