Kashmir has to be focus of Indo-Pak dialogue: PDP

Srinagar: The PDP Saturday urged India and Pakistan to go beyond rhetoric, deepen the process of dialogue and broaden the scope of political engagement by keeping Jammu and Kashmir at the “front and centre of the process” to make it result-oriented and sustainable. The party held a meeting of its political affairs committee (PAC) – […]

Elderly man dies hours after taking Covid-19 vaccine jab

Srinagar: A 70-year-old man has died, hours after he was administered COVID vaccine jab in Handwara area of north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. A close relative of the deceased said that the septuagenarian— Ghulam Mohammad Ganie son of Habibullah Ganie of Haril Mawer— was inoculated this afternoon. However following some ‘complications’, he subsequently died at […]

Lt Guv extends Holi greetings

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended his heartiest greetings to the people on the eve of ‘Holi’. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor observed that Holi, a spring festival of colours is an integral part of our rich composite culture which promotes the tradition of ‘Unity in Diversity’ and strengthens the social […]

JK reports 271 new COVID-19 cases, one fatality

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 271 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, which includes 58 travellers, taking the infection tally to 1,29,684, while one fatality pushed the death toll in the union territory to 1,985, officials said. Seventy-five of the fresh cases were from Jammu division and 196 from Kashmir division, they said. The officials said […]

Militant, soldier killed in Shopian encounter

M4 Rifle also recovered, internet suspended

Srinagar: An unidentified militant and a soldier have been militant while as two soldiers were injured in a gunfight at Wangam area in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Official sources said that based on specific information about the presence of the militants, a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search […]