THROWING COVID AND SNOW TO WINDS ON SATURDAY IN DOWNTOWN
BY Muzammil Bhat Srinagar: Downtown Srinagar started its normal activities on Saturday morning despite fresh snowfall. With no trace of administration visible, people came out in large numbers to purchase essential commodities from the markets where rates are determined by the shopkeepers at their will. Traffic authorities have disappeared from the roads of downtown long […]
BJP leader escapes attack by gunmen in Jammu
Srinagar: A BJP worker escaped unhurt after unknown gunmen attacked his vehicle near Qasim Nagar Chowk in Bagh- e – Bahu area of Jammu on Friday evening. Official sources said that at around 1805 hours, an SUV vehicle (JK02CD-0799) belonging to one Liaqat Ali son of Showket Ali of Raika Bahg-e-Bahu Jammu parked at Qasim […]
4G ban in J&K extended till Jan 22
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the prevailing ban on high speed for another two weeks. Principal Secretary J&K Home Department, Shaleen Kabra while extending the ban on high speed 4G internet in entire J&K except Ganderbal and Udhampur districts till January 22, said in an order that the restriction had been […]
Lt Governor inaugurates Krishi Vigyan Kendra building at Samba; urges scientists to take farm technology from lab to fields
“Through Krishi Vigyan Kendra, we can successfully bridge the gap of connectivity between farmers, scientific methods and technology”: Lt Governor LG says Agriculture and allied sectors – key focus areas of J&K Government Directs Divisional Commissioner Jammu to identify land for establishing KVKs in remaining three districts of Jammu Division Lt Governor felicitates progressive farmers; […]
J&K Reports 127 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, 4 Deaths
Number of Active Cases Reduces To 2241 As 278 More Patients Were Discharged Jammu and Kashmir reported 127 fresh cases of novel coronavirus while four patients succumbed to the pestilence in the last 24 hours in J&K, officials said on Friday. Among the fresh cases, 85 were from Jammu division and 42 from Kashmir Valley, […]
Srinagar-Jammu highway cleared of snow, debris; stranded vehicles allowed to ply as of now
Srinagar:Vehicles stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway were allowed to ply towards their destinations on Friday as the arterial road was cleared after remaining closed for five days due to heavy snowfall, officials said. No new traffic was, however, allowed on the highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, […]
Messi scores, Koeman glows
FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman was glowing with pride after his side’s 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday and said the performance was a benchmark for the remainder of the season. Barca fell behind in the third minute on an Inaki Williams goal during a counterattack but responded emphatically with goals from Pedri and […]
Brazil’s COVID-19 deaths top 2,00,000 amid a return to fun
The night before New Year’s Eve in Rio de Janeiro, thousands of revellers clad in their bathing suits crowded onto the iconic Ipanema beach to have some seaside drinks. It was one of many open-air parties occurring along Brazil’s vast coastline since the summer heat set in, and as the COVID-19 death toll climbed higher. […]
Seminary gutted in massive blaze in Srinagar’s Noorbagh
Srinagar: An Islamic seminary was gutted in a massive blaze last night in Noorbagh area of Srinagar. The fire broke out at Madrasa Islamiya Arabia Daru Salaam Baghwanpora Noorbagh Srinagar during the intervening night of Thursday-Friday as per locals. They said that fire tenders reached the spot and doused the flames later. However, the buidling […]
Highway shut
Even after five days, the Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only surface link between Kashmir and rest of the counter is closed and authorities are only claiming that their men and machinery have been pressed into service to clear the highway. There are many questions in the public circles for which the government has no answers. There […]
