4-Year old girl slips to death in Ugjan Anantnag
Anantnag: A four-year-old girl died after slipping into the river in Ugjan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday afternoon. The minor has been identified as Shameema daughter of Shareef Ahmad of Ugjan, Dialgam. She was accompanying her mother to fetch water from nearby river when she slipped into the water body. Locals retrieved […]
KEG pays tributes to Shujaat Bukhari
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has paid rich tributes to senior journalist Syed Shujaat Bukhari on his first death anniversary. A meeting of KEG was held today to commemorate the first death anniversary of Bukhari who, along with two security guards, was murdered last year on June 14 outside his Rising Kashmir office in Press […]
Kashmir Press Club paid rich tributes to journalist Shujaat Bukhari on his martyrdom anniversary
Srinagar: Kashmir Press Club convened a meeting and paid tributes to prominent journalist Shujaat Bukhari on his first martyrdom anniversary. The Editor of Rising Kashmir alongside his two security personnel was killed on July 14, 2018 at Srinagar’s Press Enclave. The management committee panel and representatives from various functional media associations of the valley expressed […]
801 workers died cleaning sewers in country since 1993: Central panel chief
Shimla, (PTI): As many as 801 sanitation workers have died while cleaning sewers in the country since 1993, said Manhar Valjibhai Zala, chairperson, National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK), here Thursday. On a six-day tour of Himachal Pradesh, Zala said various states had been told to provide safety equipment to safai karamcharis for the cleaning […]
UP govt announces financial aid for kin of two CRPF jawans killed in Anantnag attack
Lucknow, Jun 13 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh government Thursday announced financial assistance for the kin of two CRPF jawans from the state who were killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath paid his tributes to Satendra Kumar from Shamli and Mahesh Kushwaha from Ghazipur who were among the […]
Sajid Javid signs US extradition order for Julian Assange
London, (PTI) UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed Thursday that he has signed an order following a request from the US government to extradite Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange to face charges of computer hacking before the American courts. The senior Pakistani-origin minister said the decision now lay with the UK courts to analyse if the case […]
Congestion alone did not kill climbers on Mt Everest: Nepal govt
Kathmandu, (PTI): The large number of deaths of climbers on the Mount Everest this season is not solely due to the “traffic jam” on the world’s highest peak, the Nepal government claimed Thursday, citing factors like high altitude sickness, other health reasons and adverse weather. The number of deaths on Mt Everest was put at […]
Workshop on ‘Vetting & Editing of Kashmiri Translated Texts’ begins at KU
Srinagar: A six-day workshop on “Vetting & Editing the Kashmiri Translated Texts” commenced at University of Kashmir (KU) on Thursday. The workshop is organised by the Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir in collaboration with National Translation Mission, Central Institute of Indian Languages Mysuru. Inaugurating the workshop Vice Chancellor, KU Prof Talat Ahmad said “It […]
Fire erupts in Hotel Green Park in Gulmarg
Gulmarg: Fire broke out in a hotel in tourist resort Gulmarg in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. According to reports flames erupted from Hotel Green Park Gulmarg, near indian institute of skiing & mountaineering(IISM). Fire and emergency services have been rushed to the spot. Details awaited.
BJP set to start membership drive
New Delhi: The ruling BJP is set to launch its membership drive as the party begins the process for its organisational polls, which may lead to the election of its current president Amit Shah’s successor, sources said on Thursday. Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is also a vice-president of the Bharatiya […]
