Myanmar junta spurns UN appeal, kills more protesters
MANDALAY: Spurning an appeal by the United Nations to stop using lethal force against peaceful demonstrators, security forces in Myanmar on Thursday fatally shot at least 10 people protesting against last month’s military coup. The military also lodged a new allegation against Aung San Suu Kyi, the elected leader it ousted on Feb 1. It […]
Highest Spike In Covid-19 Cases In 78 Days, India Records 23,285 New Infections
India recorded 23,285 fresh cases of coronavirus infection in 24 hours, the highest in around 78 days, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 1,13,08,846, according to the data updated by Union Health Ministry on Friday. The death toll surged to 1,58,306 with 117 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. […]
Four Army men injured in Kulgam mishap, one critical
Kulgam:: Four Army men were injured in a road accident that took place at Adijan village of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Friday morning. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that an Army vehicle of 9 Rashtriya Rifles (PARA) met with an accident near Adijan bypass, DH Pora. […]
Lt Governor extends greetings on the eve of Shab-i-Mehraj
JAMMU, MARCH 11: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended his heartiest greetings to people of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Shab-i-Mehraj. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor hoped that the auspicious occasion would spread the message of peace and promote the spirit of brotherhood, harmony, and […]
Div Com inspects physical work progress on Z- Morh tunnel
GANDERBAL, MARCH 11: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K. Plole today visited under construction Z- Morh tunnel where he initiated blast for first breakthrough of the Z-Morh Tunnel between West Portal and the Ventilation Tunnel Portal, here. Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal and General Manager(P), NHIDCL, V. K. Pandey, ACR Ganderbal, SDM Kangan, ARTO Ganderbal and […]
75 fresh COVID-19 cases in J&K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 75 fresh covid-19 cases, including 22 travellers, even as one more person succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said Thursday. They said 65 of the fresh cases were reported from Kashmir and ten from the Jammu division, taking the total case tally to 127363.
Rain lashes in Kashmir plains, fresh snowfall in upper reaches
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar From the past four days rains continue in Kashmir plains however upper reaches received fresh snowfall, weatherman predict for “light to moderate rain and snowfall for next 36 hours”. The MET department said Srinagar, received 2.3mm of fresh rain during the 24 hours even as it recorded a low of […]
TMC, BJP To Meet EC Officials Over ‘Attack’ On Mamata Banerjee
A day after Mamata Banerjee alleged that during her campaign in Nandigram, she was attacked by four-five men who pushed her, representatives of the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition BJP in West Bengal will be meeting Election Commission officials. The three-member TMC delegation, led by state minister Partha Chatterjee, would register a complaint about […]
Vehicle crushes Railway policeman to death in Qazigund
Qazigund: An unknown vehicle on Thursday morning crushed a Railway policeman to death at Damjan area of Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, official said. The policeman has been identified as Pervaiz Ahmad (38), of Hutmuda, Anantnag. He was posted in Damjan. Station House Officer (SHO), Qazigund Irshad Reshi told KNO that it was a […]
Tussle with bureaucracy
The JK administration is in fresh tussle with the DDC members who are demanding more powers and also security to perform their duties as promised to them before the elections to the DDC councils. Many of the mainstream political leaders and former ministers have blamed the JK administration for the “disappointment and humiliation” of the […]
