Tourist dies of cardiac arrest in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: A tourist from Rajasthan died of cardiac arrest in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district while returning from Leh. The deceased has been identified as Kishan Lal Bujran son of Sham Lal Bujran. He was resident of Rajasthan. Officials said that he fell unconscious in a vehicle near Sonamarg and was rushed to primary health center […]
Geelani barred from attending Urdu Book Fair function at KU
Srinagar: Government on Friday disallowed Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani from going to Kashmir University to participate in a Urdu Book Fair function. The forces present outside Geelani’s residence didn’t allow him to move towards KU, sources told KNO. Notably, Geelani is under house detention since long. Geelani on Thursday had accepted the invitation […]
J&K Bank shall emerge better from the current situation: MD J&K Bank assures investors, stakeholders
Srinagar/June 20: The Chairman and MD of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Mr. Rajesh Kumar Chhibber today reassured all stakeholders that the Bank’s business is not impacted in any manner by the recent developments and ongoing investigations undertaken by the State Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB). He further said that the Bank is a unique […]
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to visit India from June 25-27: MEA
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo will be visiting India from June 25-27, the first high-level engagement between the two countries since the election, the External Affairs Ministry said on Thursday. During his visit, Pompeo would hold talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and call upon other dignitaries, MEA spokesperson […]
Building collapses in Rajouri, one dead, six injured
Rajouri: A man died while six of his family members were injured when a building collapsed on them in Rajouri district of Jammu division of the state on Thursday. The incident happened in Devlian village of Kalakote tehsil. Reports said that seven person were stuck under the debris, of which six injured have been […]
J-K govt launches outreach programme, bureaucrats to spend time in villages
Srinagar, Jun 20 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday launched its ambitious outreach programme, ‘Back to the Village’, as part of which bureaucrats will spend the next 36 hours in different panchayats, gathering feedback from people on development of their areas, an official spokesperson said. The eight-day programme, from June 20-27, is being organised […]
J&K: Three dozen students crying inconsolably without reason foxes authorities
Jammu (PTI): A shocking video of over three dozen students, mostly girls, crying inconsolably together without any apparent reason in their classroom have flummoxed J&K education authorities, prompting them to provide psychological counselling to children. The authorities swung into action soon after the video related to the last week incident occurring on two consecutive days, […]
Turkey sentences 24 to life in ‘coup ringleaders’ trial
Sincan (Turkey): A Turkish court on Thursday gave life sentences to 24 people including senior military officers in one of the biggest trials over the 2016 failed bid to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The judge handed 17 of those sentenced 141 aggravated life terms each over the deaths of 139 people, for “violating the constitution” […]
Woman killed, her six-month-old baby alone at home for hours
Thane, Jun 20(PTI) A 23-year-old woman was found killed at her home at Bhiwandi in the district, police said Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday, when the woman was at home with her six-month-old baby, police said. According to police, the child was found sitting beside the bloodied body by the victim’s husband after he returned […]
National Level workshop on Anti-Doping awareness held at KU
Srinagar: A one-day National level Workshop on anti-doping awareness was held at University of Kashmir (KU) here on Thursday. The workshop was organised by M. P.ED Wing of Directorate of Physical Education and Sports, KU, in association with National Anti Doping Agency (NADA), Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India (GoI). The aim […]