SRINAGAR — In order to provide adequate Job opportunities to the youth of J&K and make them self dependent, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has started ‘Be Rozgar Se Swarozgar Scheme’. The scheme is part of 10-point campaign initiated by government to give a renewed push to the implementation of employment and other beneficiary […]
SRINAGAR — Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) today said that it is fully aware of the transportation crisis that has affected both schools and the parents at the onset of opening of schools. The Association said that the opening of educational institutes after three years has come up with a new set […]
SRINAGAR — A tourist from Uttar Pradesh died of a ‘suspected’ heart attack at a luxury hotel falling in the jurisdiction of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday, officials said An official said that 56-year-old Gayas Ud Din Ansari son of Jalal Ud Din from Uttar Pradesh fell unconscious at Golden Tulip in the jurisdiction […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Police was lucky to get evidence from the scene of crime of the February 1 acid attack on a woman as someone had “inadvertently” cleaned the area with water, according to the charge sheet filed in the case. The victim, whose identity is not to be disclosed as per […]
SRINAGAR — In view of the fire incident at Bone and Joint hospital in Srinagar, the government has decided to start orthopedic clinics at five district and sub district hospitals so that the patient won’t face any problems. Officials said that orthopaedic clinics will start functioning from Monday, which will run 24×7 and 14 orthopedic […]
BUDGAM — A mother-daughter duo was injured in a pressure cooker blast on Sunday morning in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Officials sources said that mother-daughter duo was injured in a pressure blast at Futli Pora Pakharpora area of Budgam. The duo identified as Hajara Bano (55), wife of Wali Muhammad Laway and her daughter Sabnam […]
RIYADH — Workers has begun removing social distancing stickers from indoor and outdoor corridors, squares and facilities at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, in preparatiom for the Fajr (dawn) prayer, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. This is in line with the decision to lift […]
NEW DELHI — With 5,476 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,29,62,953, while the active cases dipped to 59,442, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll climbed to 5,15,036 with 158 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
NEW DELHI — SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Saturday that its Starlink satellite broadband service has been told by some governments, not Ukraine, to block Russian news sources. “We will not do so unless at ‘gunpoint’, sorry to be a free speech absolutist”, he said in a tweet. Musk also said that SpaceX was […]
SRINAGAR — Cloudy weather with short spells of sunshine continued in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast moderate to heavy rain and snow in both the union territories during the next 24 hours. “A fresh Western Disturbance is activity over J&K and Ladakh. Widespread rain/snow is likely to occur during […]