SRINAGAR — Chairperson Waqf Board, Dr. Darakhshah Andrabi on Saturday said that Board has decided to introduce online system for donations. She also said Waqf would soon construct a cancer hospital in Jammu and Kashmir. Andrabi told reporters that the donations are part of ‘Baitulmaal’, adding that “we won’t allow any disloyalty with the donations […]
LONDON — Taking a break from social media sites, including Twitter, Facebook or Instagram, for at least a week may lead to significant improvements in wellbeing, depression and anxiety, finds a new study. The study, published in the journal ‘Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking’, suggest that just one week off social media improved individuals’ overall […]
SRINAGAR — A man was injured in a leopard attack in Nesbal village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said on Saturday. They said that the leopard attacked the man, Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Ramzan Bhat in the morning when he was heading towards his orchard. Bhat managed to escape from the animal […]
SRINAGAR —:Weather remained hot and dry in Jammu and Kashmir as the Met Department on Saturday forecase that mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places will occur in the next 24 hours. Srinagar had 9.8, Pahalgam 4.2 and Gulmarg 3 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature on Saturday. Drass in Ladakh had 1.4, […]
NEW DELHI — India reported 3,805 new coronavirus infections in a day, pushing the number of active cases of the disease in the country to 20,303 and the overall tally to 4,30,98,743, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The data released at 8 am also showed that 22 fatalities — 20 of […]
SRINAGAR — Suspected militants on Saturday morning shot at and injured a policeman at Aiwa Bridge on Ali Jan road in Srinagar. Reports said policeman identified as Ghulam Hassan Dar son of Ghulam Rasool Dar from Danwar Eidgah was shot at and injured by suspected militants at Aiwa Bridge on Ali Jan road in Srinagar […]
NEW DELHI — The price of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder was hiked by Rs 50 on Saturday, reported news agency ANI. With the latest revision, 14.2-kg domestic LPG cylinders will now cost Rs 999.50. On May 1, the price of 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder was hiked by Rs 102.50, the third straight monthly […]
SRINAGAR — State Investigation Agency (SIA) carried raids at multiple locations in South Kashmir on Saturday morning. Sources said that the sleuths of the investigating agency with the assistance of the local police and the CRPF carried out raids in Lassipora and Chandgam area of Pulwama besides Braw Bandina area of Awantipora and Chawalgam area […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported nine new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours while there was no death due to the pathogen, officials said on Friday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and six from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 454088—166361 in Jammu and […]
BUDGAM — Police on Friday claimed to have arrested two militant associates of oufit Ansar Gazwat ul Hind in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Police in a statement said that budgam Police along with 62 RR and 43 Bn CRPF arrested two OGWs of outfit Ansar Gazwat ul Hind in Huroo area of Budgam. Arrested OGWs […]