Hurriyat (M) voices concern over escalation on borders
Srinagar: Expressing serious concern over the escalating tensions between the armies of India and Pakistan especially in Poonch and Rajouri sector resulting in immense damage, Hurriyat Conference (M) stated that every time there is exchange of firing on the LoC, people on the both sides of fence become the primary target and bear the brunt. […]
LPG cylinder blast: Husband, wife among five family members injured
Srinagar: Five members of a family were injured in a gas cylinder blast at Anchar area of Soura in Srinagar district- the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir State on Monday evening. Official sources said that the blast occurred inside the premises of a residential house of Farooq Ahmad Mir at Anchar Soura. In the […]
Youth dies under mysterious circumstances in Poonch
Poonch: A 22-year-old boy was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his residence in Check Bolana Mendhar in this mountainous district on Sunday. The youth, Abdul Qayoom son of Abdul Ghani has returned only four days back from Mumbai where he was working as a private security guard. SDPO Mendhar Neeraj Padyar said that investigation […]
Soldier dies of cardiac arrest
Poonch: An army man died due to cardiac arrest in Mandi area of Poonch district of on Monday. A police official said Havaldar Vijay Hokash of 40 RR suffered cardiac arrest at Sawjiyan in Mandi along LoC while he was on duty. He was immediately shifted to nearby health facility where doctors declared him dead […]
DAK expresses grief over Dr Abdul Ahad’s demise
Srinagar, April 15 (GNS): A condolence meeting of Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) was held today at Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar to mourn the sad demise of Dr Abdul Ahad former Professor and head of the department of Anatomy. Dr Ahad breathed his last today at Noida after a prolonged illness. He was 74. Expressing […]
BGSBU organises Workshop on ‘Apiculture for Entrepreneurship Development’
Rajouri: Department of Zoology, BGSBU, Rajouri Monday organised one day workshop on “Apiculture as an Entrepreneurship development idea”. The workshop was sponsored by National Mission on Himalayan Studies, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change New Delhi. Prof Javed Musarrat, Vice Chancellor BGSBU congratulated the department for organising the workshop. In his message, he stressed […]
Omar predicts win for NC in Baramulla LS polls
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the party has emerged victorious from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency with a good majority. Talking to reporters in Khanabal area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, Omar said that the party is confident that it will emerge victorious on […]
PDP the only party with agenda for Kashmir resolution: Mehbooba
Says Modi failed to tread on Vajpayee’s steps
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that PDP is the only party which has the agenda for resolution of Kashmir issue through dialogue but regretted that Modi didn’t follow the footprints of BJP’s first Prime Minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Kashmir. Talking to reporters after […]
Bizarre: Woman delivers baby in cab as hospital ‘refuses’ ambulance
Srinagar: A woman delivered her baby in a cab after a hospital allegedly ignored her husband’s plea for providing an ambulance to them in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Mohammad Shafi Kohli of Sarkoli Kalaroos told reporters that doctors at a local hospital had referred his pregnant wife to Kupwara District Hospital but refused to allot […]
Abandoned school building in Baramulla attracts rogue elements
Srinagar: A government owned building in Baramulla old town continues to be used for ill activities as the school education department has failed to provide any watch and ward to the building. The school building was left abandoned around six years ago following which it has turned into a den for drug addicts, which has […]