PM Modi greets air warriors on Air Force Day

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted air warriors and their families on the Air Force Day. Modi said the Indian Air Force has shown exceptional dexterity for decades, has secured the nation, and has shown remarkable human spirit during disasters. He tweeted, “On Air Force Day, my greetings to the courageous air […]

Authorities seal liquor shop near govt school in Srinagar

Residents welcome action, say shop owner had ignored seeking permissions

Srinagar: In a swift action, authorities sealed a liquor shop that had come up near a school in the Sonwar area in the city here in violation of rules, with locals hailing the move. The liquor shop had come up opposite a Kendriya Vidyalaya and was found to be operating without the permission of the […]

JKEDI’s 10 day EDP under Tejaswini scheme concludes

PAMPORE: The 10-Day Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) under Mission Youth’s Tejaswini (The Radiant) livelihood scheme concluded Saturday at the Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) campus here. The EDP was organized by the JKEDI for the aspiring female entrepreneurs of district Pulwama. During the 10- Day EDP, the candidates were apprised about basic business […]

Police arrests five drug peddlers in Budgam, Awantipora

Srinagar: Police have arrested five drug peddlers in Budgam and Awantipora and seized contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Saturday. In Budgam, a police party established a check point near Block Office Khag and intercepted a suspicious person who on seeing police party tried to flee from spot but was apprehended tactfully. […]

CRPF man from Gurez dies in Jharkhand

Srinagar: A paramilitary CRPF personnel from Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district has died of bullet wounds in Jharkhand, officials said here on Saturday. They said the initial reports suggest that the personnel, Mehrajuddin Ahmad of Wapora Gurez shoot himself to death with his service rifle in a camp of 218 battalion of CRPF. […]

SPO dies, another person injured in road mishap

Kupwara: A Special Police Officer (SPO) succumbed to his injuries after hit by a vehicle at Drugmulla village in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday evening, official sources said. They said that two persons were injured after hit by an unknown vehicle along Kupwara-Srinagar highway last evening. The injured duo, they said, was taken to […]

Man dies after falling from a tree

Srinagar: A 40-year-old man died after he fell from a walnut tree in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, officials said. They said Mohammad Ayoub Mir son of Hidayaullah Mir fell off from the tree at Nowgam Mawer area of the district on Saturday morning and was immediately shifted to NTPHC Nowgam. However, he succumbed […]

KU hosts Second National Delphic Summit, VC chairs inaugural session

Experts call for revival of arts, cultures with active involvement of youth

Srinagar: Vice Chancellor (VC) University of Kashmir, Prof Nilofer Khan on Saturday inaugurated the second National Delphic Summit-2022, a movement for fostering understanding for revival of arts and cultures. The two-day event titled “Harud: Beautiful Autumn in Kashmir” has been jointly organised by J&K Delphic Council, which works under the aegis of Indian Delphic Council, […]