Demand for potable water
As Kashmir valley witnessed a scanty rainfall this summer hundreds of villages spread across Kashmir region complained of not getting enough potable water. Even when winter season is approaching fast, people in many areas are still complaining of water shortage and the administration’s failure to provide people with adequate supply of drinking water. Just yesterday […]
The eluding peace
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Everyone’s story is different from others. But some things are common in this part of the world that is Jammu and Kashmir. In Jammu and Kashmir, the stories are more or less same. It is because it is the only region that has been witnessing bloodshed for a prolonged period. The common […]
Joe Biden wins US Presidency
Washington: Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. has defeated Donald Trump to become the 46th U.S. president, unseating the incumbent with a pledge to unify and mend a nation reeling from a worsening pandemic, faltering economy and deep political divisions. Biden’s victory came after the Associated Press, CNN and NBC showed him winning Pennsylvania and gaining more […]
Haj Committee of India invites online Haj application for Haj 2020-21
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 07: The aspirants who wish to undertake Haj journey during the year 2020-21 are being informed that the Haj Committee of India vide Circular No. 01 has invited online Haj Application Forms with effect from 7th of November 2020. As per a notification issued here the aspirants are being informed that before filing […]
532 new cases take JK’s covid-19 tally past 98000
Srinagar, Nov 11: The covid-19 tally in Jammu and Kashmir crossed grim milestone of 98000 with 532 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, officials said. Among the cases, Srinagar reported 132, Baramulla 44, Budgam 43, Pulwama 15, Kupwara 44, Anantnag 7, Bandipora 9, Ganderbal 24, Kulgam 3, Shopian 3, Jammu 96, Rajouri 15, Udhampur […]
PAGD decides to contest DDC polls as one
Srinagar, Nov 07: In its maiden meeting in Jammu division, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Saturday unanimously decided to contest the upcoming District Development Council (DDC) polls unitedly in Jammu and Kashmir. The PAGD soon after holding the meeting in Jammu addressed media persons wherein the alliance spokesperson Sajad Gani Lone announced that the […]
J&K Congress decides to contest DDC polls
Srinagar, Nov 07: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Saturday announced that it will contest the District Development council (DDC) polls, slated to be held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir from November 28. The decision of JKPCC comes at a time when the alliance formed by the mainstream leaders of […]
Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene
Washington, Nov 7 (AP) President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there’s one place he wants to determine the outcome of the presidential election: the US Supreme Court. But he may have a difficult time ever getting there. Over the last two days, Trump has leaned in to the idea that the high court should get […]
Pakistani troops shell villages, forward posts along LoC, IB in Poonch, Kathua
Jammu, Nov 7 (PTI) Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Kathua districts in violation of the ceasefire, officials said on Saturday. Mortar shelling in the Mankote sector along the LoC in […]
Youth dies, four others injured in Sonamarg mishap
Srinagar, Nov 7: One person died while as four others sustained critical injuries in a fatal car accident along Srinagar-Leh highway at Haji Qabar Sonamarg area of central-Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday. Reports said that an Alto car bearing Registration number JK-16A 6111 was on way from Nilgrath to Kullan when the driver presumably lost […]