HANDWARA — At least 20 persons were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Watayin area of Handwara in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a bus turned turtle near Watayin when it was on way to Srinagar. He […]
SRINAGAR — Manpreet Singh Mani, all India Youth Congress Joint Secretary on Monday wished people of Jammu and Kashmir a very happy Gurupurab. Manpreet in a statement said, “Guru Nanak always preached humanity, so on the auspices occasion lets all pledge that we all irrespective of religion and caste will walk on the path of […]
SRINAGAR — Surinder Singh Channi greeted people on the auspicious occasion of Guru Nanak Ji jayanti. Guru Nanak Ji jayanti or Gurpurab is will be observed as the 553rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev on November 8 (Tuesday). The JKPCC General Secretary in his message to people said, “I convey my hearty greetings and […]
SRINAGAR — A huge majority of those who received eye injuries due to gun pellets in Srinagar between July and November in 2016 have suffered some degree of vision loss, the Times of India reported. About 80 percent of them have vision limited to “counting fingers”, according to a review research paper on 777 eye […]
SRINAGAR — The government employees and pensioners will get Dearness Allowance at a hiked rate of 38 percent, with an increase of four percent to the existing rate, with effect from 1 July this year. According to an order issued by the Secretary Finance Department, the government employees working in regular pay levels under 7th […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday produced a chargesheet against five accused persons including three killed militants for kidnapping and murdering an armyman in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An armyman Mohammad Sameer Malla on leave was kidnapped and murdered at Lokipora Khag village in Budgam district in March this year. The persons who have been chargesheeted […]
SRINAGAR — The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested four more persons including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police in connection with Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam case. With the arrest of 4 more persons, a total of 13 arrests have been made by the CBI in […]
NEW DELHI — The global mean temperature in 2022 is estimated to be 1.15 degree Celsius above the pre-industrial (1850-1900) average, likely making the eight years from 2015 the warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organisation said in a report on Sunday. The report titled ‘WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022’ released at […]
SRINAGAR — Mughal road remained closed for vehicular movement for the second consecutive day due to snowfall, officials said on Monday. The Mughal road, connecting twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri with Shopian was closed for traffic on early Sunday after snowfall at several places enroute including Pir Ki Gali (PKG), Mansar Mohre and Posha, […]
SRINAGAR — A mentally-challenged man from Srinagar was found dead in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. An official said that some passersby spotted a body lying in Kadlabal area of Pampore and informed the police. He said that soon after getting the information, a police party rushed to the spot and […]