JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday escaped unhurt following a car accident on the outskirts of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Sources said Sinha was going to his hometown in Ghazipur when he met with an accident. “His car collided with an iron pillar installed on the slope of the Rajghat […]
KUPWARA — The parents of missing 8-year-old boy who vanished from his home at Awoora village of Kupwara district without a trace 11 days ago are pleading for his safe return. As per the family, Talib Hussain son of Mohammad Ashraf Khan disappeared moments after he left home on the fateful day. “We searched every […]
NEW DELHI — India on Thursday mounted a major diplomatic initiative to evacuate its nationals from Ukraine through its land border crossings after Russia launched a large-scale military assault on the eastern European nation triggering major global concerns and sanctions against Moscow by several Western powers. Amid the deepening crisis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke […]
NEW DELHI — As the world watched in shock the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sat in the Kremlin doing what he does best — raising the issue of Jammu and Kashmir. On Thursday, in his first-ever summit meeting with President Vladimir Putin, which ran concurrently with the invasion, Khan underscored […]
SRINAGAR — The University of Kashmir on Friday issued necessary guidelines for deans, heads of departments, faculty members and students ahead of re-opening of the varsity for offline classes from March 3, 2022. “This is for the information of all concerned that the class-work/examination in the teaching departments of the main and satellite campuses shall […]
‘No stress, no mandatory uniforms, no tests, sharing experiences to be part of first week’ SRINAGAR — Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) today said that the the first week of re-opening of schools will be celebrated as a week of happiness and sharing of experiences, so that students start the session in […]
SRINAGAR — Gulmarg and Pahalgam received fresh light snowfall while light rains lashed plains in Jammu and Kashmir overnight, officials said on Friday. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar received 0.4mm of rain in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours. The summer capital of J&K recorded a rise of 0.9°C in night […]
NEW DELHI — India logged 13,166 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 4,28,94,345, while the active cases declined to 1,34,235, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,13,226 with 302 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily Covid-19 […]
SRINAGAR — Six persons from Marwah area of Warwan in Kishtwar district, who had gone missing on way to their from Anantnag via Margan top, have been traced on Friday morning. An official from Warwan said that all six persons are alive and they were spotted at the top of Inshan area of Warwan and […]
SHOPIAN — Two local Lashkar-i-Toiba (LeT) militants and a civilian were killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Amshipora village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Friday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) in Amshipora village following the […]