Srinagar: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister, Naeem Akhtar was on Thursday shifted to hospital for treatment. According to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, Naeem, who is undergoing detention from last nearly 20 days, was kept at MLA hostel here. PDP spokesman, Najam-u-Saqib said that the detained leader was shifted to […]
Srinagar: The authorities in Srinagar on Thursday advised people not to walk on the frozen surface of water bodies, especially the Dal Lake, underlining that it could be dangerous. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said that SDRF teams have been deployed to dissuade locals from taking to such risky adventures. “Walking on frozen […]
NEWS DESK Pulwama: The residents of Takya Tahab village in Pulwama district in South Kashmir are facing immense hardships due non-availability of electricity in the area. The residents while talking to Kashmir Independent Media Service (KIMS) said that their is no electric facility in their area even after installation of transformer and transmission lines. According […]
London: The UK government on Wednesday reiterated its unchanged stance that the situation in Kashmir remains an issue for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution to the issue. Responding to a debate held in the House of Parliament complex on the “Political situation in Kashmir”, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) minister […]
Srinagar, 14 Jan: Cold wave intensified in Kashmir with a drop in minimum temperatures in most parts of the Valley on Thursday. As per Kashmir Weather, an independent weather forecaster, Srinagar city — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recorded its lowest minimum temperature since 1991. “Srinagar recorded a low of minus 8.4 […]
Bandipora: A 26-year-old girl committed suicide by consuming some poisonous substance at her home in Ahamsharief village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday evening. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer, that the girl (name withheld) consumed some poisonous substance at her residence following which the family members rushed her to sub-district […]
Srinagar: For the first time since early June, there were no deaths due to Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The union territory recorded 121 fresh coronavirus cases on Wednesday taking the tally to 1,22,885 while the death toll stood at 1,912. Officials said 66 people tested positive in Kashmir and 55 […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested two Lashker-e-Toiba militant associates in Central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. In a statement to the Police said that it arrested two militant associates of outfit LeT. Based on a reliable information, Srinagar Police arrested two militant associates from Bulbul Bagh Barzulla namely Muzaffar Jan son of Gh Nabi […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday received the first consignment of 1.46 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), officials said. While 79,000 doses were received here for vaccination of nearly 60,000 healthcare workers in the Kashmir valley, 67,500 vaccines have been received in the Jammu division, they said. The […]
Jammu: A 150-m tunnel constructed along the International Border (IB) to facilitate infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan was detected by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district on Wednesday, officials said. This is the third tunnel unearthed by alert border guards along the IB in the twin […]