359 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 359 fresh covid-19 cases, the most in a day so far this year, to take the overall tally of the infections to 130587, officials said on Tuesday. Also, one death due to the virus was reported in the last 24 hours, taking the J&K’s fatality count to 1990—735 in Jammu […]
Modi express good wishes to Farooq Abdullah for his recovery
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Omar Abdullah was first to break the news about the infection of covid-19 to his father though he has taken the first dose of the vaccine at SKIMS recently. Farooq Abdullah has been very active despite pandemic and has been not only meeting his party colleagues but also many public […]
CASO launched in north Kashmir’s Pattan
Government forces Tuesday launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in a Magraypora are of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a joint team of Army’s 29 RR, CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police’s SOG launched a CASO in Magraypora village of Pattan belt this afternoon […]
Lengthy bubble tours not sustainable, warns Kohli
MUMBAI: India captain Virat Kohli said confining players to ‘bubbles’ for months on end is not sustainable and the game has to consider scheduling changes to reduce the mental toll tours are taking during the Covid-19 pandemic. Kohli’s comments come as cricketers prepare to head into another restricted environment for two months for the IPL. […]
India Records Over 56,000 New Covid-19 Cases, 271 Deaths
India recorded 56,211 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday, taking the country’s total to over 1.20 crore. Out of the total cases, 5.40 lakh are active while over 1.13 crore people have recovered after testing positive. With 271 new deaths, the toll is over 1.62 lakh now. Maharashtra reported 31,643 […]
Tulip festival
Kashmir has good signs of tourism getting picked up as the spring has brought hope to the tourist players that the current season would be a success. In the recent past there is visible tourism in Kashmir valley and the government will host a six-day ‘Tulip Festival’ next month to celebrate the arrival of spring, […]
Huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered in Kupwara
Security forces achieved a major break-through when they busted a militant hideout and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition in the border town of Karnah in the frontier district of Kupwara, a police spokesman said on Moday. He said on a specific information Army and police conducted a joint search operation in Dhani area […]
Govt. gives big push to Eco-tourism in J&K
Directs Forest Deptt. to develop new treks, open its rest houses/inspection huts for public use JAMMU, MARCH 29: In a mega push to promote eco-tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, the Administrative Council (AC), which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the development of 7 new trekking routes in various wildlife protected […]
Airstrikes In Myanmar, Thousand Flee To Neighbouring Thailand
Thai authorities along the country’s northwestern border braced themselves on Monday for a possible influx of more ethnic Karen villagers fleeing new airstrikes from the Myanmar military. Myanmar military aircraft carried out three strikes overnight on Sunday into Monday, according to Free Burma Rangers, a humanitarian relief agency that delivers medical and other assistance to […]
Will Campaign On CAA Backfire Against BJP In Kerala?
As the high voltage campaign enters the last leg in the Kerala Assembly election, the contentious issue of the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is taking centre stage again as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s central leaders raking up the issue as the main plank. On Sunday, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh‘s assertion that the […]
