Enormous thrust on creation of new sports infrastructure: Minister
Jammu: Minister for Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports, Imran Raza Ansari Tuesday said that the government is keen to upgrade the sports infrastructure and massive thrust has been given to provide all necessary training and sports infrastructure to the aspirants in the state. The Minister said this while reviewing the sports […]
5-day Hockey Tournament inaugurated at Hakku Stadium
Jammu: President Hockey JK, Kanta Andotra today inaugurated 5-day 3rd Shaheed Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Memorial Hockey Tournament-2017 at K KHakku Astro Turf Stadium. The 5-day tournament being organised by Kashmir Sikh Sangat in which Khalsa Club (GoleGujra), Vijaypur Club, AKS Club (Digiana), Bhargave Club, MRS Club (Simble Camp), Young Star (Simble Camp, MBS Club (Simble […]
Missing UP girl recovered from Srinagar: Police
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday claimed to have recovered a minor girl who had gone missing from her home Uttar Pradesh. The girl has been reunited with her family in Uttar Pradesh, a police official said. He said that police party of Police Station women handed over a 13 year old girl named Komal alias Pinki […]
Kashmiri Play makes it to the 8th Theatre Olympics
Srinagar: A Kashmiri Theatre Play makes it to the Theatre Olympics, the biggest theatre celebrations globally to be held in Feb 2018. In a communication from 8th Theatre Olympic organisors to Theatre for Kashmir a local group headed by noted Kashmiri Theatre worker Arshad Mushtaq informed that “the committee of acclaimed theatre experts have selected Aalav […]
Singapore to help JK in Water Management, Skill, Riverfront Dev: Dr Drabu
JAMMU: The Singapore Government has offered technical support to J&K Government for capacity building in three key areas ofSkill Development, Riverfront Development and Water Management. This was revealed by the Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu on his return from 3-day official visit to Singapore. Dr Drabu said during his visit, he held extensive deliberations […]
Kupwara encounter: Trooper killed, operation continues
Srinagar: A trooper was killed in an ongoing encounter between militants and government forces in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The identity of the trooper is yet to be ascertained. Earlier, the gunfight erupted in Gujarpati Zurhama area of Kupwara. According to the reports, the government troops cordoned the forest area of Zurhama following the inputs […]
Headless body of a girl found in Uri
Srinagar: A headless body of a four- year- old girl, Uzma, mauled by a tiger was found Tuesday morning at Chullan village of Uri in Baramulla district. Daughter of Iqbal Shah, Uzma, according to locals became the 5th victim of tiger attack in the area. Uzma went missing Monday at six PM and was found […]
Encounter begins in Kupwara
Srinagar: A gunfight between government forces and militants erupted in Gujarpati Zurhama area of Kupwara, reports said. According to the reports, the government troops cordoned the forest area of Zurhama following the inputs about the presence of militants in the area. They said that as soon as they reached near a hideout, militants fired upon […]
Woman among five injured in road mishap
Srinagar: At least five travellers including a woman were wounded in a road mishap in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir today. Official reports reaching here said a bus bearing registration No JK03-2011 on way to Srinagar from Sonamarg rammed into the outer wall of Jamia Masjid Preng-Kangan, 40 kms from here on Srinagar-Leh highway, wounding Mubeena […]
Security tightened at Leh Airport
Srinagar: Security forces were put on maximum alert in hitherto peaceful Leh town of frontier region of Ladakh today following intelligence reports that militants may strike the local airport there. The Leh airport , 340 kms from here , is being used both by the army and civilians and witnesses heavy rush of passengers during […]