SRINAGAR — The PAGD (People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration) leaders have been house arrested by authorities on Saturday ahead of sit-in protest against the delimitation draft report. While terming delimitation draft report biased, PAGD had called for sit-in protest on January, 1. The delimitation commission in its report had proposed seven assembly seats to Jammu […]
JAMMU — At least 12 people were killed and 20 others injured in a stampede at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir triggered by a heavy rush of devotees, officials said on Saturday. The stampede occurred near gate number three outside the sanctum sanctorum of the shrine atop Trikuta hills. The […]
ISLAMABAD — Four soldiers of the Pakistan Army were killed in gunbattle with terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan tribal district, Dawn reported According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), security forces conducted an IBO on the reported presence of terrorists in the area. During the raid, […]
ISLAMABAD — A video of Pakistan’s star batter and opener, Mohammad Rizwan, has gone viral on the internet, in which he can be seen giving a lecture on Islam and its principles. In the video, Rizwan is preaching to a group of people in Pashto while they surround him. Even though the video has been […]
Rayees Parrey The YSS Cup 2021 (Inter Panchayat Block Level) Organized by Zonal Physical Education Office Bijbehara, was lifted by Jablipora-B by defeating Panchayat Halqa Panchpora on today here at MCG Ground Arwani Bijbehara Anantnag. Batting first Panchayat Halqa Jablipora-B set the mammoth total of 184 runs in allotted 20 overs. In reply Panchpora failed […]
Sheikh Nadeem ANANTNAG — A 30-year-old PDD daily-wager was electrocuted to death during repairing of an electric transformer in Lisser Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, sources said. Identifying the deceased as Suwalut Ahmad Bhat son of Mohammad Rafiq Bhat, a resident of Buchoo Kokernag, the officials told that the person received a major electric […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid today said that as the year ends central Jama Masjid, still remains out of bounds for Muslims of the valley for obligatory Friday prayers as its lock down by authorities continues. “And so does the traditional majlis of Waz-o-Tableegh delivered from the pulpit of this historic mosque for centuries […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday appointed Dr Parvaiz Ahmad Koul as the director of the (SKIMS) Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences. Koul’s appointment will take effect from January 1, according to an order. “As approved by the Chairman, Governing Body, SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar (Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor, J&K), Dr. Parvaiz Ahmad Koul, […]
SRINAGAR — The employees of Pulwama district hospital are up in arms against the Anaesthetist Dr Yousuf Tak against his “uncivilised behaviour” and “beating to pulp” a senior Technician in Operation Theatre. The employees have written to the Director Health Services Kashmir, Dr Mushtaq Ahmad Rather, and demanded that they will suspend work in the […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) General Secretary Surinder Singh Channi Friday kickstarted membership drive in three blocks of Tral and urged the people to come forward to get enrolled as members of Congress party. Channi also urged the workers to reach every nook and corner in entire Tral to make […]