CAIRO — Two trains collided south of the Egyptian capital on Sunday, derailing several carriages, killing four and injuring dozens, according to the authorities. Egypt’s railway authority said a train traveling from Giza to Fayoum crashed into the rear of another service heading south from Cairo to the city of Aswan. The health ministry said […]
NEW DELHI — Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has accepted the resignation of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, who on November 3 resigned from his Parliamentary seat and the National Conference following differences with the party leadership. “Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, an elected member of Lok Sabha from the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, has resigned […]
SYDNEY — Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and found by […]
SHOPIAN — Militants have managed to escape from the spot taking advantage of the darkness while as joint team of government forces have busted a hideout inside a residential house at Kutpora village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Wednesday. Reports said a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, CRPF and J&K […]
JAMMU — Senior Leader and General Secretary J&K Congress Surinder Singh Channi may also resign from the party. If speculations are to be believed, Channi may resign from the party. Sources said that after party’s senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad resigned from the newly constituted campaign committee, few few more are in the fray of […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said Covid-19 vaccine will likely become an annual affair just like the flu vaccine. “To keep Covid in check and stay ahead of new variants, people may need yearly shots like they do for the flu,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr […]
RAMBAN — The district administration of Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir banned the operation of at least seven news portals for allegedly peddling fake news and maligning the image of the government. The portals banned included United News Urdu, VD News, News Verse India, Current News of India, News Bureau of India, Today News Line, […]
SHOPIAN — A Kashmiri pandit was shot dead while as his brother suffered injuries after militants fired upon them at Chotipora village in Shopian district of South Kashmir on Tuesday. Reports said the duo were fired upon and injured by militants in an apple orchard at Chotipora village in the district. The duo were taken […]
SRINAGAR — Mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely to happen during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, the Meteorological (MeT) office said on Tuesday. Light or medium rain lashed the UT during the last 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather with light rain at isolated places is likely in […]
SRINAGAR — After the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh directed the Commissioner Secretary or any other competent authority to consider the petition seeking permission to take out Muharram procession, after taking in view the overall law and order situation in the Union territory, within three days, the administration imposed restrictions on 8th […]
RAJOURI — A teacher and a cork were among four injured persons after an LPG cylinder caught fire in a government school in Kotranka area of Rajouri district on Saturday. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that four persons were injured after an LPG cylinder caught fire in government middle school Draman […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Saturday forecast partly cloudy sky with light rain at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours. “Partly cloudy weather with light rain at isolated places is likely during the next 24 hours in J&K”, an official of the MeT department said. Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded 19.7 […]
SRINAGAR — Security Engineer Peer Tehleel Manzoor has published his 5th book ‘Virtual Menace’ which focuses on cyber awareness and safety. The book also buckles down to fundamental cyber awareness providing an overview of threat actors and their tactics. As stated by the writer, crime is undergoing a metamorphosis. The online technological revolution has opened […]
