SRINAGAR — On the 10th death anniversary of Mohammad Afzal Guru, the parts of Srinagar city observed a complete shutdown on Thursday, PTI reported. Guru was hanged inside Tihar Jail on February 9, 2013 for his role in the attack on Parliament in 2001 carried out by the Jaish-e-Mohammad. Shops and other business establishments in […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Thursday forecast rain and snow in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours. The weather remained dry in the Union Territory during the last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, light to moderate rain/snow is likely in Valley and rain in Jammu division during the […]
SRINAGAR — Ghulam Nabi Azad, the chairman of the Democratic Azad Party (DAP), warned the government of Jammu and Kashmir on against continuing with its anti-encroachment drive because it could lead to the resurgence of the “hartal and stone-pelting” culture. The Government has made some positive changes, including banning stone-pelting and the hartal culture (in […]
ANKARA — More than 15000 people have died following a catastrophic earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria on Monday. As many as 12,391 people have been killed and 62,914 others have been injured in Turkey, Anadolu Agency reported citing Turkey’s disaster management agency, AFAD. A total of 1,262 people have died in government-controlled areas of […]
SRINAGAR — A man has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his relative’s residence in Sanat Nagar, Srinagar on Wednesday. Quoting reports, news agency KDC reported that a man namely Param Jeet Singh, a resident of Sainik Colony Jammu allegedly hanged himself at his relatives residence at custodian flats in Sanat Nagar area of […]
NEW DELHI — According to information provided to Parliament on Wednesday, the bilateral trade between India and Pakistan increased to USD 1.35 billion from April to December 2022 from USD 516.36 million in the entire 2021–2022 year. After New Delhi revoked Jammu & Kashmir’s special status, Pakistan suspended bilateral trade with India in 2019. According […]
KUPWARA — A Government employee was killed in a hit and run case in Udipora village in Handwara area of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Quoting sources, news agency GNS reported that a 42-year-old employee of Jal Shakti Department was fatally hit by a vehicle at Udipora village in Langate area of […]
SRINAGAR — In a bribery case in Jammu, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) detained a Tourism Development Corporation officer and a lecturer of Government Polytechnic College on Wednesday. In connection with a bribery of Rs. 2.3 lakh, the CBI today detained a lecturer of Government Polytechnic College and the Chief Accounts Officer (KAS) of […]
NEW DELHI — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti was on Wednesday detained by police in Delhi for protesting against Jammu and Kashmir Government’s anti-encroachment drive. Iltija Mufti, daughter of Mehbooba Mufti confirmed her arrest. Mehbooba was in Delhi as her mother required some medical treatment. While […]
KUPWARA — Five family members of a family from Uttar Pradesh including three children die of suffocation in Kupwara district of North Kashmir on Wednesday. Quoting officials, news agency KNO reported that the family members including three children from Bijnor Uttar Pradesh were found dead at their rented accommodation in Kralpora area of Kupwara district. […]