NC condemns ‘atrocities’ by Israeli forces in Palestine
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Wednesday condemned “atrocities” by Israeli forces in Palestine and asked Muslim countries to put up a strong and united face to mount pressure on the Jewish state to immediately stop the aggression. In a joint statement, NC leaders, including party president Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah, condemned in […]
Justice Hassnain Masoodi visits Shopian
SHOPIAN: Member of Parliament (MP) from Anantnag Parliamentary constituency (Retd.) Justice Hassnain Masoodi visited district Shopian of south Kashmir and held a review meeting with the district administration on the efforts underway to combat the spread of virus. The MP took stock of the efforts by District Administration towards curbing the spread of Covid and […]
Div Com reviews Covid containment measures in Kupwara
KUPWARA: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Wednesday had a whirl wind tour of North Kashmir district of Kupwara to take stock of Covid containment measures and facilities available in health institutions there. The Div Com was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner(DC), Kupwara Imam Din, ADC, Kupwara, Nazir Ahmad Lone, President Municipal Committee, Handwara […]
DC Bandipora interacts with Imams, Religious Heads
Seeks cooperation to ensure covid appropriate behaviour on Eid
BANDIPORA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr. Owais Ahmad Wednesday held an interactive meeting with prominent religious leaders, Imams and Khateebs of the district ahead of the Eid Festival. The interaction was held in view of the upcoming Eid Festival and the DC sought the cooperation of religious leaders in ensuring covid appropriate behavior during the […]
CRPF rescues critically injured civilian from gorge
Jammu: A CRPF jawan carried a critically injured accident victim on his back from a 50-metre-gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials said on Wednesday, as his effort was lauded after Army’s Jammu-based White Knight Corps shared the pictures on social media. Naresh Kumar, a resident of Kathua district, was on the way to Srinagar […]
Grenade attack on police party in Samba, no loss of life
Jammu: Suspected militants carried out a grenade attack on a police party in Samba district of Jammu division but there was no report of any casualty, officials said on Wednesday. A grenade was hurled by unidentified persons at a police party which was engaged in checking vehicles at Nad on Samba-Udhampur road around 10 pm […]
Pulwama residents aghast over move to ‘shift’ indoor stadium
Pulwama: The residents of Pulwama town in south Kashmir are aghast over the proposed move to shift the proposed indoor stadium from main town Pulwama to any far off place. Notably, the indoor stadium is part of the proposal under which three indoor stadiums were sanctioned which includes one at Banjwah Tral, one at Rajpora […]
CUK to organise motivational lectures, online quiz competition
Ganderbal: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir Tuesday said the university will organise motivational lectures and weeklong online extracurricular activities including online quiz and debate competitions for the students to de-stress them. “Covid-19 pandemic has caused lot of anxiety and stress among the students who have been confined to […]
COVID-19: Restrictions being enhanced to contain pandemic in Kargil
Kargil: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr festival, authorities in Kargil district of Ladakh decided to further enhance restrictions on the public to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, officials said on Tuesday. The unanimous decision was taken at a joint meeting of various stakeholders including representatives of religious and political organizations here, they said. Kargil has recorded […]
NGO provides Immunity boosters to red zone Area residents in Mehjoor Nagar
Srinagar: ‘We Volunteers’ an NGO in association with Ansar Ul Masakeen organised a day long awareness campaign in Mehjoor Nagar on Monday. The aim of the programme was to create awareness among the residents of the area which has been declared as a ‘Red Zone’. The organizers also distributed Immunity Booster kits among the locals. […]