JeM’s top commander, Noor Trali killed in South Kashmir
Srinagar: Top commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad, a 3ft long dwarf was killed in an encounter with government forces at Samboora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir Pulwama district. Official sources said that the gunfight ensued after a joint team of army’s 50 RR, SOG and RPF laid a siege of the area last night following […]
Nepal women’s cricket team captain wants to play in Kashmir
Jammu: Nepal national women’s cricket team captain Rubina Chhetri was initially unenthusiastic about joining Chief Minister’s T20 premier league here due to ‘fear factor’ but after spending time with local players she has developed a desire to play in Kashmir as well. Chhetri is among a dozen international women cricketers from Nepal and Bangladesh who […]
Govt developing advanced sports infra across state, says Minister
Jammu: Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Choudhary Lal Singh said that the Government is developing advanced sports edifice in the state with focus on rural and remote pockets. This was stated by the Minister while addressing a large gathering of people at the concluding day of 10-day Chief Minister’s T20 Premier League organized for […]
Mufti Mohammad Syed Memorial Gold Cup phase-II
Srinagar: Under second phase of first Mufti Mohammad Syed Memorial Gold Cup League Football Tournament-2017, on Sunday, two matches were played Synthetic Turf TRC. In the first match of the day, Fortview FC Srinagar defeated Pulwama FC by two goals to one. In the closely contested match, both the teams missed several scoring opportunities. However, […]
Mughal road remains closed for 16th day
Shopian: The fresh snowfall on the higher reaches of the south Kashmir belt including Shopian area in the Pir Panjal range has hampered the snow clearance work on Mughal road leaving it closed for vehicular traffic for the 16th day today, officials said. Mughal road, which links the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in […]
Bali Bhagat visits DH Bla, reviews functioning
Baramulla: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Bali Bhagat, accompanied by Director Health Services Kashmir and other functionaries of the department today visits District Hospital Baramulla to review the functioning and other medicare facilities in the hospital. During his visit, the Minister took a comprehensive review by inspecting different sections of the hospital wherein he […]
Christmas Mass held at St Mary’s Church in Gulmarg
Gulmarg: The Christmas Mass was held at St Mary’s Church in Gulmarg while Santa Claus distributed chocolates and sweets among the children as the Tourism Department ensured gala Christmas celebrations at ski resort Gulmarg. The Tourism Department had made elaborate arrangements for making the festival grand lighting up lanterns and organizing cultural programmes. Addressing the […]
Congress starts door to door contact programme
Anantnag: With an aim to strengthen the party, the Congress party has started door to door contact programmes in South Kashmir’s Ananatnag district. The door to door contact programmes started at Dooru assembly constituency of Anantnag district. Block President Verinag Peer Shahabad said that the programme was aimed to strengthen the party on gross root […]
Chillai-Kalan effect: Srinagar records coldest night this winter
Srinagar: Srinagar city recorded the coldest night of this winter as the minimum temperature dipped to minus 4.2 degrees Celsius even as the rest of the Kashmir Valley reeled under sub-zero temperatures. Leh, in the Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded place in the state last night as the minimum temperature settled at minus […]
Humiliation of teachers: Now School Principals face ‘weird’ questions from senior official
Srinagar: A week after a teacher was allegedly ‘humiliated’ by an officer in the district administration, the Principal Secretary higher education department Asgar Samoon on Sunday reportedly insulted several higher secondary school principals of Kashmir during a meeting convened at SKICC here. Reports said that during the proceeding of a meeting called to review implementation […]