Minor boy had gone to buy new clothes

Srinagar: The family members of five-year old Mehaan were desperately waiting to see the end of Covid-19 pandemic to admit their lone son in a reputed school. Little did they know that he will not be able to make it to the school for studies? Muhammad Yaseen Bhat, a physical education teacher at a school […]

11 year old boy dies after hit by army vehicle in Kupwara

Kupwara: A speedy army vehicle hit a minor boy in Shadipora Keegam Kupwara here in North Kashmir on Friday late night. The boy according to locals died on the spot. Local sources said that a speedy army vehicle hit the minor boy and even after hitting him, the vehicle didn’t stop. Locals gathered and took […]

Three Hizbul militants killed in Tral

Srinagar: Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants were killed in an overnight gunfight in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Inspector General of Kashmir Vijay Kumar on Friday claimed that all active militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, considered to be the indigenous militant outfit, have been killed in Tral. A police spokesperson said that based on […]

Restore peoples’ rights in Kashmir: Joe Biden

Says he is disappointed with NRC, CAA

Washington: Democratic presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden wants New Delhi to take necessary steps to restore rights of all Kashmiris and has expressed disappointment over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as well as the implementation of the National Register of Citizens in Assam. These measures are inconsistent with the country’s long tradition of […]

213 persons test positive for Covid-19 in JK, tally rises to 6762

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 213 fresh coronavirus infections, taking the number of the covid-19 patients in the UT to 6762. 58 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu and remaining from the Valley and included several paramilitary forces, 14 pregnant women and 34 travelers. Giving the district wise break-up of the […]

India reports 17,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours across India

Death toll crosses 15,000 mark

New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases in India increased by a record 17,296 in 24 hours for the first time on Friday pushing the total tally to 4,90,401, over half of which have been reported from 10 cities and districts, according to Union Health Ministry data. The death toll climbed to 15,301 with 407 […]

Govt cannot shrink its responsibility of protecting borders: Sonia

Says if China hasn't occupied territory, why were our 20 soldiers martyred

New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the central government cannot shirk its responsibility of securing our borders with China and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the nation into confidence on the situation in Ladakh. In a video message put out as part of the Congress party’s campaign to honour the […]

IPS officer expresses apprehension about his safety, triggers controversy

Jammu: A letter, purportedly written by senior IPS officer Basant Rath expressing apprehension about his safety due to “certain activities” of the Jammu and Kashmir Police chief, has gone viral on the social media, triggering a controversy. The June 25 letter, addressed to the Gandhinagar police station SHO, does not seek registration of an FIR, […]

IAS officer of JK cadre gets domicile certificate

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir’s senior bureaucrat Navin Kumar Choudhary has become the first All India service officer of Jammu & Kashmir cadre to obtain domicile certificate in the newly carved out Union Territory. Kumar has obtained the certificate from authorities of Revenue department in Jammu under a rule that empowers those residing in J&K for […]