Minor found dead in Sopore village
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore, May 16: A year 10 old boy was found dead at his home in Tujar Sharief village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday evening. Reports said that a 10 year old boy identified as Mursaleen Ahmad Lone son of Reyaz Ahmad of Tujjar Sharief Sopore was found dead under […]
Ladakh students to get 5 % quota in NIT-Srinagar reserved seats
Leh, May 16 (PTI) Five per cent of all reserved seats in under-graduate programmes of Srinagar National Institute of Technology will be earmarked for students of Ladakh Union Territory, an officials statement said on Saturday. The Ladakh students would be accorded quota from within all reserved seats of the NIT-Srinagar from academic sessions 2020-21, it […]
Admin to use drones to check deforestation, timber smuggling
PULWAMA, MAY 16: In a first District Administration Pulwama today pressed the services of drone to have an aerial view of the deforested area along with tracing the trails of illegal timber smuggling. It is worthwhile to mention that administration in Pulwama has procured a hi-tech drone to keep a check on illegal mining, illegal […]
Cop killed in shoot out at Yaripora, Kulgam
Kulgam, May 16: Suspected militants shot dead a police man at Frisal, Yaripora in Kulgam district of South Kashmir, officials said Saturday. The officials said that the slain Head Constable was performing duties at a Naka point at Frisal area of Yaripora in Kulgam district when militants first lobbed a grenade and then opened firing […]
Pakistan resumes domestic flights partially as nation-wide lockdown eased
Islamabad, May 16 (PTI) Pakistan on Saturday resumed domestic flight operations in a phased manner as the government eased the nationwide-lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has claimed the lives of over 830 people in the country. The resumption of the domestic flight services from five major airports on Saturday came […]
Don’t be so apprehensive about disposal of service cases: CAT chairman to JK HC chief justice
New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir High Court need not be so apprehensive about the disposal of cases by the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), its chairman L Narasimha Reddy said on Saturday. Refuting the claims made by Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Gita Mittal, in a letter written to the […]
CS writes to Foreign Secretary for evacuation of JK residents from Oman, Dubai and Iran
Srinagar, May 16: Chief Secretary B. V. R. Subrahmanyam has written a letter to Foreign Secretary, Harsh Vardhan Shringla (IFS), seeking the evacuation of the residents of Jammu and Kashmir stranded in Oman, Dubai and Iran. “The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has also received requests from its residents stranded in Oman, Dubai and Iran […]
Non-local’s body found in Sopore
Sopore, May 16: A dead body of a 25-year-old non-local resident was found in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Saturday. Reports said the resident identified as Mohammad Showkat Ansari son of Mohammad Anwar Ansari of Panchawa Bihar was working at Bakery shop. As soon as being informed, a police team reached the spot and recovered […]