SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said former President Ram Nath Kovind has left behind a legacy during which the country’s Constitution was “trampled upon” as he “fulfilled BJP’s political agenda”. Droupadi Murmu was on Monday sworn in as India’s 15th President at an impressive ceremony in the packed and historic Central Hall […]
NEW DELHI — Droupadi Murmu on Monday took oath as the 15th President of India. Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana administered the oath of office to Murmu in the Central Hall of Parliament. Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind and Murmu arrived in Parliament in a ceremonial procession shortly before the swearing in commenced. She […]
RAMBAN — Death toll in Ramban road accident has mounted to six, as two women injured in the road mishap, succumbed to their injuries at Srinagar hospital, officials said here on Monday. An official said that two injured women identified as Naza Begum (45), wife of Mohammad Iqbal Sohil of Neel Tehsil Ramsoo and Naseema […]
SRINAGAR — One person was killed and five persons including a minor boy were injured in separate road accidents in Kashmir valley on Monday morning. According to Kashmir News Observer, a family of three from Rajouri district of Jammu were injured after their vehicle collided with a Dumper at Tengen area of Nowgam in Srinagar […]
JAMMU — A Border Security Force (BSF) sub-inspector allegedly shot himself dead at a post along the India-Pakistan international border here on Monday, officials said. Ramdev Singh was found lying in a pool of blood and his personal assault weapon was found by his side when a junior rank soldier reached his room around 6.35 […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological department on Monday forecast generally cloudy sky with light rain during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. “Weather is expected to remain generally cloudy with light rain at scattered places in J&K during the next 24 hours”, an official of the MeT department. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded 21 degrees Celsius, […]
MOSCOW — A chess-playing robot broke a seven-year-old boy’s finger during a tournament in Moscow, Russia, after the kid went for a swift move without waiting for the necessary time for the machine to complete its action. The incident took place on July 19 at the Moscow Chess Open tournament. The vice president of the […]
SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused the Jammu and Kashmir administration of “forcing” people to buy the national flag for the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign while asserting that patriotism comes naturally and cannot be imposed. The campaign has been launched to encourage the citizens to hoist the national flag in their homes […]
KULGAM — After a brief exchange of fire, militants have managed to give slip to the security forces in Rampora Qaimoh area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district where an encounter broke out last night, officials said on Sunday. An official said that encounter broke out Saturday night after a joint team of Police, Army’s 1 […]
KULGAM — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Rampora area of Qaimoh in Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Saturday late night. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Rampora area of Qaimoh in Kulgam district following the […]