Fire destroys valley’s lone Bone and Joint hospital, Patients being evacuated to safer places: Officials

Srinagar: Panic gripped patients and attendants as fire continued to rage in the lone Bone and Joint Hospital in Barzulla in Srinagar, officials said. Reports said that the flames have spread in the three-storeyed building, plunging the whole hospital administration besides patients and attendants into panic. So far three wards which include; Trauma, Recovery and […]

JK reports 33 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 33 fresh Covid-19 cases even as there was one death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said 15 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 18 Kashmir Division, taking the overall tally to 453167. Giving district wise details, the […]

Terror strike in Pak Masjid kills 56 : Nearly 200 injured in blast at Shia mosque during Friday prayers

Peshawar: A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation here in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 56 people and wounding nearly 200 others, in one of the deadliest attacks in the restive province, bordering Afghanistan. The blast occurred at an Imambargah located near the Qissa Khwani Bazaar area […]

Ukraine-returned medical students : IMA urges PM to accommodate them in Indian colleges

New Delhi: Expressing concern about the future of medical students who have returned homfrom Ukraine, the Indian Medical Association has recommended to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that they be adjusted in India medical schools as a one-time measure. In a letter to Modi on Friday, the IMA stated that such students should be permitted to […]

Mehraj-ul-Alam: Thousands of devotees throng Hazratbal

Srinagar: With improved weather conditions, tens and thousands of people thronged shrines and Masjids as Friday following Mehraj-ul-Alam was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across the Kashmir Valley. The biggest congregation was held at Dargah Hazratbal here where thousands of devotees converged to have a glimpse of the holy relic of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). […]

PDD to strengthen demand side management of electricity: CS

Department to expedite regularization of electricity connections

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Friday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Power Development Department and power scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. The Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Managing Directors, Jammu/Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Chief Engineers, and other senior officers of the Department attended the meeting. It was informed […]

Weather improves after fresh snowfall in Gulmarg, Pahalgam

Srinagar: Weather improved in Kashmir Valley even as Gulmarg and Pahalgam resorts received fresh snowfall on Friday morning. With overnight cloud cover, the night temperature hovered around above freezing point across Kashmir valley except Gulmarg. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, had 4.3mm of rainfall in last 24 hours […]

Militant arrested during shootout at Handwara : Three LeT associates held in Shopian

Handwara/Shopian: A militant was arrested after he was injured during an encounter that took place at Langate area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district while search for another militant was started in the area, officials said on Saturday. They said that three LeT associates were arrested in south Kashmir’s Shopian. The officials said that […]