NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police on Wednesday clarified that it has not issued any direction against giving reservation in hotels to those furnishing identity cards from Jammu and Kashmir. The statement comes after a purported viral video on social media shows a man allegedly being denied reservation in hotel as he is from the […]
ISLAMABAD — The OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir said on Wednesday that lasting peace in South Asia cannot be achieved without a settlement of the Kashmir issue. The group met on the sidelines of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Islamabad and […]
POONCH — At least two persons were injured in a firing incident in Surankote of Poonch district on Wednesday evening, officials said. They said the incident took place at Hari Mohalla Iqbal Nagar Surankote during a meeting regarding a husband-wife dispute in the house of an advocate. “During the course of meeting an advocate namely […]
SRINAGAR — A senior medico and flu-expert, Dr Nisar ul Hassan on Wednesday said that the Covid-19 cases on rise in China and other countries is not worrisome and that Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to witness 4th wave of the deadly virus. Dr Nisar said that there has been a massive surge in Covid-19 […]
SRINAGAR — Tourists from different States across the country were jubilant at the Asia’s largest Tulip garden in the foothills of Zabarwan Mountains overlooking famous Dal lake Srinagar that was thrown open for the public on Wednesday. As the tulips were in full bloom, the visitors from different places including the locals were seen clicking […]
SRINAGAR — At least 31 couples tied a knot on Wednesday in a simple mass marriage function held at Babademb area of Srinagar City. The couples from different districts tied the knot in a mass marriage function, organised by ‘The Helping Hand’s foundation, a local NGO. President of NGO, ‘Helping Hands foundation’, Umer Ahmad told […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four over ground workers of militants and recovered four hand grenades from them in Srinagar. “Today evening during a Naka checking at Bemina chowk, one OGW namely Zubair Sheikh son of Altaf Sheikh of Elahi Bagh Soura was intercepted by police party and on his search […]
SRINAGAR — At least seven persons including three policemen, two traffic cops, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man and a civilian were injured in a grenade attack at Rainawari area of Srinagar on Wednesday. Official sources said that unidentified persons lobbed a grenade towards a naka party in Rainawari area this evening. The incident […]
SRINAGAR — In a first of its kind in Jammu and Kashmir, the department of Pulmonary Medicine, Government Medical College Srinagar, has added facility of laser to the armamentarium of interventional pulmonology. “Laser is a useful tool for interventional pulmonologist. It is helpful in management of various respiratory diseases like central airway obstruction (malignant or […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 26 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said 14 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 12 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453595. Giving district wise details, […]