TRAL — Two local militants were killed in an encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Arigam village in Tral town of Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Arigam village following […]
NEW DELHI — Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Wednesday, taking the total increase in rates in 16 days to Rs 10 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 105.41 per litre as against Rs 104.61 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 95.87 […]
TRAL — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Arigam village in Tral town of Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Arigam village following the inputs about presence of militants in […]
Mudasir Maqbool SRINAGAR — The wildtulips of South Kashmir’s Pampore Pulwama is attracting tourists these days after Tourism department tweeted these pictures on social media handles. “The wild tulips of Pampore: Could there be a lovelier sight…the endless fields of pinks and whites and the swaying mustard beyond. Paradise beckons,” tweeted an official handle of […]
SRINAGAR — Family members of a woman created a ruckus at Shifa Medical Centre- a Super-Speciality Hospital, here in Magarmal-Bagh Srinagar, after the woman gave birth to a dead baby. They alleged that doctors took the woman’s pregnancy normally, killing their newborn. Hospital management alleged that family members broke the windowpanes, and attacked the female […]
JAMMU — A government teacher posted in a school of Rajouri has been placed under suspension and attached in an administrative office after allegations of corporal punishment to a girl student of the school surfaced. The allegations of corporal punishment to the girl student were levelled by her parent. The father of girl alleged that […]
ANANTNAG — Amid rising unemployment in Jammu Kashmir, a youth from south Kashmir is inspiring a change in the region. Mohammed Ashraf Dar from south Kashmir has started his own floriculture unit in Anantnag, providing jobs to the local youth. After establishing his floriculture income-generating unit at Batengoo area of Anantnag district, the 45-year-old entrepreneur […]
SRINAGAR — Over 400 delegations met the Delimitation Commission on Tuesday here at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), taking the total number of groups to over 400 across Jammu and Kashmir in the last two days. The panel said that it will accommodate all the “genuine suggestions” put forth by the representatives of political parties […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported twelve fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that the there was one fresh case from Jammu and 11 from Kashmir Valley, take the overall tally to 453827—166273 in Jammu and 287554 in […]
SRINAGAR — Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission B R Sharma on Tuesday said they had given 30-day prior notice to candidates appearing in the combined competitive (Mains) examination in November last year and the examination would be held as per schedule. Sharma said there is no truth in the claims made by […]