ANANTNAG — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Watnar area of Kokernag in Anantnag district in South Kashmir on Saturday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Watnar, Kokernag following the inputs about presence of militants in the […]
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Ring Road: Landowners allege ‘withholding’ of payment by authorities, stage protest
SRINAGAR — Scores of landowners who have given up land for construction of the Ring road at Mirgund area of Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district staged protest on Saturday against withholding of their payment and authorities from taking up work on this ambitious project. The landowners, as per news agency Kashmir Dot Com said […]
Tulip garden will be closed from Monday
SRINAGAR — Director floriculture Farooq Ahmad Rather on Saturday said that tulip garden will be closed from monday. Rather said that the decision was taken in view as the flowers are beginning to wither. He also said that the garden witnessed all time record of tourists as 3.5 lac people visited the garden this year […]
9 injured in gas cylinder blast in Kupwara
KUPWARA — Atleast nine people suffered serious burn injuries following an LPG gas cylinder explosion inside a kitchen in Mugalpora village of Kupwara district on Saturday. “Nine people suffered burn injuries after an LPG gas cylinder exploded inside the house of of Ghulam Mohidin Wani son of Ghulam Ahmad Wani of Mughalpora Kupwara. Among the […]
One person drowns, another critically injured in Rajouri
RAJOURI — A man died while another one got seriously injured in an incident of drowning that took place at Siada Ladoth in Rajouri, an official said. Official said that deceased have been identified as Mohammad Noorani son of Mohammad Ayub resident of Shambar Gharat while the injured has been identified as Mohd Iqbal son […]
Internet service shut in Pulwama parts from one week, students suffer
PULWAMA — The authorities in Pulwama district in South Kashmir have been denying access to mobile internet for local from last one week. The mobile internet service was snapped in Pulwama district on 9th of April, 2022. However, even after one week the internet service has not been restored yet in Pulwama’s Shahoora belt and […]
Dry weather to continue in J&K for next 24 hours
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in J&K and Ladakh on Saturday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast dry weather to continue in the two union territories 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 […]
Gujarati tourist dies of heart attack at Gulmarg
SRINAGAR — A tourist from Gujarat died of a suspected heart attack at a luxury hotel at ski resort Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday evening. A police official told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that Bharatbhai Pareek (65) son of late Ishwarbhai Pareek, a resident of Jamnagar Gujarat complained of chest pain. […]
India records 975 fresh COVID-19 cases
NEW DELHI — India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,30,40,947 on Saturday with 975 more people testing positive for the viral disease, while the active cases increased to 11,366, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll reached 5,21,747 with four more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.03 […]
7 soldiers killed in terrorist attack in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Seven soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a military statement said. The incident happened on Thursday when the terrorists ambushed a military convoy near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in north Waziristan district of the province, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday in […]









