SRINAGAR — A 5-member delegation of from Islamic Organisations of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday called upon Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha to discuss several issues including arrest of several religious clerics and problems faced by fruit growers. Talking to reporters after meeting LG Sinha, one of the delegation members, Bashir Ahmad said that they discussed […]
SRINAGAR — A residential house and cowshed in its vicinity was gutted in a fire incident in Sheikhmuqaam village of Aloosa Bandipora last night, officials said on Monday. They said a single-storey residential house, belonging to one Javad Ahmad Gojer son of Late Khaleel Ullah, was gutted along with household good in the fire incident. […]
KARACHI — England all-rounder Moeen Ali, who will deputise for skipper Jos Buttler in the T20I series against England beginning here on Tuesday, has said the seven-match fixture will be a stern test for the side as it prepares for the T20 World Cup in Australia next month, adding there was extra responsibility on him […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Monday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT office said. Meanwhile, Srinagar registered 12.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 8 degrees and Gulmarg also 8 degrees Celsius […]
JAMMU — A man was charred to death as a truck he was travelling in caught fire on the Jammu-Pathankot highway in Kathua district here, police said on Monday. The victim, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was the truck driver’s helper, and they were travelling towards Jammu when the vehicle suddenly engulfed into […]
ISLAMABAD — The World Health Organisation has expressed fears about an impending second disaster of water-borne diseases in Pakistan in the wake of devastating floods that has wreaked havoc in several parts of the country. In a statement issued by the WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the global health watchdog said that water supply was […]
CHANDIGARH — Protests rocked the campus of Chandigarh University in Punjab’s Mohali Saturday night over allegations that objectionable videos of several women students were recorded by a hosteller, following which Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann ordered a probe. The protests continued on the campus till late Sunday night with senior officials from the district administration, police […]
JAMMU — A 51-mm mortar shell was destroyed Sunday after it was found in a field in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The rusted mortar shell was found by some villagers at Surara village, an official said, adding the bomb disposal squad of police was rushed to the village where it destroyed […]
JAMMU — A 32-year-old Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan was killed on Sunday when his car skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The jawan, Mohd Jaan, was posted in Kishtwar district and was travelling to his home at Kora village in […]
SRINAGAR — The efforts of the J&K Governments School Education Department (SED) are bearing results as a new enrolment drive ‘Aao School Chalein Campaign’ for bringing children to schools has witnessed 14.5% increase in the enrolment in 2021-22 as compared to 2020-21 under National Education Policy. After the unique initiative of the School Education Department, […]