GDC Hyderpora holds seminar on Entrepreneurship Scenario in J&K
SRINAGAR: A day-long seminar on “Entrepreneurship Scenario in J&K: Opportunities and Challenges” was organised at Government Degree College Hyderpora. The event was organised in the memory of Late Prof. G.M. Bhat. Head Department of Education at University of Kashmir, Prof Tasleema Jan was the Chief Guest at the occasion. The other eminent guest speakers on […]
Elderly woman drowns in pond at Kupwara
Kupwara: A 66-year-old woman drowned in a pond (a small water body) adjacent to the famous shrine of Ziyarat Hazrat Muqami Shahwali (RA) here, reports and officials said on Monday. They said that the woman identified as Saba Begum (66) wife of late Molvi Ghulam Mohammad Pirzada fell into the water body at around 4 […]
Teenage girl ‘commits suicide’
Baramulla: A teenage girl on Monday allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself to death in Kreeri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that the girl, 14, hanged herself to death at his residence in Vizer locality of Kreeri. The official said that she was rushed to SDH Kreeri where doctors declared her […]
Police starts investigation in Handwara migrant’s house blaze incident
Handwara: Police has started investigation in the fire incident case where a Kashmiri migrant pandit’s house located at Batagund Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was gutted. Police in a statement said that on 23 Oct 2022, a house belonging to one individual named Janki Nath, R/o Batagund, caught fire. The house was being […]
Chadoora Blaze: DC orders Magisterial enquiry, assures compensations to affected shopkeepers
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Syeed Fakhruddin Hamid Monday ordered a magisterial enquiry into the Chadoora shopping complex blaze and assured compensations to the affected shopkeepers. Speaking to reporters, the DC Budgam termed the incident as “unfortunate” and assured the shopkeepers that they would be compensated for the losses they suffered, following the completion of magisterial […]
JK reports zero covid-19 cases on Monday
Srinagar, Oct 24: Jammu and Kashmir reported no fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours also, officials said on Monday. They said so far 479266 people have been infected. Among the cases, 174028 are from Jammu division and 305238 from Kashmir Valley. There was […]
Rishi Sunak wins Tory contest to make history as UK’s first Indian-origin PM
London, Oct 24 (PTI) Rishi Sunak on Monday is all set to make history on Diwali as Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party, following Penny Mordaunt’s withdrawal from the race. The 42-year-old former chancellor was comfortably in the lead, having secured the public […]
Teenage girl commits suicide
Baramulla, Oct 24: A teenage girl on Monday allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself to death in Kreeri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that the girl, 14, hanged herself to death at his residence in Vizer locality of Kreeri. The official said that she was rushed to SDH Kreeri where doctors […]
China’s economic growth accelerates but weak amid shutdowns
Beijing, Oct 24 (AP) China’s economic growth picked up in the latest quarter but still was among the weakest in decades as the ruling Communist Party tries to reverse a slump while enforcing anti-virus controls and a crackdown on debt in its vast real estate industry. The world’s second-largest economy grew by 3.9% over a […]
CRPF commandant held for sexually harassing woman officer in Udhampur, gets bail
Udhampur/Jammu, Oct 24 (PTI) A commandant of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was arrested on the charge of sexually harassing a woman officer of the force in Udhampur district, officials said on Monday. A complaint was registered on Sunday in which an assistant commandant of a CRPF unit at Battal Ballian alleged that commandant […]
