GANDERBAL — An LP driver died in a road accident when his truck fell into a deep gorge near Chini Nallah Zojila pass on Srinagar-Leh highway on Saturday. Police sources told a truck (JK13D-4115) that was on way from Kargil to Srinagar skidded off the road and fell into 300-ft deep gorge near Chini at […]
HAROON NABI SRINAGAR — A Special Court in Srinagar on Saturday granted bail to two persons accused in a high profile “Kashmir fight” blog case. After hearing prosecution and defence counsel advocate Aamir Masoodi, the Court of Special Additional and Sessions Judge TADA/POTA Srinagar Manjeet Singh Manhas said that grounds invoked by accused in bail […]
SIKANDER GULZAR PULWAMA — Two army soldiers were injured in an accident at Kadlabal Chursou area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. A police official told that the injured soldiers with minor injuries have been hospital. The accident took place after driver of the army truck lost control and the vehicle fell […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said people can receive Covid and flu vaccine at the same time. “You can get jabs for the flu and Covid on the same day,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Receiving the Covid-19 vaccine and flu shot together is safe and won’t […]
SRINAGAR — The LG of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that the administration was trying to vaccinate all students and staff of college to resume the academics at earliest. Sinha said, “We are trying to vaccinate the students above 18 years of age and the professors and the teacher in academic institutions […]
JAMMU — Four persons including a 2-month-old baby and her 2-year-old sister were among four persons killed while as many persons were rescued after a car they were travelling in fell into a canal in Jammu, officials said on Saturday. They said late last night, one Maruti car (JK02AC-7169) driven by one Ganesh Kumar of […]
JAMMU — Lt Governor Manoj Sinha would hand over the Forest Rights statutory documents to the beneficiaries from 10 districts of Kashmir at SKICC in Srinagar on September 13. “Lt Governor will hand over the Forest Rights statutory documents as approved by the competent authority in a ceremony scheduled to be held at SKICC on […]
SAIMA KHAN SHOPIAN — A teenager (name withheld) allegedly commits suicide by hanging himself at his residence in a village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Sources said the teenager was found hanging with a ceiling fan by his family members at his home in Heff Shirmal village on Saturday morning. The 14-year-old was […]
SRINAGAR — Human rights bodies including FIDH, FORUM-ASIA, and OMCT have condemned the “serious human rights violations committed by Indian government authorities” in Kashmir following the death of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on 1 September 2021. The three organizations also condemn the imposition of restrictions that are inconsistent with the country’s international human […]
JAMMU — Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who is on a two-day visit to Jammu, addressed party workers at a programme on Friday. He described his visit to be like a homecoming as his family had a long relationship with the state. The former Congress president said that, the BJP-RSS combine were trying to break the […]