Executive Engineers superannuate from MED Kashmir

  Srinagar:A farewell function was organised on the occasion of superannuation of Er. Abdul Rashid Bhat, Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division Srinagar and Er. Harpal Singh Talvar, Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division Baramulla. Both the Executive Engineers retired on 31st January 2021, after a long and illustrious career in public service. The function was attended by Chief […]

‘Alarmed’ US urges Myanmar’s military to release detained leaders, threatens action

Washington:Alarmed over the coup in Myanmar and the detention of the country’s top political leaders, including State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi, by the military on Monday, the US has said it is monitoring the situation closely and threatened unspecified action if corrective steps are not taken to restore democracy. According to media reports, an […]

VDC member shoots at father in Kathua

VDC member shoots at father in Kathua

  Kathua/Jammu: A village defence committee (VDC) member allegedly shot at his father in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Balkar Singh opened fire from his .303 rifle on his father, Krishan Singh, after an altercation between them over some domestic issue at village Dasanu in Dingaamb area of Hiranagar sector, they […]

Govt declares all J&K districts ‘Green Zone’ in latest circular

    Srinagar/Jammu: Lieutenant Governer-led administration has on Sunday notified all Jammu and Kashmir districts as ‘Green Zone’ areas with exception to Lakhanpur containment zone besides either sides of Jawahar Tunnel. The circular has been issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 24 of Disaster Management Act, 2005 by State Executive Committee after a […]

First part of budget session to end on Feb 13: Sources

  New Delhi:  The issue of farmers’ protests is likely to dominate the Budget Session of Parliament, the first part of which will now end on February 13 instead of February 15, sources said on Sunday. At an all-party meeting, the leaders of various parties raised farmers’ protests over farm laws and wanted a discussion on […]

57 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

57 new COVID-19 cases in J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 57 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 124506 Of the cases reported today, 43 were reported in Kashmir while Jammu division reported 14 infections. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

03 LeT Militant associates arrested in Budgam

03 LeT Militant associates arrested in Budgam

Srinagar:Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested three militant associates of Lashker-e-Toiba outfit in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. In a statement , police said that acting on a specific input Budgam Police, 53 RR army and CRPF arrested three militant associates identified as Mohd. Yousuf Dar  @ Janbaz kashmiri son of Gh. Rasool Dar, Ab. […]

Country was very pained at dishonour to Tricolour on R-Day: PM on Red Fort incident

Country was very pained at dishonour to Tricolour on R-Day: PM on Red Fort incident

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the country was very pained at seeing the dishonour to the Tricolour on Republic Day, referring to the religious flag incident at the Red Fort during the farmers’ tractor parade In his monthly Mann ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi also said the government is committed to […]

Pak govt to join review proceedings of Supreme Court’s acquittals in Pearl murder case

Islamabad: Amid mounting pressure from the US and the UN, the Pakistan government has said it would formally join the review proceedings initiated by the Sindh administration against the Supreme Court’s acquittal of British-born al-Qaeda terrorist Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and his three aides in the brutal murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl. Pearl, the […]

Srinagar records minimum temperature of minus 8.8 deg C, lowest in 30 years: Officials

Srinagar records minimum temperature of minus 8.8 deg C, lowest in 30 years: Officials

Srinagar: “Chillai-kalan”, the harshest 40-day winter period in Kashmir, ended on Sunday, breaking a decades-old record as Srinagar registered its lowest minimum temperature in 30 years, officials said. Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 8.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday night — down from minus 7.2 degrees Celsius […]