Soldier killed, 2 others injured as snow avalanche hits army post in Kupwara

Kupwara: An army soldier was killed and two others were injured after a snow avalanche hit a post in Tanghdar area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the snow mass hit Roshan post at around 8 pm last night and three soldiers were swept away. They were immediately rescued and […]
HC orders release of Masarat Alam

Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Tuesday directed the government to release Muslim League Chairman Masarat Alam Bhat from preventive custody forthwith if he is not required in any other case. A division bench of Justice Saneev Kumar and Justice Rajnesh Oswal issued the direction after noticing that the detention order against Bhat has outlived […]
Body of Srinagar woman who died a day before her wedding to be exhumed

Srinagar : The Srinagar administration Tuesday ordered the exhumation and conduct of post mortem of a Srinagar woman who died a day before her wedding earlier this month. The would-be-husband of 29 year old Shahnaza Sultan of Sultan Mohallah area of Saidakadal Srinagar outskirts alleged that Shahnaza died without exhibiting any complications and he has […]
Bipal Pathak reviews functioning of Social Welfare department

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 17: Principal Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare department Bipal Pathak today reviewed functioning of Social Welfare department Kashmir and ICDS at an officers meeting here. The Director Social Welfare Kashmir, Bashir Ahmad Dar briefed the Principal Secretary about the status of welfare schemes being run by the department in the Kashmir Division. […]
ICAI opens office in Leh

Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Tuesday inaugurated a representative office of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) in Leh. The initiative will aid in development of the newly formed UT by extending support to government initiatives besides spreading knowledge in the field of accountancy and facilitating services to the upcoming and existing […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,99,353 stranded JK residents; 7,59,061 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains

JAMMU, NOVEMBER 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,99,353 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
572 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 5,585

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported 572 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,035,81. Out of the total cases, 96,392 have already recovered and 1,604 have died leaving a total of 5,585 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 381 were reported in Kashmir […]
Mughal Road opens after 3 days closure due to snowfall

Mughal road was on Tuesday thrown open for load carriers with fresh fruits, three days after the thoroughfare, connecting Shopian with Poonch, was closed after snowfall in the region. AEE Mughal Road Layqat Choudhary confirmed the snow clearance along the thoroughfare. DySP Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Zabir Mirza told GNS that the load carriers were allowed to […]
“We aren’t a ‘gang’”: J-K unionists to Amit Shah

After Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, lashed out at People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of unionists fighting for the restoration of pre-August 2019 status of Jammu and Kashmir, for wanting “foreign forces to intervene in [J-k]”, the former chief ministers have reacted scathingly. Mehbooba Mufti, who also heads People’s Democratic Party, said […]
CSK should release Dhoni if there’s mega auction, says Aakash Chopra

Chennai Super Kings should release Mahendra Singh Dhoni if a mega auction takes place ahead of 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) edition, believes cricketer-turned-commentator Aakash Chopra. According to Chopra, the three-time IPL champion would lose Rs 15 crore if they retain the former India captain. “I think CSK should release MS Dhoni going into the […]