UN backs Syria ceasefire as death toll in rebel enclave tops 500
United Nations: The UN Security Council has unanimously demanded a 30-day ceasefire in Syria, as new air strikes on the rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta took the civilian death toll from seven days of bombing to more than 500. With support from Russia, the Security Council adopted a resolution on the ceasefire to allow […]
Tributes pour in as legendary actor Sridevi passes away at 54
Mumbai: The sudden demise of veteran actor Sridevi has sent shockwaves throughout the Indian film industry with many Bollywood celebrities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Kamal Haasan and Aamir Khan mourning and expressing their condolences. The actor, who was 54, died late at Saturday night reportedly due to cardiac arrest in Dubai, where she […]
Lolab avalanche: Rescue starts as weather improves
Srinagar: Rescue teams comprising of police, army, SDRF and locals on Sunday resumed the operation to retrieve the three persons who went missing under the snow mass following an avalanche at Lashkote- the top forest area of Dardpora, Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The three persons are yet to be traced by the rescuers as the […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway reopened for one-way traffic
Banihal: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, was re-opened for one-way traffic this morning after being closed due to heavy snowfall and rain, officials said. The traffic was suspended last evening on the highway. “The highway was cleared of all hurdles and traffic was allowed from Srinagar to […]
Editorial: CUK still remains a dream
It seems that the date with controversy of the present dispensation seems far from over. The government is faced with yet another controversy and this time it involves establishing the campus of the Central University Kashmir (CUK). The Central University which was to be established ion Ganderbal is still operating from various rented buildings spread […]
LoC flare up: state of emergency declared in Uri, civilians being evacuated
Srinagar: As the situation in the border region of Uri turned ‘tense’ amid an heavy shelling on ground zero, the local administration has declared a state of emergency in the area. “The situation in the region is tense. There is heavy shelling going on,” sub-divisional magistrate Dr Sagar Doifode told ‘Kashmir Vision’ over phone. Notably, […]
Suicide attacks leave 23 dead in Afghanistan
Kabul: At least 23 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in multiple suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, the latest in a series of assaults in the war-torn country. In the biggest attack, Taliban militants stormed an army base in the western province of Farah overnight, killing at […]
Medics put on alert in Uri: Admin
Srinagar: With tension on the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector intensifying, authorities Saturday said that all the medical facilities are being provided to those who are being evacuated and the health department is on the toes. While taking to ‘Kashmir Vision’ SDM Uri, Dr. Sagar D. Doifode said that the health department has […]
Mirwaiz worried over LoC skirmish
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Hurriyat Conference (M) Saturday said that a dangerous trend has started on the LoC which can engulf the entire region. Hurriyat (M) appealed to the international community to play their role and ensure that both the nuclear powers shun the confrontational approach and start a sustained […]
Three feared dead in Lolab avalanche
Srinagar: Three persons are feared dead after the trio came under snow avalanche at Lashkote forest area of Dardpora, Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, reports quoting officials said. Police sources said that the trio had gone for hunting and came under snow avalanche this afternoon at Lashkote- the top forest area of Darpora, which connects […]
