Friday prayers not allowed in Jamia Masjid, Hazratbal, other shrines in Kashmir
Friday prayers remained suspended for the second successive week at historic Jamia Masjid in the downtown, Assar-e-Shareif Hazratbal and some other famous shrines in Kashmir valley to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. However, prayers were allowed in local mosques, where people offered ‘Friday namaz’ amid strict COVID guidelines, including maintaining social distance and wearing […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)
JK reports 159 new positive cases, 318409 recovered so far SRINAGAR, AUGUST 20: The Government on Friday informed that 159 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 36 from Jammu division and 123 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 323951. […]
Director Agriculture visits Uri, Bla
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 20: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited sweet corn areas of North Kashmir’s Uri Sub-division of Baramulla. During the visit, the Director convened a meeting of the officers and other stakeholders to discuss the different plans for the promotion and marketing of the sweet corn in the valley. The […]
Samoon reviews arrangements for upcoming visit of PSC on labour
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 20: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today held a meeting of civil and police administration to give final shape to the arrangements to be put in place for the upcoming visit of Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Labour here. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Labour, Sarita […]
Rumors about deteriorating health of Syed Ali Geelani baseless, says family members
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar After the rumors were making rounds on the social media about the health condition of Syed Ali Geelani his family members have refuted these claims and have said that he was stable. His younger son Dr. Naseem while taking news agencies he said that there is no basis to the […]
Diesel price come down for third straight day, petrol rate stable since July 17
Diesel rates were reduced for the third straight day and petrol prices remained stable for the 34th consecutive day in India on Friday, according to the latest details shared by oil retailers. Petrol prices have remained the same since July 17. In Delhi, petrol is being sold at ₹101.84 per litre while diesel prices saw a […]
Afghanistan-Pak ODI series on schedule: Afghan board
Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against Pakistan, which is due to begin on September 3 in Sri Lanka is on schedule despite Taliban taking over the country this month, the country’s cricket board chief has confirmed. “Cricket is doing very well. We are going to the office of Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). The cricket team is […]
Biden says Taliban now in ‘existential crisis’
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the Taliban have not changed but are going through an “existential crisis” about whether they want legitimacy on the global stage as they have taken over Afghanistan. In an interview on ABC’s Good Morning America, Biden said that he’s not sure the Taliban want to be recognised by the […]
India Records Lowest COVID-19 Active Cases In 150 Days
The active COVID-19 cases in India have declined to 3,63,605, the lowest in 150 days, data released by the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The active cases comprise 1.12 per cent of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, the ministry said. India registered 36,571 new COVID-19 infections, taking the total tally of […]
Khrew Gunfight: 02 Hizb militants killed, search operation on
01 AK-47, Pistol and other ammunition recovered Two militants of outfit Hizbul- Mujahideen were killed in an encounter in Krew area of Pampore in Awantipora of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. A top Police officer told GNS that two militants were killed in the gunfight. He further said that one of the slain militant […]