SRINAGAR — The holy month of Ramazan will commence from Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir with religious fervour. For the first time two years, people in large numbers offered prayers including Taraweeh (night prayers) in Masjids and shrines without the fear of covid-19 and without maintaining social distancing during the prayers. In the previous two […]
SRINAGAR — Two wiremen, working in Airtel Fibre, were thrashed by local residents at Athwajan area of Srinagar on Saturday. Official sources said that two wireman identified as Shabir Ahmad of Kaka Mohalla Nowhatta and Waseem Ahmad Dar of Jogi Lankar Rainawari were thrashed by some local residents when they were laying cable for internet […]
ANANTNAG — The security forces on Saturday claimed to have arrested a militant affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit in Bijbehera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that a joint naka was laid by security forces in Hassanpora area of Bijbehera. “At 08 PM, one suspect was challenged by the team, who tried to […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir reported 25 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said eight of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 17 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453793. Giving district wise details, […]
SRINAGAR — The holy month of Ramadhan will begin tomorrow (Sunday) in Jammu and Kashmir as the moon has been sighted, announced J&K Grand Mufti on Saturday. He said that moon sightings have been reported from various places and other places. “The moon marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadhan has been sighted. […]
BENGALURU — Five Bajrang Dal activists were arrested in Shivamogga district in Karnataka for allegedly attacking a Muslim trader for selling halal meat, even as the ‘Boycott halal products’ campaign by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal intensified in the state. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai appealed to people to celebrate Hindu new year Ugadi and […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said people need to learn to live with Covid-19 and get back to normal life. “Covid-19 will become yet another infection joining many other diseases that humanity has learned to live,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said we have entered […]
NEW YORK — Children younger than 5 years of age who are infected with the Omicron variant have less risk of severe health outcomes than those infected with the Delta variant, a new study suggests. The study, published in the journal ‘JAMA Pediatrics’, also showed that the Omicron variant is 6-8 times more infectious than […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa said that his country is ready to move forward on Kashmir if India agrees, Dawn reported. “Pakistan continues to believe in using dialogue and diplomacy to resolve all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute and is ready to move forward on this front […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a person and filed a case against him for allegedly molesting a six-year-old girl in Srinagar. Locals and family members said that a minor girl was allegedly molested by a person in a Srinagar area on March 31 after which they approached the police. Today, locals and family […]