Block Diwas held at Gbl, Pul, Ang, Kul

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 17: As part of Governments ambitious Jan Abhiyan programme, the Block Divas or Youm-e-Block was observed today with great enthusiasm at Ganderbal, Pulwama, Anantnag and Kulgam districts of Kashmir division. On the occasion, the respective District Administrations organised grievance redressal camps besides other related events at Block Headquarters and at different locations of […]
Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports 84 new positive cases, 122939 recovered so far JAMMU, FEBRUARY 17:The Government on Wednesday informed that 58 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 11 from Jammu division and 73 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 125547. Moreover, […]
Mehbooba Mufti a thief, ashamed of standing with her: Altaf Bukhari

Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party chief Syed Altaf Bukhari today hit out at the PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti by calling her a “thief”, stating he feels ashamed of himself for standing with a person who plundered resources of the erstwhile state for her personal gains. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Bukhari said that […]
An unknown gunman opened fire near Krishna Dhaba, one injured

By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar: There was a lot of panic near Krishna Dhaba situated in the high-security zone of Dalgate when an unknown gunman opened fire on an employee of dhaba. Media reports and police have said that his name is Akash Mehra S/o Ramesh Kumar Mehra and he was immediately shifted to SMHS […]
Amid tight security European delegation reaches Srinagar

By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar European delegation reached Srinagar while the authorities beefed up security especially from airport to SKICC their route of travel. There was a shutdown of shops and other commercial establishments in most parts of Srinagar but public transport and private transport was visible on the roads as usual. Mehbooba Mufti former […]
Du Plessis announces retirement from Test cricket, T20s become his priority

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis on Wednesday announced his retirement from Test cricket to focus on the shorter formats with T20 being his priority. The 36-year-old made the announcement through a statement on his Instagram page. “It has been a year of refinement in the fire for us all. Uncertain were the times […]
‘Talk to mainstream politicians instead of inviting diplomats to Kashmir: Soz

Taking a dig at Government of India for inviting foreign diplomats every year to Kashmir, senior Congress leader and former Union Minister Saifuddin Soz today said that government is ‘wasting’ tax payers money. He termed the visit of foreign diplomats a ‘futile’ exercise. Soz told news agency Kashmir News Trust that instead of wasting money […]
Petrol crosses Rs 100-mark in Rajasthan as rates up for 9th straight day

For the first time ever, the price of petrol crossed the Rs 100 per litre mark in Rajasthan on Wednesday after fuel rates were hiked for the ninth day in a row. Petrol and diesel prices were increased by 25 paise per litre each, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. While branded […]
Taliban call on US to honour withdrawal deal

KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday urged the US to honour a landmark withdrawal deal under which all foreign troops would exit Afghanistan in the coming months, even as violence continues to rage in the war-ravaged nation. In an 11-point statement, the insurgent group called for the Americans to stick to the agreement ironed out in […]
Four MLAs Quit Congress In Puducherry On Day Of Rahul Gandhi’s Visit

On a normal day Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanaswamy would have had something to cheer as the President replaced his bête noire – Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi – with Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan. Narayanaswamy had been locked in a searing battle of wits with Kiran Bedi during the nearly five years of his term which […]