Mehbooba denounces call for separate state for Muslims
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today denounced a demand to have a separate state for Muslims, in an apparent reference to a top cleric’s suggestion made yesterday. “J&K was neither a party to the partition of our country nor did we support division on religious lines. We as a state opted for […]
India slips to 42nd place on EIU Democracy Index
New Delhi: India has slipped to 42nd place on an annual Global Democracy Index amid “rise of conservative religious ideologies” and increase in vigilantism and violence against minorities as well as other dissenting voices. While Norway has again topped the list, followed by Iceland and Sweden, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), India has […]
KCC&I express concern over transfer of HMT Factory land to police
Srinagar: The president of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCC&I) today expressed concerns over the proposal of handing over the transfer of industrial land retrieved from HMT Watch Factory, Zainakot to the Police Department for housing colony. In a statement issued here, the President, KCC&I Javid Ahmad Tenga has expressed resentment and said […]
2 labourers buried in landslide in Samba; rescued
Jammu: Two labourers were trapped when a landslide took place during digging to lay cables along the Mansar road in the mountainous belt of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district and were rescued later, police said today. The labourers, of a private company, were digging a 5- feet deep canal to lay cables, suddenly there was […]
Avalanche warning in Kashmir districts
Srinagar: A government agency today issued an avalanche warning in several districts of Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours, shortly after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake on the Afghanistan-Tajikistan border region jolted parts of north India. The Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment has “informed that medium danger avalanche warning of level-3 exists in higher reaches […]
Two killed in road accident in Samba
Jammu: Two persons, including a woman, riding on a motorcycle were killed today after being hit by a truck on the Jammu-Pathankot national highway in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. The driver of the truck, bearing a registration number of Punjab, abandoned the vehicle after the accident. Efforts were on […]
4 major rivers in J&K declared ‘national waterways’: JK govt
Jammu: Four major rivers, including Jehlum and Chenab, in Jammu and Kashmir have been declared “national waterways” by the Union government, paving the way for inland navigation on them to boost water transport and tourism, the state government has said. “The Union government has declared four rivers namely Chenab, Indus, Jhelum and Ravi as national […]
Earthquake damages under-construction flyover at Rambagh
Srinagar: Following the earthquake in the valley, an under-construction flyover near Rambagh got damaged when a girder fell upon a crane on Wednesday. According to the reports, the girder damaged the crane completely. However, there was no report of any injury or death due to the accident. Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) Director Satish Razdan […]
Earthquake rocks J&K
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir was shaken by an earthquake today on Wednesday. The quake had an intensity of 6.1 on the Ritcher scale with a depth of 186km. It occurred at 12:38 pm IST and the epicenter of the quake was Hindu Khush region in Afghanistan. So far no loss of life or property has […]
Nadiya Nighat nominated captain of Kashmir women’s football team
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Football Association today nominated Nadiya nighat as a captain of senior national women football team of Jammu & Kashmir. Notably Nadiya Nighat is the first Kashmiri girl nominated as a captain today during a ceremony which was held in Odisa. Presently Nadiya nighat is participating in 23 seniors women national championship which […]
