Former J&K minister rejoins PDP

    Srinagar:Six years after he quit, former Jammu and Kashmir minister Syed Basharat Bukhari rejoined the PDP on Thursday.   Bukhari was a minister in the PDP-BJP coalition government, first headed by Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and later Mehbooba Mufti.   After the government fell in 2018, Bukhari quit the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and […]

Hemant Soren: Youngest Jharkhand CM with chequered career

      RANCHI: From taking charge of Jharkhand as its youngest chief minister at 38 to establishing himself as a “fighter” for tribal rights, Hemant Soren, who returned at the helm for a third term days after his release from jail on bail, has had a chequered career.   Not the first choice of […]

37-year-old man’s body found in Anantnag

      Anantnag:Body of a 37-year-old man was found along a nallah in Donipawa area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon, said an official.   The official said that one labourer Abdul Hameed Sheikh (37), son of Abdul Samad, of Donipawa was found along nallah Arpath.   “The police have recovered the body […]

Youth Drowns in Jhelum at Hajin

  Srinagar: 19 year-old youth drowned in the Jhelum River while taking bath in river Jehlum in Hajin town of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday. An official said that the youth, identified as Nadeem, 19, son of Zahoor Ahmad and a resident of Mir Mohalla Hajin, drowned near Jamia at Hajin Bandipora.   The […]

Cop dies in Srinagar road accident

Srinagar:- A cop lost his life in a road accident in 90 feet Soura area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Thursday.   An official told news agency Kashmir Scroll that an accident took place at 90 feet Srinagar in between Scooty rider and a Truck resulting in on spot death of scooty rider.   […]

Sgr records hottest July day in over two decades with 35.6°C

Srinagar: Amidst the heatwave across the Kashmir Valley, Srinagar has recorded the hottest July day in over two decades at 35.6 degrees Celsius, while some other parts have recorded the highest-ever temperature on Wednesday.Kokernag, a famous tourist destination, has recorded an all-time highest maximum temperature in July at 33.3 degrees Celsius. The previous hottest July […]