Reckless british behaviour
Asad Mirza To counter the Corona pandemic, different countries adopted different strategies and took different safety measures, almost everywhere these steps were supported and adhered to willingly by their citizens. However, the response of the British public and some politicians too in this regard seems to be quite different. Many had opposed the earlier Lockdown […]
Poetics through spiritual voice
Tousif Raza Kashmir has produced many bold, strong and authentic voices in the field of literature especially in poetry during the past several decades. Some of them have earned fame due to their contributions in Kashmiri language and have emerged as the fountain heads for conserving and promoting this language. The emergence of many young […]
11 travelers among 280 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Dec 7: Eleven travelers were among 280 fresh novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir during the last 24 hours, taking the number of people infected with the virus to 113568, the officials said on Monday. While 166 cases were reported from Jammu Division, 114 were from Kashmir valley, the officials said. Giving […]
DDC polls: 41.94% voting turnout in JK till 1PM
Jammu, Dec 07: The 4th phase of DDC elections recorded voter percentage of 41.94% across different constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir till 1PM on Monday. While Kashmir reported 25.54 percent voting, 59.38 percent was recorded in Jammu division, officials said. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, […]
Panic in Narbal area after Maruti car jumps check post
Srinagar, Dec 07: Panic gripped Narbal area of Srinagar outskirts after a Maruti car ignored security forces’ signal to stop which led to the little chaos in the area causing a minor injury to a civilian, police said on Monday. Talking to reporters at the site of incident, SP West (Srinagar) Shahzad Salahi said that […]
Minor sisters from Pak repatriated via LoC crossing point in Poonch
Poonch, Dec 7: Two minor sisters, Laiba Zabair (17) and Sana Zabair (13), were handed over to the authorities from Pakistan administered Kashmir, at Chakan Da Bagh crossing point on Monday, officials said. Residents of Abbasspur in Kahuta Tehsil of PaK, the sisters were apprehended by the Indian army after noticing them moving in Sarla […]
Protesting farmers call on people to back ‘Bharat Bandh’
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) Thousands of farmers protesting against the Centre’s new agri laws for the past 11 days here have called on people to join their ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Tuesday in large numbers, as police increased deployment at various Delhi border points. Farmer leaders also welcomed the support of political parties to the […]
Petrol, diesel prices rise for sixth straight day
New Delhi, Dec 7 (PTI) Petrol and diesel prices rose for the sixth day in a row on Monday as rates went up by 26-30 paise per litre. Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 26 paise, according to a price notification of oil marketing companies. Rates for petrol in […]
DDC polls: 26.02% votes polled till 11 AM across JK
JAMMU, DEC 07: The 4th phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 26.02 % across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 11:00 am today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Kupwara has recorded voting percentage of 14.80%, Bandipora 27.49%, […]
Three Kashmiri youth among five arrested in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 7: Five men were arrested after an encounter with police in East Delhi’s Shakarpur area and it is suspected that some of them might have links to terror groups, officials said on Monday. Two of them are from Punjab and three belong to Kashmir, they said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) […]