Polling begins in west UP
Lucknow, Feb 10 (PTI) The battle for Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday with polling at 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state. Polling started at 7.00 AM and will continue till 6.00 PM, officials of the state election commission said here. Campaigning in the constituencies going to vote in […]
Covid: 681 new cases, four more deaths in J-K
Srinagar, Feb 9 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 681 fresh Covid cases that took the infection tally to 4,48,786, while four more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,732, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 359 were from Jammu division and 322 from the Kashmir division, they said. Jammu district recorded the highest 184 […]
Physical hearing in courts to resume in JK, Ladakh from Feb 14
Srinagar, Feb 09: With the improvement in Covid-19 cases, the J&K and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday ordered resumption of the physical hearings from February 14. Reviving the January 30 order, Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal permitted hearings through physical mode with the restriction that in no Court room more than ten (10) advocates remain present […]
PDP leader Hanjura resigns from party
Srinagar, Feb 09: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura has resigned from his post in the party as a member of political affairs committee. Hanjura has submitted his resignation to party president Mehbooba Mufti, sources said. (KNO)
Unidentified male dead body recovered in Budgam
Budgam, Feb 09: An unidentified male body was recovered in Brenwar area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Official sources said that a body of an elderly man was found by locals near power grid station Brenwar Chadoora, who later informed the police accordingly. “Body has been recovered from the spot and identification of […]
Muslim religious preacher on mission to revive Sufism to counter radicalization
Srinagar, Feb 9 (PTI) Undeterred by a terror attack that left him partially disabled in 2018, 51-year-old Moulvi Mohammad Ashraf has dedicated his life to strengthen ‘Sufism’ as he believes it can successfully counter radicalism and ensure peace in militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir. Ashraf, a resident of Guree village in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara township, has […]
Properties of 610 Kashmiri Pandits restored in JK: Govt
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) As many as 610 Kashmiri Pandits were given back their properties left behind in Jammu and Kashmir following eruption of militancy there in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said in the Rajya Sabha that 3,000 state government jobs were created […]
Army Chief Gen Naravane speaks to top Saudi commander
New Delhi, Feb 9 (PTI) Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Wednesday spoke to Lt Gen Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, the Commander of Royal Saudi Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia, focusing on ways to deepen bilateral military ties. The Army said various aspects of bilateral defence cooperation figured in the talks. “General […]
SEC to take decision on school reopening soon : DC Srinagar
Srinagar, Feb 9: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, on Wednesday stressed the need for strict compliance to Covid-19 Appropriate Behavior, underlining that efforts should be to bring down the virus cases to zero. “From last few days, if you see, there has been a significant decrease in Covid-19 cases. For this, I would like […]
Pregnant woman among three injured in road mishap
Kupwara, Feb 9: A pregnant lady was among three persons injured in a road mishap in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. Reports said that an Alto car bearing registration number JK09A-5332 skidded off the road at Lolab bypass and fell into a gorge, resulting in injuries to three persons. The injured trio was evacuated […]
