SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today flagged off a fleet of boats and shikaras carrying devotees and artists from Zero Bridge to Ganderbal to commemorate the Urs of Sufi saint Syed Qamar-ud-Din Bukhari (RA). The Lt Governor expressed hope that the occasion would further strengthen the bonds of goodwill and brotherhood. Let us remind […]
MUMBAI — The high-octane marquee clash between India and Pakistan on August 28 in Group A of Asia Cup 2022 has become the most watched T20I ever, outside of World Cups. The viewership numbers further said that 176 million viewers tuned in to watch the first six games of Asia Cup 2022 in the UAE. […]
Mudasir Maqbool SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist People’s Front (JKNPF) on Thursday held a party convention at Sher-e-Kashmir Park in Srinagar to elaborate more on the agenda of the party. The main aim of the party is to make Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory violence free, drugs free and corruption free. The party […]
Ess Enn RAMBAN — A medical Camp was conducted by Army’s 23 Rashtriya Rifles at Chirwari of Ramban District for people from poor economic backgrounds having limited access to medical care. To provide health facilities Army’s medical team comprising of an officer along with Nursing Assistants distribute free medicines and free Health Checkups for local […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Police in Rajouri district Thursday registered an FIR against a J&K Administrative Service (JKAS) who was earlier suspended following allegations that he made objectionable remarks against the religion of a subordinate officer. Assistant Commissioner (Panchayat), Abdul Rashid Kohli, was placed under suspension on Tuesday by the Rajouri District Magistrate […]
JAMMU — A low-intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.5 hit Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. No casualty or damage to property was reported, they said. The quake struck Katra, which houses the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Trikuta hills, at 7.52 am, officials said. The epicentre was at a […]
KULGAM — Body of a teenage girl was recovered from nallah Vishow in Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday, officials said here. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the body of the girl identified as Ruby Jan (14) daughter of Ghulam Hassan of Tangmarg was spotted in […]
SRINAGAR — An NIA court on Wednesday granted bail to 17 persons accused in the “lynching to death” of a Police officer outside Jamia Masjid in Kashmir capital Srinagar in 2017. On June 22, 2017, the officer DySP Muhammad Ayub Pandit was lynched to death when people were observing Shab-e-Qadr outside Jamia Masjid, Nowhatta. In […]
SRINAGAR — Haziq Parvez Lone, a young student from Trenz village in Shopian district of South Kashmir has scored all India rank 10th in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-UG) 2022 examination, a result of which was declared on Wednesday by the National Testing Agency. Haziq also becomes the topper from Jammu and Kashmir Union […]
NEW DELHI — Rajasthan’s Tanishka bagged the top rank in medical entrance exam NEET, the results of which were declared on Wednesday by the National Testing Agency. Delhi’s Vatsa Ashish Batra and Hrishikesh Nagbhushan Gangule from Karnataka bagged the second and third positions respectively. The maximum number of candidates who qualified the exam are from […]