SRINAGAR — Light rain with isolated hailstorm occurred in J&K on Monday, as the MeT department forecast mainly dry weather during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours” an official of the MeT department said. Srinagar had 9.0 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam 2.8 and […]
WASHINGTON — Religious freedom has deteriorated “significantly” in India under the Modi-led government, a US commission said. It was the third straight year that the US Commission on International Religious Freedom asked that India be placed on a list of “countries of particular concern” — a recommendation that has angered New Delhi and is virtually […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has strongly responded to a public notice by India regarding pursuance of higher education in Pakistan, terming the tone of the advisory as “threatening”. Pakistan Foreign Office issued a response on the matter, expressing its disregard for the public notice jointly issued by University Grants Commission of India and All India Council […]
KUPWARA — In yet another instance of displaying communal harmony, the Muslims in Lolab valley of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Monday performed the last rites of an elderly deceased Pandit woman. Rita Kumari (70), a Kashmiri Pandit lady of Lalpora area of Lolab died on Monday. Soon after news about her death spread, the local […]
TOKYO — The world’s oldest person from the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka died at the age of 119 on April 19, the government said on Monday. Kane Tanaka was born on January 2 in 1903, the year Wright Brothers — Wilbur and Orville Wright — made the world’s first successful flight of powered aircraft, […]
URI — A woman was killed after a shooting stone hit her head in Kamalkote area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that a woman namely Husan Fatma, wife of Syed Nasar Husan resident of Kamalkot Uri, was hit by a shooting stone while she had taken a […]
SRINAGAR — Police in Awantipora along with security forces have arrested a Hybrid militant and his accomplice who were planning to target outside labourers. Besides, Police have arrested one person for collecting funds in the name of banned organization JeI in Baramulla. In a statement, police said that on a specific input, Police along with […]
NEW DELHI — The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Government of India on Monday blocked 16 YouTube ‘news’ channels, including six from Pakistan for allegedly spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order. Their videos have more than 68 crore views in total, the ministry said. “It was observed that these […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir recorded 14 new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to it in the last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said that seven cases each were reported from Jammu and Kashmir, taking overall tally to 454004—166316 in Jammu and 287688 in Kashmir. While seven cases were reported […]
SRINAGAR — Taking strong exception to merger of schools by Chief Education Officers sans approval by competent authority, Director School Education Kashmir has strictly refrained them from issuing any such orders, terming them same as “sheer misuse of official authority and overstepping.” The DESK has also withdrawn all such orders. In an order issued here, […]