Shawwal Moon not sighted, Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday: Grand Mufti
Srinagar, Apr 20: The crescent for the month of Shawwal 1444 A.H has not been sighted anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir, Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam said here on Thursday evening. He said there was no testimony from anywhere regarding the sighting of crescent, leading this office to conclude that the Eid-ul-Fitr will be observed on Saturday […]
Tulip Garden to be closed for general public from April 21: Dir Floriculture
SRINAGAR, APR 20: As the Tulip Bloom is almost over, the Director Floriculture Kashmir issued a notification stating that the Tulip Garden, Srinagar shall remain closed for general public w. e. f 21.04.2023.
Avalanche warning issued to 8 districts
Srinagar, Apr 20: The authorities on Thursday issued avalanche warming to 8 districts of Jammu and Kashmir amid inclement weather conditions. According to a communiqué Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority said avalanche with low danger level is likely to occur above 2400 to 3200 metres above sea level in Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Ramban, Baramulla, […]
Army jawans killed in suspected fire incident in Poonch
Jammu, Apr 20 (PTI) At least two jawans were killed in a fire triggered by a suspected blast in an Army vehicle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, sources said. The incident took place on a highway in the Bhata Dhurian area. According to initial reports, the blast was caused by a lightning strike, the […]
Rajnath Singh tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Thursday. The minister is currently under home quarantine with mild symptoms, they said. A team of doctors examined him and advised him rest, the defence ministry said.
Gulmarg gets fresh snowfall, rains drench plains in JK
Srinagar, Apr 20: Upper reaches including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall while intermittent rains lashed plains, bringing mercury down in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours this morning, Srinagar received 28.3mm of rain, Qazigund 68.0mm, Pahalgam 43.7mm, Kokernag 36.8mm, Gulmarg […]
Dogs maul minor boy in Awantipora, injures him critically
Srinagar, Apr 20: An eight-year-old boy was badly mauled when a stray dog attacked him in Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that a stray dog roaming in Awantipora area attacked a minor boy and injured him near his home. He has been identified as Harris Khursheed Mir (08) son of […]
‘Awesome’ solar eclipse wows viewers in Australia, Indonesia
Melbourne, Apr 20 (AP) Around 20,000 eclipse chasers gathered under a cloudless sky in the northwest Australian coastal town of Exmouth to enjoy a rare total solar eclipse that plunged the region into darkness for about a minute late Thursday morning. The remote tourist town with fewer than 3,000 residents was promoted as one of […]
Kathua school gets facelift after Class 3 student’s video appeal to PM goes viral
Kathua/Jammu, Apr 20 (PTI) Days after a Class 3 student urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video message to ensure basic facilities at her school in Kathua district, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has started work to give it a facelift. Seerat Naaz’s appeal in a video to the prime minister last week, which […]
India logs 12,591 new Covid cases in a day, highest in around 8 months
New Delhi, Apr 20 (PTI) India recorded 12,591 new Covid cases in a day, the highest in around eight months, while the active case burden increased to 65,286, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll has increased to 5,31,230 with 40 fatalities, which includes 11 reconciled by Kerala, the data […]