SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Administration for not returning the mortal remains of Aamir Magrey, who was killed in the Hyderpora shootout in November last year, in disregard to orders of the High Court. The Jammu and Kashmir High Court last week ordered for exhuming the […]
NEW DELHI — SpiceJet on Thursday said it will operate 37 special flights between India and Saudi Arabia till July 31 for Indian Haj pilgrims who will visit Islamic pilgrimage sites in Mecca and Medina. “The special flights from Srinagar will depart for Medina between June 5 and June 20. Return flights from Jeddah to […]
GANDERBAL — The district administration Ganderbal Thursday said that the annual Mela of Kheerbhawani will be observed with great religious fervour and enthusiasm. Talking to reporters at Ganderbal, the Deputy Commissioner of the district Shayambir said that some social media reports suggesting cancellation of Mela Kheerbhawani are totally baseless as the district administration has already […]
SRINAGAR — Following the killing of two migrant teachers, the School Education Department has directed the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) of Kashmir division to post non—Muslim employees of the department at their desirous and safe places. Sources in the department informed that “Authorities have directed the CEOs to place non—Muslim employees at the places of […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday met National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to discuss the recent series of targeted killings in Kashmir. Union Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office Dr Jitendra Singh also joined the meeting, according to NDTV report. NSA Doval is currently in North Block to meet Shah. The […]
JAMMU — Amid unabated targeted killings in Kashmir, hundreds of government employees posted in the valley took out a march here on Thursday to demand their immediate transfer to their respective home districts. The protesters were carrying placards in support of their demand and pictures of their colleague Rajni Bala, a school teacher who was […]
SRINAGAR — A 60-year-old person’s dead body was fished out from river Jhelum at Kondbal Padshahi Bagh area in Srinagar on Thursday. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com (KDC) the dead body of the male, having age around 60 years, was fished out from Jhelum river. After the dead body was recovered, it was […]
KULGAM — A non-local resident, posted as bank manager at Elaqahi Dehati Bank in Arreh Mohanpora village in Kulgam district was shot dead by suspected militants on Thursday. Repots said, a bank manager was fired upon by suspected militants when he was on duty at Arreh Mohanpora branch in Kulgam district, leaving him critically injured. […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir witnessed partly cloudy sky during the last 24 hours as the MeT department forecast mainly dry weather on Thursday. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K during the next 24 hours in J&K”, an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar recorded 11.6 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 6.3 and Gulmarg […]
BEIJING — Four people were killed and 14 others injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted the city of Ya’an in China’s Sichuan province, authorities have confirmed. The earthquake struck Lushan county at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicentre, with a depth […]