LAHORE — At least three people were killed and 20 others injured on Thursday in a powerful blast at the Paan Mandi in Lahore’s famous Anarkali market, where Indian commodities are sold, police said. Lahore police spokesperson Rana Arif confirmed the death of three persons in the blast that shattered windows of nearby shops and […]
SRINAGAR — At a time when 22 State Presidents of Private Schools Associations across India has written to PM Modi and CM’s of their states to reopen educational institutions in the light of a recent statement from Education Expert of Work Bank, Coaching Centres Association of Jammu and Kashmir met Chief Secretary Arun Mehta impressing […]
JAMMU — The Government on Thursday asked all officers and officials of the government and public sector undertakings, stationed at Jammu to attend 26 January function as a part of their official duty. “The main function of the Republic Day – 2022 is being held at Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, where the Lieutenant Governor will […]
SRINAGAR — Apni Party President Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday called on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to intervene in the matter of an assault on three J&K students studying in Mohali-Punjab. In a statement, Bukhari said the merciless beating of three Kashmiri students by a mob inside a housing society at Kharar-Mohali […]
SRINAGAR — Directorate of Health Service Kashmir ordered constitution of divisional level Prescriptions Audit Committee (PAC) and asked Chief Medical Officers and Medical Superintendents to nominate one Nodal Officer besides constitute similar committees at district level. DHSK in an order issued here asked all the CMOs and Medical Superintendents to nominate one Nodal Officer for […]
SRINAGAR — An active militant of LeT was arrested on Thursday by security forces at Budgam in central Kashmir, official sources said. They said that militant identified as Jehangir Ahamad Naikoo son of Ghulam Mohammad, a resident of Mememder area of Shopian district was arrested near Budgam Town. “Jehangir was missing since 01 Jan 2022,” […]
ISLAMABAD — A Muslim woman was sentenced to death in Pakistan on Wednesday after being convicted of sending a blasphemous text message and caricatures of Prophet Muhammad via WhatsApp, a court said. Aneeqa Ateeq, 26, was arrested in May 2020 and charged with posting “blasphemous material” as her WhatsApp status, according to a summary issued […]
SRINAGAR — Light rains lashed plains in Jammu and Kashmir while upper reaches including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall, officials said on Thursday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar received 2.9mm rainfall in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today while the summer capital of the J&K recorded a low of 2.2°C against […]
NEW DELHI — India logged 3,17,532 new coronavirus infections, the highest in 249 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,82,18,773, which includes 9,287 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The active cases rose to 19,24,051, the highest in 234 days, while the death […]
NEW DELHI — The Chinese Army has reportedly abducted an Arunachal Pradesh teenager from the Indian territory where China had constructed 3-4 km road in 2018. His friend, who managed to escape, reported the matter to the authorities and brought it to the attention of Tapir Gao, an MP from Arunachal Pradesh. The incident has […]