Injured BJP worker succumbs
Srinagar, Aug 10: A day after militants shot at and critically injured a BJP worker at Ompora Budgam, the 38 year-old succumbed to his wounds at SMHS hospital here on Monday. The worker, identified as Abdul Hamid Najar resident of Ompora, was critically injured when militants fired upon him while he was on morning walk. […]
COVID-19: Restrictions extended for one week in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 09: District Magistrate Srinagar has ordered extension in restrictions on public activities including operation of commercial establishments and movement in Srinagar. The restrictions will continue to remain enforced for another week up to midnight on August 15. The extension has been ordered keeping in mind the COVID-19 situation which continues to exist in […]
Indus Water Treaty meeting: India suggests video-conf, Pak insists on meeting on Wagah border
New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) India has suggested to Pakistan that the talks for discussing pending issues under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) be held through video-conferencing in view of the coronavirus pandemic, but Islamabad has been insisting that the parleys be conducted at the Attari check post, sources said on Sunday. In a letter […]
Flash floods hit Kangan village, Sgr-Sonamarg road blocked
KV Correspondent Kangan, August 9: Heavy rains in the afternoon of Sunday triggered flash floods in Kullan Gund area of Ganderbal district. Reports said that due to a cloudburst followed by torrential rains flash floods were caused in a tributary due to which several residential houses were inundated and also the Srinagar-Sonamarg road got blocked […]
Govt plans to enact new law to protect land rights of J-K natives
New Delhi, Aug 9 (PTI) A new law to protect the land rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir is on the anvil to allay the apprehensions of the natives after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution, officials said. The new law is expected to be enacted in Parliament. “Land rights for […]
66-year-old man from Srinagar dies of covid-19, JK toll touches 470
Srinagar, Aug 09: A 66-year-old man from Lal Bazar area of this central Kashmir’s Srinagar district becomes another victim of covid-19, fifth since overnight and 470th so far in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. They said that the sexagenarian, a resident of Qadam-e-Lane Lal Bazar, was suffering from pneumonia and died at SKIMS […]