KU postpones UG, BDS exams scheduled tomorrow, day after

KU postpones UG, BDS exams scheduled tomorrow, day after

  Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Controller of Examinations Prof Irshad A Nawchoo said on Tuesday that UG 1st year examination scheduled to be held on 6th January 2021 (Wednesday) stands postponed in view of the inclement weather conditions. The examinations of BDS Final (Community Dentistry) and UG 6th semester, which are scheduled to be held on 7th January 2021 (Thursday), are also postponed, he said. New dates […]

Snow shuts down Kashmir as air traffic, highways closed

Snow shuts down Kashmir as air traffic, highways closed

Srinagar: Flights remained grounded while the Jammu-Srinagar highway continued to be closed as snowfall battered Kashmir valley for the third consecutive day on Tuesday. Officials said that no flight could take off or arrive at the Srinagar international airport due to poor visibility. The airlines have already canceled or rescheduled the flights and as per […]

BOSE postpones tomorrow’s Class 11 exam

BOSE postpones tomorrow’s Class 11 exam

Srinagar: The J&K Board of School Education has postponed Wednesday’s class 11 examination in view of inclement weather conditions across Kashmir Division. A communique issued by Joint Secretary (Examination) JKBOSE, Kashmir Division Prof Aijaz A Hakak said fresh dates for the deferred exams will be issued separately. Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

India records lowest daily cases in over six months

India records lowest daily cases in over six months

New Delhi: India recorded 16,375 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in over six months, taking the country’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,03,56,844, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll increased to 1,49,850 with 201 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed The number of people who have recuperated […]

Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, easing the Gulf crisis

Dubai:Saudi Arabia will open its airspace and land border to Qatar in the first step toward ending a years-long diplomatic crisis that deeply divided US defense partners, frayed societal ties and tore apart a traditionally clubby alliance of Gulf states, officials said late Monday. Qatar’s only land border has been mostly closed since mid-2017, when […]

Biden blasts Trump for ‘whining and complaining’ about election results

Biden blasts Trump for ‘whining and complaining’ about election results

Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the November 3 election results, saying the outgoing president spends most of his time “whining and complaining” rather than doing “the work” of his office. Trump is yet to concede the elections and has filed several lawsuits challenging the November 3 poll […]

133 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, five more deaths

133 new COVID-19 cases in J&K, five more deaths

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 133 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,21,786. Out of the total cases, 1,17,211 have recovered so far. A total of 1,891 patients have died leaving a total of 2,684 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 75 […]

J&K govt, NBCC sign MoU to establish 2 IT Towers at Srinagar and Jammu

J&K govt, NBCC sign MoU to establish 2 IT Towers at Srinagar and Jammu

  Srinagar: The J&K government on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) for establishing two IT Towers-one each at Srinagar and Jammu- at a cost of Rs 50 crore each. Tue MoU was signed at Raj Bhawan Jammu between NBCC officials and JK IT Infrastructure Development Company […]

Lawaypora ‘encounter’: Slain trio’s families stage protest, demand their bodies

Lawaypora ‘encounter’: Slain trio’s families stage protest, demand their bodies

  Srinagar: The family members and relatives of the three south Kashmir youths who were killed in the alleged encounter on Srinagar outskirts last week on Monday held a protest demonstration demanding the government to handover the bodies of their kin and proper investigation into the encounter. The family members and relatives of the slain […]

J&K Police releases purported videos of Lawaypora encounter asking slain south Kashmir trio to surrender

J&K Police releases purported videos of Lawaypora encounter asking slain south Kashmir trio to surrender

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday released two short video clips purportedly shot at the gunfight site on Srinagar outskirts last week asking the alleged trapped militants to surrender before the forces. The police put the two videos-of the same duration- on twitter on Monday afternoon amid claims by the families of the slain […]