Rains continue to lash plains, higher reaches receive fresh snowfall
Srinagar, : As the rains continued to lash plains since Sunday afternoon, the higher reaches of the Valley including the famous tourist destinations including Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonamarg received a fresh snowfall today. The higher reaches, including the world-famous ski resort, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg received a thin layer of fresh snowfall, an official in […]
Jammu and Kashmir Bank Khidmat Centers fail to impress
Srinagar,): Jammu and Kashmir Bank opened in the state about a decade back its wide network of Khidmat centers to create employment opportunities and provide basic services to the people at their doorsteps. The motivational thrust was to have access to information, backed with relevant infrastructure and services, not only allows rural populace to improve […]
KU holds concluding sessions of 13th J&K Science Congress
Srinagar, : The University of Kashmir on Tuesday organised post-Congress sessions of the recently-held 13th J&K Science Congress for authors who had missed to present their research findings due to varied reasons. KU Vice-Chancellor Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi congratulated the organisers for successfully conducting the Congress. Dean Research Prof Zafar A Reshi, convener of the Congress, underlined […]
Asifa rape-and-murder case: NC demands transfer of case from Kathua
Srinagar : A day after lawyers in Kathua tried to prevent the Crime Branch from filing challan in the horrific rape-and-murder of Asifa Bano, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Tuesday demanded that the case be shifted frp, Kathua court for the “sake of fair trial.” Addressing a press conference here, NC general secretary […]
JRL terms Kathua Bar Association’s action as ‘shocking, morally bankrupt’
Srinagar, Apr 10: Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik described the attempt of Kathua Bar Association and certain political parties of Jammu to prevent Crime Branch from filing a charge sheet against the criminals involved in the brutal rape and murder of eight year old girl child […]
Governor chairs 18th SKUAST-J Council Meeting
JAMMU, APRIL 9: Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jammu (SKUAST-J), chaired the 18th Council meeting of the University at the Raj Bhavan, in which Ghulam Nabi Lone, Minister for Agriculture, Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari, Minister for Horticulture, and Abdul Ghani Kohli, Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry & […]
At least 30, including 27 students dead after bus falls into gorge in Himachal
Kangra: 27 students were among the 30 killed when a school bus fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district. “Thirty, including 27 children, die as school bus falls into gorge in Kangra district,” Himachal Transport Minister Govind Singh Thakur told news agency PTI. According to reports, the driver lost control on a sharp curve due […]
54-yr-old man beaten to death for raping minor girl
Nizamabad (Telengana): A case was registered against people, who had beaten an old man, accused of raping a class 2 girl. The 54-year-old man was reportedly beaten to death by villagers in Donkeshwar, for allegedly raping the girl. According to reports, the accused was thrashed and tied to a tree where stones and sticks were hurled […]
kashmir witnesses water scarcity, authorities advise farmers not to grow paddy
Srinagar: Though Kashmir gets a large part of its rain in the spring months and in early summer, a prolonged dry spell in the area in January and February has led to decreased water levels in streams that are vital for irrigation. Therefore, after the valley witnessed an unprecedented water crisis, authorities have advised farmers in […]
Mandeep on what went wrong for RCB against KKR…
Sunil Narine’s blistering half-century made all the difference and paved the way for Kolkata Knight Riders’ winning start in the Indian Premier League in Kolkata on Sunday, Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Mandeep Singh said. Narine, who had scored IPL’s fastest fifty last season against the same opposition, smashed a whirlwind 50 from 19 balls to make light […]
