Families of three Pulwama youth booked under PSA claim their innocence
Pulwama: Families of three arrested youth from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district who were booked under Public Safety Act(PSA) said that their sons are innocents and requested Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to look into the issue. Three youth identified as Asif Ali, Musadiq Ahmad Lone and Ayash Ahmad Dar all residents of Niloora village in Pulwama […]
Woman delivers baby in hospital premises, Docs asked to ‘explain’
Bandipora: Chief Medical Officer Bandipora has asked doctors at District Hospital Bandipora to explain their position within 24 hours after a Covid-19 positive woman patient delivered a baby in the premises of the hospital. The woman after testing Covid-19 positive was denied admission in the hospital in presence of gynecologists and she delivered a baby […]
Speeding army vehicle injures man
Kangan: A speeding army vehicle fled from the spot after hitting a private car injuring the driver in Central Kashmir’s Kanagan area of Ganderbal district. Sources said that the incident occurred at Haknar Gund. They said that one army vehicle that was the part of a Convoy on way to Sonmarg hit an Alto 800 […]
LoC skirmishes adding to the sufferings of border residents: Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar: Apni Party president Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday expressed deep concern over the rising incidents of border skirmishes in J&K and pleaded for an immediate cessation of hostilities between the two neighbouring countries. Bukhari was addressing a joining ceremony wherein prominent political activists from Srinagar, Ganderbal and Kupwara districts joined Apni Party at […]
Army holds pre-recruitment training camp in Poonch
Jammu: The Army on Saturday started a pre-recruitment training camp in Poonch district with an aim to provide employment opportunities and prepare the local youth to join the armed forces, a defence spokesperson said. The camp was conducted at Salotri area of Poonch district and was heavily subscribed by youth seeking to join the Army, […]
Two injured in Kupwara road mishap
Kupwara: Two persons were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident at Badibera in Lolab area of north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that a ‘Load Carrier’ bearing Registration number JK-015A 2270 met with an accident at Badibera resulting in injuries to two persons. The injured have been identified as Sameer […]
BJP puts Tarun Chugh as Incharge of JK, Ladakh
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its list of new State In-charges wherein General Secretary Tarun Chugh has been appointed to look after the affairs of Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Telangana. According to list issued, General Secretary Tarun Chugh, who was earlier co-incharge for Delhi, will now look after the party’s work in […]
Bahar-I-Adab organises book release function at Pattan
BARAMULLA: To highlight the literary contributions of two well known poets Rasheed Roshan and Ghulam Hasan Darvesh, Bahar-I-Adab organised a literary function at Alpora, Pattan on Saturday During the proceedings two poetic collections titled “Khabe Halem” and “Drav Ne Poshe Wathrun Waash” were released. Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr G N Itoo presided over the function […]
Ladakh records 80 new COVID-19 cases, 62 recoveries in a day
Leh: Eighty new COVID-19 cases in Ladakh in a day took the infection tally in the Union Territory to 7,291 on Saturday, while 62 patients have recuperated from the disease during the same period, according to an official bulletin. Ladakh had recorded a total of 89 deaths so far, of which 49 were in Leh […]
JKTDC’s Kongposh reverberates with music, cuisine, art display
SRINAGAR: The recently opened up restaurant of JKTDC-Kongposh here in the heart of the city reverberated with a confluence of display of art, music and ethnic cuisine this evening. The special feature of today’s weekly event was the display of artefacts in the form of calligraphy, paintings and other art forms by young and budding […]