KEG shocked over death of young journalist
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) expressed shock over the sudden demise of a young reporter Javed Ahmad who was associated with daily ‘Rising Kashmir’. The incident is not only tragic and shocking for the family of the young journalist but the entire media fraternity in Kashmir is pained at his sudden demise. KEG expresses solidarity […]
Tripura Tragedy: 45-Year-Old Women Dragged, Raped, Strangled
A 45-year-old woman was allegedly raped in Tripura’s Sipahijala district, police said on Thursday. The woman was returning home from a relative’s place on Wednesday when she was dragged to a paddy field by a 28-year-old man and allegedly raped, said Sukanta Bhattacharya, the officer in-charge of Melagarh police station. The man also tried to […]
Rayudu comeback big boost as CSK take on upbeat Sunrisers Hyderabad
Ambati Rayudu’s much-awaited comeback will be a shot in the arm for an under-pressure Chennai Super Kings when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad, who have shown resilience after early setbacks, in the IPL here on Friday. Rayudu, hero of CSK’s opening IPL victory against Mumbai Indians, missed out due to mild hamstring injury and Bravo […]
Next Trump-Biden debate will have new rules to aid ‘orderly discussion’
The group that manages US presidential election debates said on Wednesday it would take steps to bring order to the final two contests between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, following widespread criticism of their first encounter. The 90-minute debate on Tuesday night was chaotic, marred by the Republican president’s constant interjections and interruptions of […]
NC Leader Says Article 370 Must Be Fought For, Politically Rather Than Legally
After the CBI’s special court judgment on Tuesday on the Babri Masjid demolition case, a senior National Conference (NC) leader Syed Basharat Bukhari has said that the petitions filed before the Supreme Court to challenge the government’s decision to revoke Article 370 should be withdrawn. In a tweet, Bukhari said, “high time for J&K political […]
Young reporter dies of heart attack
Baramulla: Defence Correspondent at the daily Rising Kashmir, Javid Ahmad died of heart attack Thursday afternoon in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Javid, a resident of Watergam Rafiabad Baramulla was on his way to Srinagar when he suddenly fell unconscious after sufferring a massive heart attack at Pattan, sources told Kashmir Reader. He was rushed to […]
LG Sinha visits slain Babar Qadri’s family, assures support
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor J&K, Manoj Sinha on Thursday visited the family of late advocate Babar Qadri, who was recently killed by unidentified gunmen at his home in Srinagar’s. An official statement said that LG Sinha visited the family of slain advocate in Hawal,Srinagar and spoke to Babar’s father, Mohammad Yaseen Qadri,his brother Zafar Qadri and […]
POLITICAL SPACE
Government has recently allowed all the mainstream political parties to hold meetings and have lifted the restrictions on their movement and also on their activities. The National Conference was the first political force to get the space and they held a series of meetings in Srinagar to discuss the ground situation and also to take […]
2 soldiers killed, 4 others injured in cross LoC firing in Kupwara
Srinagar: Two soldiers were killed and four others were injured in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Naugam Kupwara in north Kashmir, Indian army said on Thursday. “Pakistan initiated an unprovoked ceasefire violation along LoC in Naugam Sector, Kupwara today morning by firing mortars and other weapons. Two soldiers (were killed) […]
Superspreaders led to 60% Covid-19 cases: Study
A tenth of all patients infected with the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) become “superspreaders” and account for 60% of new infections, while 70% of infected patients do not pass the disease to anyone else, shows a study on transmission patterns of Sars-CoV-2 published in the journal Science — the first time numbers are being put to […]