Kashmir

Shab-e-Qadr to be observed tonight

SRINAGAR — Considered as better than one thousand months, the Muslims are all across the world will observe the holy Shab-e-Qadr or Lailat-ul-Qadr with religious fervor and reverence tonight. The biggest congregational prayer is expected at Dargah Hazratbal where the authorities have made special arrangements and also issued an elaborate traffic plan to ensure smooth […]

Health

J&K reports 7 Covid-19 cases

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir recorded seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu district and two each from Baramulla and Budgam, taking the overall tally to 454028—166331 in Jammu […]

Politics

Omar questions barring of Shab-e-Qadr and Jumat-ul-Vida prayers at historic Jamia Masjid

SRINAGAR — National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah Thursday said that the present situation in Kashmir was far from normalcy and if the claims of normalcy in the Valley by government are true, why Shab-e-Qadr and Jumat-ul-Vida prayers are barred at historic Jamia Masjid. “On one hand, the government claims situation was normal, why Jumat-ul-Vida and […]

Kashmir

Admin’s directive not to allow prayers on Shab-e-Qadr, Jumat-ul-Vida at Jamia Masjid Srinagar unacceptable: PAGD

SRINAGAR — The directive of the administration not to allow the congregational prayers on the holy occasion of Shab-e-Qadr and Jumat-ul-Vida at historic Jamia Masjid Srinagar is highly deplorable, said PAGD spokesperson M Y Tarigami on Thursday. The authorities, according to reports, have asked the managing body of the Jamia Masjid, not to offer prayers […]

Kashmir

24-year-old girl allegedly ends life in Pattan

SRINAGAR — A 24-year-old girl on Thursday allegedly committed suicide at her home in Pattan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that a 24-year-old (name withheld), a resident of Yall Pattan area allegedly committed suicide at her home. “She was immediately rushed to the Sub-District Hospital Pattan where […]