6 People Drowned, 5 Rescued, 3 Missing As Boat Capsizes In Batawara Srinagar
Srinagar: In a heart wrenching incident, 6 people including five minor students were drowned, five were rescued while three others are missing after a boat capsized in river Jehlum near Batawara Srinagar early on Tuesday morning.Official sources said that the boat ferrying minor students to a local school capsized leading to the death of 5 […]
No Flood Threat In Kashmir: Officials
Srinagar- As rainfall subsides across Kashmir, officials said there was no flood threat in Kashmir and that they are closely monitoring water levels across key areas with water level in the river Jhelum near Ram Munshi Bagh steadily rising. Quoting a senior official of the Irrigation of Flood Control department, news agency KNO reported that with […]
Awareness programme
Awareness programmes are being held in every district of Jammu and Kashmir for the coming parliamentary polls. Recently as part of ongoing efforts to promote voter education and participation under SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation), the District Administration Bandipora organised a unique initiative of pigeon releasing at Mini Secretariat Bandipora. The Pigeon […]
Apni Party Will Support Those Parties Who Will Get Back Statehood To J&K: Altaf Bukhari
SRINAGAR, Apr 15: Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari on Monday said that his party will support those political parties who will get back the statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. The Apni Party has already announced the names of two candidates for Srinagar and Anantnag Lok Sabha seats. The party has not named any candidates for […]
Voter awareness
In Pulwama district preparations for the coming parliamentary elections have been started by authorities. Recently in a continuous effort to encourage voter participation and foster civic engagement, the District Administration Pulwama today organized a series of awareness programmes under (SVEEP). The Special Voter Enrollment, Education, and Participation (SVEEP) initiative aimed to educate and motivate […]
Wildlife Officials Deploy Teams at Srinagar Schools Amid Leopard Sighting
SRINAGAR: Amidst reports about presence of leopard in Malabagh area of Srinagar, Wildlife department officials have deployed multiple teams at few schools as a precautionary measure, officials said. A senior Wildlife official said that they have deployed multiple teams at many schools including RP school and Green Valley school to keep a close vigil in the […]
Heavy rain and flash floods kill 33 in Afghanistan
At least 33 people have been killed over three days of heavy rains and flash flooding in Afghanistan, the government’s disaster management department said on Sunday. “From Friday onward, because of the rains there were flash floods which caused high human and financial losses,” department spokesman Janan Sayeq said. “The primary information shows that, unfortunately, […]
Ganta Ghar, Srinagar, Hosts Voter Awareness Street Play
SRINAGAR: Dr Bilal Ahmad, District Election Officer (DEO) Srinagar, on Saturday said that various innovative methods are being employed to raise awareness about voting among individuals aged 18 and above. DEO Srinagar highlighted that a “Nukkad Natak” (street play) was performed on Saturday at Ganta Ghar (Clock Tower) to emphasise the significance of voting. Follow […]
Biden ‘considering’ Australian request to drop Assange case
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was “considering” a request by Australia to drop the prosecution of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on espionage charges. Australia’s parliament passed a motion in February with the prime minister’s support calling for an end to the legal saga surrounding Assange, who has been held in Britain […]
UN Security Council begins review of Palestinian bid for full UN membership
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council said on Monday that it would decide this month on the Palestinians’ bid for full UN membership, with the longshot campaign unlikely to survive US opposition. As the Gaza war rages on into its seventh month, the council’s move was described as “historic” by the Palestinians, but angrily […]