Hail-storm damages crops in Charar-e-Sharif
Budgam: The hailstorm, which occurred in many areas of Central Kashmir’s Budgam during the intervening night, has caused damages to the agriculture and horticulture, reports said. The hailstorm has damaged crops in different villages of Charar-e-Sharief creating panic among the farming community, locals said. “Initially the hailstorm occurred in many villages of Charar-e-Sharief Tehsil particularly […]
Schools to re-open from Wednesday in Kargil
Kargil: Kargil District Magistrate has ordered the re-opening of schools for class 6 to 8 from September 1, reports said. District Magistrate Santosh Sukhadeve ordered the reopening of schools for classes 6th to 8th with effect from September 1 nearly a month after they were reopened in Ladakh for higher classes including standard 9th and […]
Three persons injured in lightning strike in Karnah
Srinagar: At least three persons received injuries after a lightning struck a human habitation in Kona Gabra area in Karnah of north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday evening, an official said. Identifying the injured as; 20-year-old Shakeel Ahmad Jatla son of Mohammad Shafi Jatla, 21-year-old Sajad Ahmad Paswal son Mohammad Shafi Paswal and 18-year-old Mohammad Aamir […]
Spike in cases: JK reports increased number of covid-19 infections, one fatality
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir reported 166 new coronavirus cases even as one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. 29 of the new cases were reported from Jammu Division and 137 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 324979. One death was reported from Jammu division, due […]
Sinha seeks people’s participation to make JK polythene-free
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday sought people’s participation to make the union territory polythene-free, and said it was up to the people to save the planet in the face of the biggest climate crisis. Sinha made the remarks at a musical event, ‘Battle of Bands for Polythene Free Srinagar’, organised […]
