Grenade lobbed in Pattan Baramulla, four civilians injured
Srinagar, Dec 09: Suspected militants hurled a grenade in Singpora Bazaar area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday morning. Official sources said that militants attacked security forces by throwing a grenade however, it missed the intended target and exploded on road. The incident left four civilians injured who were shifted to nearby hospital for […]
Talks between Shah, farmer leaders fail to make breakthrough
New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) A late-night meeting called by Home Minister Amit Shah ended in failure Tuesday as farmer leaders rejected the government’s offer to amend new farm laws, saying they would settle for nothing less than the scrapping of the legislations, while many of them threatened to boycott Wednesday’s scheduled talks with ministers. […]
Powered by GI tag, JK launches Kashmiri saffron in UAE market
Dubai, Dec 9 (PTI) With an aim to promote Kashmiri saffron, which recently received the geographical indication tag, in the Middle East, the Jammu and Kashmir government for the first time launched the spice in the UAE market. A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and […]
Encounter breaks out in Pulwama village, two militants killed
Pulwama, Dec 09: Two militants have been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Tiken village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police official said that two unidentified militant have been killed and a civilian also sustained injuries while as operation is on in the area. He added that civilian received […]
Corruption kills
Today the world will be observing the International Anti-Corruption Day. This day is observed every year on December 9 all over the world. It was on 31 October 2003 that the United Nations passed an anti-corruption pact and since then the day has been celebrated. But the moot question remains whether mere observing the day […]
Modern science and Muslim world
Rayees Ahmad Kumar There are more than a billion Muslims in the world today – over a fifth of the world’s total population – spread over many more than the 57 member states of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in which Islam is the official religion. These include some of the world’s wealthiest […]
Ending corruption
Lalit Garg International Anti-Corruption Day is celebrated every year on 9 December all over the world. On 31 October 2003, the United Nations passed an anti-corruption pact and since then the day has been celebrated. The main purpose of this day is to eliminate corruption in order to maintain a prosperous, value-oriented society all over […]
JK reports 470 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Dec 8: Jammu and Kashmir reported 470 new cases of covid-19 in last 24 hours, taking the number of people infected with the virus to 114038. Official sources said on Tuesday that 277 were from Jammu Division and 193 from Kashmir Valley. Giving district wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 74, Baramulla 21, Budgam […]
BJP’s official social media handles launched in JK
Srinagar, Dec 8 (PTI) BJP general secretary and Jammu and Kashmir in-charge Tarun Chugh on Tuesday launched official social media handles of the party’s unit in the union territory. Launching the Twitter handle, and Instagram and Facebook pages of the Jammu and Kashmir BJP, Chugh said, “BJP wants to have an impact and wants the […]
Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir valley
Srinagar, Dec 8 (PTI) The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and other higher reaches of Kashmir received snowfall for the second day on Tuesday, while the plains were lashed by rains, the MET Office. It said there would be a decrease in precipitation in the union territory from Wednesday. Snowfall continued in many areas in the […]