ANANTNAG — A driver was killed after two vehicles collided head-on at Jablipora area of Bijbehera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday afternoon. An official told that a truck collided head-on with an Alto car at new bypass near Jablipora area, resulting in serious injuries to Alto driver identified as Riyaz Ahmad Wani son […]
SOPORE — Local Muslims here in apple town of Sopore extending a help hand to a non-local Hindu family to get one of their family members cremated after his death on Monday. A 25-year non-local labourer identified as Pawan Kumar son Pokhan Kumar, a resident of Ferozpore Punjab died today after developing some complications. The […]
SRINAGAR — Ahead of the Delimitation Commission’s Jammu and Kashmir visit, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Monday said that there was no joint decision over meeting the panel. Addressing a presser, PAGD spokesman Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami said that the PAGD has not taken any joint decision vis-a-vis meeting the Delimitation panel, which […]
Google has removed nine Android apps that were downloaded more than 5.8 million times from its Play marketplace after security researchers revealed they had been stealing users’ Facebook passwords. Analysts for Doctor Web, a Russian anti-malware company, found the apps contained different variations of the Android.PWS.Facebook trojan. All of the apps functioned as expected with […]
NEW DELHI — The Apex Court on Monday expressed shock and concern on being told that more than 1,000 cases have been filed invoking Section 66A of the IT Act. The controversial act in the question, which allowed authorities to arrest individuals for posting “offensive” content online, was scrapped seven years ago. A three-member bench […]
DUSHANBE — More than 1,000 Afghan troops fled into neighbouring Tajikistan in the early hours of Monday after clashes with the Taliban, the Central Asian country’s national security committee said. Taliban militants have launched several major offensives in northern Afghanistan in recent weeks as US and international troops withdraw from the country, including seizing its […]
SRINAGAR — The historic 86 km-km-long Mughal road and Anantnag-Sinthan-Kishtwar road on Monday opened for passenger traffic after remaining suspended for about seven months due to accumulation of snow and COVID-19 restrictions. Meanwhile, the national highways connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country and Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Srinagar are also […]
SRINAGAR — Young people from Dalgate and Sonwara areas of Srinagar city Monday staged a peaceful protest demanding closure of all liquor shops on the tourist hub Boulevard Road and Sonwar. The protesting youth were carrying placards seeking an end to drugs and wine shops in Kashmir. The placards read: ‘We Won’t Allow Outsiders To […]
SRINAGAR — The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has expressed disappointment at the outcome of the All Party Meeting and has decided to reach out to other political parties in J&K with a view to take a common position on restoration of Statehood ahead of assembly elections. The PAGD met on sunday evening under […]
SRINAGAR — Locals have spotted a leopard in their Colony near Srinagar Airport and are requesting authorities to take measures to capture it before it causes harm to anyone. A group of locals from Highland Enclave Gogoo near Srinagar Airport told news agency Kashmir News Trust that since last week, a leopard is emerging in […]