SRINAGAR — In a tragic incident, five members of a family, including a month-old infant and an 18-month-old boy, died due to suffocation in the Pandrathan area of Srinagar on Sunday evening, officials said. A senior police official informed the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the five family members, living in a rented accommodation […]
Asks Private Schools to upload details of books on their websites within 3 days SRINAGAR (KIMS) — School Education Department has taken a strong notice of the complaints regarding the textbooks prescribed by some private schools against the norms. This was stated by Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Dr. G N Itoo today after a […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi said that opener Saim Ayub will travel to London along with assistant coach Azhar Mahood to have his ankle fracture treated. On Saturday, PCB said that Ayub will “remain with the team and travel back to Pakistan with the squad” after the conclusion of the second […]
JAMMU — Amid growing complaints about the mushrooming of unauthorized colonies in rural areas due to illegal constructions, the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has issued a stern warning, advising the public to ensure that colonizers and developers obtain a Change of Land Use (CLU) certificate and approval for the layout plan of the colony from […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Government of India has approved a special project under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) to provide housing assistance to the fire victims of Mulwarwan village in the Warwan Valley of Kishtwar district. A devastating fire on October 15 last year destroyed numerous houses, leaving several families homeless. Chief Minister Omar […]
ISLAMABAD — The first and foremost demand of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the high-stakes talks with the government remains to be the release of its founder Imran Khan, The News reported citing a member of the committee from the ruling side. This committee member also confirmed that the former ruling party has continued to […]
JAMMU — Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Sunday announced that the 4-lane Banihal bypass has been completed and will become operational within 15 days. This 4-lane road will bypass traffic from Banihal town on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway thereby saving the travel time lost to traffic jams in the town. […]
PORBANDAR, GUJARAT — Three crew members were killed after a helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) crashed and caught fire at an airport on the outskirts of Gujarat’s Porbandar city, police said. The incident took place at 12.10 pm when the ICG’s Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH), which was returning from a routine sortie, crashed […]
SRINAGAR — Minimum temperature remained notches below the freezing point in Kashmir on Sunday as the Meteorological (MeT) office forecasted widespread snowfall and rain in J&K. The MeT office statement said, “Between January 5 and 6, generally cloudy with light to moderate rain (plains of Jammu)/snow at most places of J&K with peak activity during […]
JAMMU — Four people were killed after their vehicle skidded off the road, rolled down a hill and fell into a river in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Two persons, including the driver, are missing and a rescue operation is underway. The accident took place in the Paddar area, a […]