Locals demand opening of Verinag-Imoh road
Anantnag: The road from Verinag to Imoh in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district has been closed for the last several months due to which people are facing difficulties, locals said Saturday. They said that as more Covid cases started coming up in March and April this year the administration set up a screening center at the […]
FCS&CA team conducts market checking in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL: The enforcement squad of the Food civil supplies and consumer affairs (FCS&CA) conducted market checking drive at main market of Ganderbal town on Saturday. An official said that on the directions of Director FCS&CA and Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, the enforcement squad headed by Assistant Director FCS&CA Ganderbal Dr Naseer Ahmed Baba conducted market checking […]
Militant ‘sympathiser’ arrested in Pulwama
Srinagar: A militant associate involved in providing shelter, logistics and other support to active ultras has been arrested in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said on Saturday. He has been identified as Adil Ahmad Hajam, a resident of Ratsuna Tral in the Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said. He […]
Two more COVID-19 patients die in Ladakh, toll now 38
Leh: Two more coronavirus positive elderly persons succumbed to the infection in Ladakh, bringing the number of deaths linked to the disease to 38 in the Union Territory, officials said on Saturday. Both the deaths were reported from Leh district on Friday, the officials said. The deceased, aged 98 and 82, had tested positive for […]
Official language row: Sikhs start signature campaign for inclusion of Punjabi language
Jammu: A Sikh organisation on Saturday launched a signature campaign here to press for the inclusion of Punjabi in the list of official languages in Jammu and Kashmir. The campaign by Sikh Youth Sewa Trust started outside a gurdwara in Gandhi Nagar as part of its efforts to mobilize support for fulfillment of their demand. […]
Leh woman’s body found in Pak
Kupwara: Body of a woman from Leh was recovered by officials in Pakistan in an area opposite to Karnah sector along the Line of Control in this frontier district. The body of the woman would be handed over by the Pakistan army to their Indian counterparts along the Karnah sector, the officials said. The woman […]
Covid-19 can get worse in winter: DAK
Srinagar: With the novel coronavirus raging in Kashmir valley and showing no signs of slowing down, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday warned that Covid-19 could get worse in winter. “We could have further surge in Covid-19 cases this winter,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Quoting a study from University […]
Gazwat-ul-Hind militant associate arrested in Tral: Police
Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a militant associate of Gazwat- ul- Hind in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Awantipora. In a statement, police said that security forces arrested militant associate of outfit Ansar Gazwat-ul-Hind involved in providing shelter, logistics and other support to the AuGH militants as well as in transporting of […]
BSF recovers cache of arms near Indo-Pak border in Ferozepur
Chandigarh: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, including three AK-47 and two M-16 rifles, from a field along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab’s Ferozepur district. During search operation, the BSF troops recovered the arms and ammunition from a bag which was found lying on a field near […]
Far off Sopore villages get connected to the cellular world
Sopore: Residents of Rampora and Rajpora, a forest area of Zaingeer belt of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday expressed joy as they got access to mobile network connectivity for the first time. The twin remote villages in Sopore area were denied mobile connectivity, officials said here. An official said that cellular connectivity […]
