Press Trust of India

Rajouri terror attack- Over 50 detained for questioning, search operation continues: Officials

Rajouri/Jammu: Over 50 people have been detained so far for questioning in connection with the attack on the minority community in Dhangri village even as a massive search operation to track down the terrorists behind the strike continued on the ninth day on Tuesday, officials said. Seven persons were killed and 14 others injured in […]

 Press Trust of India

Mercury dips below freezing point at most places across Kashmir

Srinagar: Mercury dipped below freezing point at most places in Jammu and Kashmir, but stayed well above it in Srinagar and Kupwara, even as another western disturbance is expected to hit the Valley later this week, officials said on Tuesday. Srinagar recorded a low of 1.8 degrees Celsius Monday night, up from 0.9 degrees the […]

 Press Trust of India

Dhangri terror attack: Three families lose breadwinners

Rajouri: Terrorists who swooped on Dhangri village in Rajouri district and fired indiscriminately at local residents snatched three families of their breadwinners. Seven people belonging to a particular community were killed and 14 others injured in twin terror attacks in Dhangri on January 1. While five people died in the firing by terrorists, two children […]

 Press Trust of India

Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels: Saudi Arabia

Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels: Saudi Arabia

Dubai: Islam’s annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after restrictions saw the annual religious commemoration curtailed over concerns about the coronavirus, authorities say. The hajj, required of all able-bodied Muslims once in their life, represents one of the world’s largest gatherings of people. Before the pandemic, the pilgrimage […]

 KV News

Kashmir Handicrafts to get two more GI registrations

SRINAGAR: The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom (H&H) Kashmir has submitted the dossier for registration of two more crafts viz. Crewel and Chain-stitch to Intellectual Property India, Chennai, an apex body for the registration and better protection of geographical indications (GI) relating to goods in India, an official spokesman said. The Director H&H Kashmir, while […]

 Press Trust of India

Sanction granted to prosecute Shehla Rashid for tweets about Army

New Delhi: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has granted sanction to prosecute former JNUSU vice president Shehla Rashid Shora for her tweets on the Indian Army, officials said on Tuesday. According to officials at the L-G office, the sanction is related to a 2019 FIR against her, under IPC section 153A, registered at Special […]

 Press Trust of India

LeT overground worker held in Srinagar

Srinagar: Police on Tuesday arrested an alleged overground worker of the Lashkar-e-Taiba at a checkpoint in the city and recovered 450 grams of heroin from him, an official said. Farzan Farooz, a resident of Pampore, was booked under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he said. “One terror […]

 Press Trust of India

‘Disappearing Azad Party’, Jairam Ramesh’s jibe on Azad’s outfit

‘Disappearing Azad Party’, Jairam Ramesh’s jibe on Azad’s outfit

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday took a swipe at Ghulam Nabi Azad’s DAP calling it “Disappearing Azad Party” over the exodus of leaders from the newly-formed outfit. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh tagged a tweet by Indian Youth Congress media coordinator Jahanzaib Sirwal in which he posted what he […]

 KV News

JKTPO participated in Indus Food 2023 at Hyderabad

JKTPO participated in Indus Food 2023 at Hyderabad

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) participated in Indus Food -2023 which was held at Hitex International Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad a flagship B2B event organized by Trade Promotion Council of India (TPCI). Indus Food is the South Asia’s largest integrated food and beverage trade fair. It provides retailers and buyers opportunities to network […]

 Jahangeer Ganaie

Kehribal sports stadium in dilapidated condition, players anguished

Kehribal sports stadium in dilapidated condition, players anguished

Players demand intervention from higher-ups

Anantnag: The lone sports stadium in Kehribal-Mattan hamlet of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is lying in dilapidated condition which has left the players in a state of despair. Players from the area said sports stadium Wantrag was the only stadium in the area but it has not been developed on modern lines. The players said […]

1 90 91 92 93 94 136