SRINAGAR — Amid rumors on social media which have created uncertainty among people, officials on Monday said that nothing is going to happen as is being speculated by rumor mongers. Many top officials including one from New Delhi told News Agency Kashmir Dot Com that rumors about further bifurcation of the Union territory of Jammu […]
PULWAMA — Officials said on Monday that a charge has been filed against five persons for allegedly breaking COVID standard operating procedures by organising a cricket match in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. After a video of the cricket match appeared on social media which went viral, the case was filed at Rajpora Police Station on Sunday. […]
SRINAGAR — A large movement of troops in recent days has led to rumours flying thick and fast in Kashmir that “something big” like August 2019 was going to happen again. Similar rumours were going agog in Kashmir prior to the revocation of J&K’s special status on 5 August 2019, as massive troop build-up had […]
ANANTNAG — Volleyball has traditionally been a popular game in Kashmir region and is followed passionately by people of all ages. It is a common sight to see the youth playing the game throughout Anantnag District. In order to provide an opportunity to local youth for showcasing their talent. 19 Rashtiya Rifles E COY dooru […]
NEW DELHI — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Parra, currently lodged in Srinagar jail on charges of funding militant groups, enjoys access to television and outside food, all special privileges denied to other prisoners, sources said. The reality of Parra’s detention is completely different from what has been presented in a recent report released […]
SRINAGAR — Senior PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, a close aide of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, was an asset for Pakistan-based militant groups and his 13 years’ journey from 2007 as a journalist and politician was a “saga of subterfuge, deceit and double dealing”, alleges a police chargesheet against him. Parra is […]
SRINAGAR — The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday took a strong exception to the letter written by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar in which he has demeaned DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan and attempted to belittle all the good work he has been doing vis-à-vis the Covid-19 pandemic. Condemning the letter, DAK spokesperson, Dr Riyaz […]
BIJBEHARA — A 37-year-old mentally unsound woman allegedly committed suicide at her home in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Sunday morning. A police official told that the woman (name withheld), a resident of Sethar locality of Bijbehara allegedly hanged herself at her home. She was rushed to SDH Bijbehara by her family […]
NEW DELHI — India on Sunday recorded 114,460 fresh cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. With this, the country’s total infection tally reached 28,809,339 and its death toll rose to 346,759 after 2,677 people lost their lives due to the virus in 24 hours. The […]
NEW DELHI — Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that no decision has been taken by the Central government on the 2021 Hajj pilgrimage yet, adding that India will stand with the Saudi Arabia government’s decision for annual Hajj yatra amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Hajj will depend on the […]