Sopore youth drowns to death in Pahalgam

  Pahalgam: A 24-year-old youth drowned to death in river Lidder near Laganbal bridge in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said.   An official said  that the youth identified as Basit Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Rasool Bhat of Sopore drowned in Lidder near Laganbal.   Soon after the incident, a rescue […]

Body of man retrieved from Jhelum in Srinagar

  Srinagar: Body of a non-local man was retrieved from river Jhelum near Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar on Monday, officials said.   An official said that the body was retrieved by the SDRF, who later handed it over to the police for identification and other legal formalities.   Police have taken cognisance of the […]

A dozen tea stalls damaged in fire mishap in Doodhpathri

Budgam: At least 12 tea stalls were damaged in a fire mishap at famous tourist destination Doodhpathri in Budgam district late last night, officials said.An official said that fire broke out due to gas leakage late last night in the area. He said that in the incident at least a dozen tea stalls were damaged, […]

Kanwar Yatra: SC imposes interim stay on order asking eateries to display names of owners

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday imposed an interim stay on directives passed by the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments that eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route must display names of owners.   A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and S V N Bhatti issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh […]

RS chairman rejects oppn notices on UP govt order on Kanwar Yatra

NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday rejected notices from opposition MPs calling for discussion on an Uttar Pradesh government order asking shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display names of their owners and staff.   Opposition MPs had given notices under rule 267 seeking suspension of the business of the day […]

All political parties must fight together for country for next five years: PM Modi

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the start of Parliament’s Budget session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said people have given their verdict in the Lok Sabha polls and now all political parties must fight together for the country for the next five years.   A day before the presentation of the Union Budget, Prime Minister […]

Residential house damaged in fire mishap in Rajbagh

Srinagar: A residential house was damaged in a fire mishap in Kuru Rajbagh area of Srinagar on Monday, officials said.An official said , that the fire broke out in Kursu Rajbagh area today morning. He said that in the incident a residential house was damaged, however, there were no reports of injury— Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Army thwarts terror attack in J&K’s Rajouri, firing underway

  Jammu: Alert soldiers thwarted a major terrorist attack on the Village Defence Guard (VDG) in Budhal -Khawas area of Rajouri on Monday. As per details , militants opened fire at VDG at Gunda, Rajouri, which was given appropriate retaliation by alert security personnel, who were already camping there. “Terrorists attacked the house of a […]

Democratic Party to undertake transparent process for presidential nomination: DNC Chair Harrison

WASHINGTON: The Democratic Party will undertake a transparent and orderly process to move forward with the nomination of the new presidential candidate for the November general elections, its National Committee chair Jaime Harrison said after incumbent President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign.   In a stunning decision on Sunday, Biden (81) announced that he […]

Army Soldier Injured In Exchange Of Fire In Rajouri

    Rajouri: An army trooper was injured in an exchange fire between militants and security forces in Budhal area of Khawas area of Rajouri in wee hours on Monday. Officials said  that in wee hours around 3:30 am militants opened fire on recently established army camp at Vill- Gunda. The fire was retaliated by […]

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