Snowfall forces closure of Mughal Road on 2nd straight day
Jammu: The Mughal Road connecting Poonch and Shopian districts continued to remain closed for vehicular movement on Sunday after fresh snowfall in the area on Saturday. Officials said that the fresh snowfall started in higher reaches of Poonch district on Saturday, thus forcing authorities to close the Mughal Road after slippery condition of the road. […]
PAGD won’t succumb before New Delhi’s pressure tactics: Muzaffar Shah
Awami National Conference (ANC) senior vice-president Muzaffar Shah on Sunday claimed that PAGD will not succumb before pressure tactics employed by New Delhi and added those leaving party at this juncture are not well-wishers of people of Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking with newsmen in summer capital Srinagar, ANC leader said that PAGD will not succumb […]
Skill development key to economic growth: Prof Talat
The skill development of youth would not only help address the problem of unemployment but also enable a better economic growth, Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad said on Sunday. Addressing as chief patron an online workshop “Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Opportunities For Youth of J&K”, Prof Talat said: “Developing skills of youth […]
Hiking electricity tariffs despite longer power cuts unjustified: Tarigami
Expressing serious concern over the precarious power situation, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Sunday said the electricity woes continue unabated in Kashmir while the electricity tariffs have been hiked arbitrarily by the government. Power cuts inevitably grow longer every winter since the power deficiency in J&K doesn’t seem to improve. With the onset of […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8, 85,859 stranded JK residents; 7, 45,567 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,85,859 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
460 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 5,688
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 460 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,026,19. Out of the total cases, 95,342 have already recovered and 1,589 have died leaving a total of 5,688 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 271 were reported in Kashmir […]
J&K LoC skirmishes: Pak army used heavy artillery, modern weapons, says IG BSF
Inspector General of BSF Kashmir, Rajesh Mishra Sunday said that in the recent “unprovoked shelling along the LoC”, Pakistan resorted to the use of heavy artillery and other modern weapons that caused huge destruction of civilian property while security forces also suffered losses. Paying tributes to the slain BSF man Rakesh, who was killed in […]
Intelligence wing of JKP searches 22 places in Kashmir, Jammu Delhi regarding dubious transactions
The J&K CID on Saturday conducted searches against several suspects in connection with investigation of case FIR no 29/ 2020 U/S 120-B, 409, 477-A of IPC & Section 13 (I) (c) & (d) of Prevention of corruption Act and Section 13, 39 UA (P) Act of P/S CIK Srinagar. A statement issued to KNS reads, […]
Muzafar Beigh Quits PDP
Srinagar, Nov 15 : Senior Political leader Muzafar Hussain Beigh today quit People’s Democratic Party over the seat sharing agreement with other parties of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Decleration (PAGD). Speaking to the news agency , Beigh said, ” NC is fighting on majority seats. It is not in interests of PDP. I respect Farooq […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 8,79,380 stranded JK residents; 7,39,088 via Lakhanpur, 1, 40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 14: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 8,79,380 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
