SRINAGAR — Government of Jammu and Kashmir has sought details related to pre-mature transfers made since April 2021 from each of the administrative secretaries within a period of one week. Detailing out the issue, a directive in this regard says that Para-C of the Government Order Number 861-GAD of 2010 dated 28/07/2010 provides for ‘Tenure […]
SRINAGAR — An escort vehicle of People’s Democratic Front (PDF) chairman turned turtle on Tuesday afternoon at Khansahab area in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, resulting in injuries to two security personnel. Official sources said that an escort vehicle bearing registration number JK02AG-4769 of PDF chairman Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen rolled down in an orchard near Degree […]
SRINAGAR — Windstorm followed dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely during the next 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,288 new coronavirus infections reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,07,689, while the active cases decreased to 19,637, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,103 with 10 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]
SHOPIAN — A civilian was killed and another was injured besides one army personnel was also injured in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Pandoshan village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Monday. The militants however have managed to flee from the site of encounter. Reports said, two civilians […]
COLOMBO — At least five people, including an MP, were killed in Sri Lanka, with over 200 others injured in the wake of the violence in the island nation, which also led to a number of houses belonging to resigned Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and other politicians, being torched. On Monday night, anti-government protesters surrounded […]
KULGAM — A youth was found dead on Tuesday inside an orchard in Yaripora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. An official said that a youth identified as Shahid Ahmad Mochi son of Mohammad Ashraf Mochi, a resident of Khee was found dead by some locals inside an orchard in Zeban, Yaripora on […]
NEW YORK — Kashmiri photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo has won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize award in Feature Photography 2022 category for the coverage of Covid-19 crisis in India. Mattoo has won the award alongside the Reuters team including late Danish Siddiqui, Adnan Abidi, and Amit Dave. Danish Siddiqui was killed in Afghanistan last year while […]
SHOPIAN — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Pandoshan village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Pandoshan village following the inputs about presence of militants in the area. They […]
Waris Shah SRINAGAR — A 34-year-old woman was killed after she came under tin-sheet blown away from a rooftop during gusty winds in Botengo area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Official sources said that the woman, Meenu Jan wife of Khursheed Ahmad, came under the sheet during a heavy windstorm near Habkhatoon petrol […]