Army says they have killed heavily armed militants in Uri
By: Wani Fazil VOV Srinagar Army on Thursday said that they frustrated and infiltration bid in Uri sector of Baramulla district and by the alertness they were able to kill three militants and also recovered heavy arms and ammunition in the subsequent combing operation. Giving details army said in Hathlanga area, they detected that three […]
23-year old youth dies of electrocution in Budgam village
A 23-year old youth died on spot when he came with a live electric wire in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The incident occurred at Gundi Panah village of Budgam. Local sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that Mudasir Ahmad Ganie was repairing LT line when he came in contact with the live wire and […]
Pregnant woman’s throat slit body found at her home in Banihal
A pregnant woman was found dead with throat slit in the kitchen of her home in Darshipora Banihal in Ramban district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the 39-year-old woman, a mother of three children, has been identified as Zubaida Begum wife of Mohammad saleem. A police official told GNS that the woman was found […]
Trooper dies by suicide in north Kashmir
An army trooper ended his life by shooting himself dead in Keran area along the Line of Control in Kupwara district last night, official sources said on Thursday. They said, the trooper Lokinder Singh Thakur, posted with army’s 6RR, a resident of Madhya Pradesh, fired from own service weapon at a post in Keran last […]
Former JK Bank Chairman joins PC
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Former Jammu and Kashmir Bank chairman Parvez Ahmad Nengroo, on Thursday joined Sajad Lone’s Peoples Conference. In the recent past a lot of people from different walks of life have joined PC and it includes many prominent political activists from National Conference and PDP. Sajad Lone has been advocating elections […]
Under detention since 2017, Hurriyat leader Mehrajudin Kalwal released on parole for 6 hrs
Srinagar: Hurriyat leader Mehrajd-ud-din Kalwal, who is serving detention since 2017 in Delhi prison, was Thursday allowed to visit home for six hours on a parole in the wake of death of his mother fortnight ago. An official said that Hurriyat leader Mehraj-ud-din Kalwal son of Muhammad Amin of Hamzah Colony Bk Pora Srinagar, who was […]
Afghanistan says wants to host Pakistan for ODI series
Newly appointed Afghanistan cricket chairman Azizullah Fazli said on Wednesday he would visit Pakistan later this week to invite the side for a one-day series. The war-torn nation has steadily risen in international cricket over the past few years, with stars such as the world’s top spinner Rashid Khan, but there have been calls for […]
WHO team meets Taliban in Kabul, says health system faces collapse
ISLAMABAD: Not only the adolescents in the age group of 15 to 17 years have responded poorly to the recent government initiative to vaccinate them against Covid-19 but a large number of adults also seem reluctant to get their second jab as health experts find behavioural issues rather than government slackness behind their slow response. […]
Two dead, one injured in head-on collision at Nowgam Srinagar
Two persons were killed while another one was injured after an oil tanker hit a motorcycle near Nowgam Chowk in Srinagar on Thursday afternoon. Official sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that two persons died on the spot while another one was injured after a head-on collision between oil Tanker and a motorcycle. […]
Covishield Certificate Recognition: UK Says, Working On ‘Phased Approach’ With India
The UK government has said that Covid-19 vaccine certification from all countries must meet a “minimum criteria”. It informed that that it was working with India on a “phased approach” for its international travel norms. Covishield, the Serum Institute of India manufactured Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine was added as eligible to an expanded UK travel advisory on […]
