Farooq stopped from offering prayers at Hazratbal shrine: NC

Srinagar: National Conference on Friday alleged that authorities had blocked the residence of party president Dr Farooq Abdullah at Gupkar and stopped him from offering prayers at Dargah Hazratbal. A NC spokesperson said in a statement the party “condemns this infringement of fundamental right to pray, especially on the auspicious occasion of Milad un Nabi […]

Met predicts dry weather for next 10 days

Met predicts dry weather for next 10 days

Srinagar-Jammu highway to remain closed for maintenance work today SRINAGAR: The meteorological department here on Thursday predicted dry weather for next 10 days Deputy Director of Meteorological Department ,Dr Muqthar Ahmad told Kashmir Reader that for next 10 days there is no possibility of rainfall. “The weather will remain dry up to 8th of November […]

Youth shot dead in Kathua

Youth shot dead in Kathua

  Jammu: A youth was on Thursday shot dead by his friend in Patel Nagar area of Kathua district, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kathua, Shailendra Mishra said that the incident took place at around 11:40 AM when a youth was shot at in Patel Nagar area, who was taken to hospital where he […]

3 BJP workers shot dead in Kulgam

3 BJP workers shot dead in Kulgam

  Srinagar: Three Bhartiya Janta Party workers including party’s Yuva Morcha General Secretary for Kulgam were killed in a militant attack in the south Kashmir district on Thursday evening. Official sources said that militants attacked the trio at Y K Pora following which they were rushed to emergency hospital Qazigund. However, before the trio identified […]

BJP worker shot dead, two others injured in south Kashmir’s Kulgam

BJP worker shot dead, two others injured in south Kashmir’s Kulgam

  Srinagar: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was shot dead while two others sustained injuries after militants fired upon them at Y K Pora area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday evening. The slain BJP leader has been identified as Yuva Morcha General Secretary Kulgam, Fida Hussain Itoo. An official said […]

Outgoing VC BGSBU bid emotional farewell

Outgoing VC BGSBU bid emotional farewell

Srinagar: Administration at the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajouri on Thursday organized a get together to honor the outgoing Vice Chancellor Prof Javed Musarrat, who completed his 5 year tenure the preceding day. Prof Musarrat had joined BGSBU on October 28, 2015. Speaking on the occasion about his experience at the university, Prof Musarrat […]

551 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases 6,928

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 551 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 93,764. Out of the total cases, 85,370 have recovered and 1,466 have died leaving a total of 6,928 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 354 were reported in Kashmir while […]

45-year-old man mauled by bear in Anantnag village

  Anantnag: A 45-year-old man was critically injured in a bear attack on Thursday morning at Khiram Srigufwara area of this south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official identifying the injured as Bashir Ahmad Khan (45), a resident of village Khiram Kannard Gojir Basti said that the person, as per his family, was attacked by the […]

Blaze leaves three families homeless in Sopore

Blaze leaves three families homeless in Sopore

  Sopore: At least three families were rendered homeless after a devastating fire incident turned their residential houses into ashes Wednesday evening at Neharpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. The massive fire broke out in the double-storey residential house of Ghulam Nabi Shah and spread to nearby residential houses of […]