Rehman Rahi, Kashmir’s first Jnanpith awardee, dies
Srinagar, Jan 9 (PTI) Renowned poet and Kashmir’s first Jnanpith awardee Professor Rehman Rahi died here on Monday. He was 98. “Rahi breathed his last in the early hours today at his residence in Nowshera area of the city,” an official said. Born on 6 May 1925, Rahi wrote several collections of poems and translated […]
Ganderbal man dies in Budgam road accident
Ganderbal, Jan 09: A driver hailing from Guzhama village of Ganderbal died in a road accident in Budgam district on Monday morning. An official said that a vehicle skidded off the road in Baji Pathri area of Charar-i-Sharief. He said the driver identified as Khurshid Ahmad Mir (32) of Guzhama died in the accident. The […]
India reports 170 new coronavirus cases, 1 death
New Delhi, Jan 9 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 170 coronavirus infections on Monday, while the active cases declined by 52 to reach 2,371. According to the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am Monday, the total number of cases is now 4.46 crore (4,46,80,094). The death toll stands at 5,30,721 with one more […]
Snowfall in Gulmarg, Pahalgam; light rains lash other parts of Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 9: Gulmarg and Pahalgam along with other higher reaches received fresh snowfall while light rains lashed plains including Srinagar amid increase in night temperature on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.9°C against last night’s minus 0.1°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 2.8°C above normal for the […]
J&K Govt all set to introduce Panchayat development Index
SRINAGAR, JAN 8: Jammu and Kashmir Government is all set to introduce Panchayat Development Index to develop and replicate best practices that drive improvement across the socio-economic themes of Panchayats under newly approved Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme (APDP). The identified Panchayats will be given special focus to saturate inclusive development schemes which would serve as […]
BSF deploys drone-mounted radars to check under-ground tunnels along border with Pakistan
New Delhi/Jammu, Jan 8 (PTI) Drone-mounted ground penetration radars have been deployed for the first time by the Border Security Force (BSF) to check for the presence of under-ground tunnels used by terrorists to infiltrate the India-Pakistan International Border in Jammu region, officials said. The indigenously-made technical gadget has been pressed into action at this […]
Charge sheet filed against juvenile declared adult by SC in Kathua gangrape-murder case
Jammu/New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) Shubam Sangra, declared an adult by the Supreme Court, is formally chargesheeted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s crime branch in a case related to the sensational gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old in Kathua in 2018. Though the trial is expected to start in neighbouring Punjab’s Pathankot, as […]
Srinagar likely to host G20 event: Official
Srinagar, Jan 8 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir administration is making “advance arrangements” as Srinagar city is likely to host one of the G20 events in May this year, a senior official said here. “As part of India holding the presidency of the G20, several events are going to be held in mid-May but dates have […]
Man stages accident to evade debt, found with family in Haryana
Bhaderwah/Jammu, Jan 8 (PTI) A couple and their six-year-old daughter from Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda were found alive in Haryana, 20 days after they were presumed dead after their car was found plunged into river Chenab in the hilly district last month. Manjeet Singh staged the accident to evade his loan debits but his filmy-style […]
Active Covid cases in country dip to 2,423
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) India logged 163 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases declined to 2,423, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The Covid case tally was recorded at 4.46 crore (4,46,79,924). The death toll stands at 5,30,720 with two deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 […]