SRINAGAR — J&K Peoples Conference on Wednesday hit back at the NC for calling PC President Sajad Gani Lone a former militant. Senior NC leader Javid Rana had, during a rally in Mendhar in presence of NC vice president Omar Abdullah, dubbed Sajad Lone as a former millitant. In a series of tweets on its […]
SRINAGAR — A 62-year-old tourist from India’s state Gujarat died of suspected heart attack at SMHS in summer capital Srinagar on Wednesday. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that one tourist identified Rashid Mansuri (62) son of Abdul Gani Mansuri, a resident of Gujarat fell ill at Tangmarg from where he was immediately shifted […]
SRINAGAR — Traffic headquarters office was partially gutted in a pre-dawn fire at Molana Azad (MA) road in Kashmir capital Srinagar on Wednesday, officials said. They told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a fire broke out on the last floor of the Traffic headquarters office this morning. Fire engines were rushed to spot immediately […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained cloudy with light rain in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast mainly clear to partly cloudy sky during the next 24 hours. “Weather is expected to remain mainly clear to partly cloudy in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the […]
NEW DELHI — India recorded a single-day rise of 1,829 new coronavirus infections, raising the tally to 4,31,27,199, while the active cases have declined to 15,647, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The death toll due to the pandemic has climbed to 5,24,293 with 33 fresh fatalities, the data updated by the ministry at […]
SRINAGAR — One person was killed and three others were injured after militants attack wine shop in Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said militants lobbed grenade on newly opened wine shop at Dewan Bagh locality in Baramulla district resulting in injuries to four persons. All the injured persons were shifted to nearby […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Tuesday said that they have arrested three persons including a Juvenile for allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl in Malbagh area of Soura in Srinagar district. In a tweet Srinagar police wrote, “Three accused including one Juvenile apprehended for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor girl in Malbagh, Soura. […]
SRINAGAR — Government on Tuesday appointed Vivek Bhardwaj (IAS), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) Finance Department as Director on the Board of Directors of J&K Bank Ltd. “In exercise of powers vested under Article 69(1) of the Articles of Association of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited, Vivek Bhardwaj, IAS, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported five new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that the three cases were reported from Jammu and two from Srinagar district, taking the overall tally to 454153—166402 in Jammu and 287751 in Kashmir. […]
NEW DELHI — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday directed security forces to conduct coordinated counter-militancy operations pro-actively in Jammu and Kashmir. He also said that to fulfil Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a prosperous and peaceful Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces should ensure zero cross-border infiltration to wipe out terrorism in […]