NEW DELHI — Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on Monday. The 82-year-old veteran politician was admitted in the Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, Haryana. Akhilesh Yadav confirmed the news of the leader’s death on Twitter. In a tweet he said, “My respected father and everyone’s leader […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department said on Monday that Jammu and Kashmir will likely witness partly cloudy weather with light rain during the next 24 hours. The weather was partly cloudy in the union territory during the last 24 hours. “Partly cloudy weather with light rain at isolated places is likely during the next […]
SRINAGAR — Two local militants, affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant outfit were killed in an overnight encounter that broke out between government forces and militants at Tangpawa village in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Sunday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) […]
SRINAGAR — The “Mega Scholarship Test” for students aspiring for prestigious JEE/NEET/IIT exams was held by Ewings Career Institute, Khanyar, Srinagar. Students including repeaters and outgoing 12th class students participated in the test. Talking to the media personnel, Chairman, Er. Rufeen Khan said: “Objective behind these scholarship tests to be held in phased manner is […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s Foreign Office on Sunday rejected the External Affairs Ministry spokesperson’s remarks regarding Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s joint press conference with his German counterpart in Berlin, describing his comments as “unwarranted” and “gratuitous.” At the press conference in Berlin on Friday, Bilawal said peace inside South Asia would not be possible without […]
SRINAGAR — An encounter breaks out between government forces and militants at Tangpawa village in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on Sunday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) at Tangpawa village in Anantnag the district following the inputs about presence of militants […]
HANDWARA — A minor boy was on Sunday late evening mauled to death by a leopard in Rajpora area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a 7-year-old boy was attacked by the leopard in forest area outside his home. He said that the boy […]
SRINAGAR — In a first, authorities on Sunday launched “Shikara Post” service in the world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar on the occasion of World Post Day. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the function, Chief Postmaster General of Jammu and Kashmir, Neeraj Kumar said that this service has been launched for the first […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department said on Sunday that mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. The weather was dry in the union territory during the last 24 hours. “Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during next 24 hours,” an […]
SRINAGAR — Halting of fruit laden trucks on Srinagar-Jammu national highway persists with about 6000 trucks waiting, some since October 2, to reach Jammu. President Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers Cum Dealers Union (KVFGCDU) Bashir Ahmad told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that for a few days apple laden trucks were allowed to move towards […]