Shopian: A 38-year-old woman from Malibug village of Imamsahib area in south Kashmir’s Shopian died after suffering a heart attack on Friday evening. Locals identified the deceased woman as Misra Banoo, wife of Muhammad Ayub Malla. Banoo according to family sources had a sudden heart attack around 07:30 pm this evening. Muhammad Younus, a local […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday extended the prevailing ban on high speed 4G internet for another two weeks. Principal Secretary J&K Home Department, Shaleen Kabra while extending the ban on high speed 4G internet in entire J&K except Ganderbal and Udhampur districts till January 22, said in an order that the restriction […]
Srinagar: A meeting regarding State Business Reforms Action Plan 2020-21 was held under the Chairmanship of Saurabh Bhagat, Commissioner/Secretary to Government Labour & Employment Department in the office chamber of Labour Commissioner, J&K, Shram Bhawan, Railway Road Jammu on Friday. Among other officers, Abdul Rashid War, Labour Commissioner J&K, Kanta Devi, Dy Labour Commissioner, Jammu, […]
Srinagar: A BJP worker escaped unhurt after unknown gunmen attacked his vehicle near Qasim Nagar Chowk in Bagh- e – Bahu area of Jammu on Friday evening. Official sources said that at around 1805 hours, an SUV vehicle (JK02CD-0799) belonging to one Liaqat Ali son of Showket Ali of Raika Bahg-e-Bahu Jammu parked at Qasim […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 127 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,22,303. Out of the total cases, 1,18,155 have recovered so far. A total of 1,907 patients have died leaving a total of 2,241 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 42 […]
New Delhi:The Centre on Friday said bird flu has been confirmed so far in Kerala, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Gujarat, and asked these six states to contain the disease as per the action plan. Unusual mortality of 16 birds has also been reported at DDA park Hastsal Village in the national capital, […]
Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Controller of Examinations Prof Irshad Ahmad Nawchoo said on Friday that the new timing for UG 6th semester, UG 1st year, UG 2nd year and UG 3rd year will now be 12.00 Noon instead of 11am (previous timing). However, Prof Nawchoo said, there shall be no change in the examination timing on Fridays. “A notification for the revised […]
Srinagar:Vehicles stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway were allowed to ply towards their destinations on Friday as the arterial road was cleared after remaining closed for five days due to heavy snowfall, officials said. No new traffic was, however, allowed on the highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country, […]
Srinagar: An Islamic seminary was gutted in a massive blaze last night in Noorbagh area of Srinagar. The fire broke out at Madrasa Islamiya Arabia Daru Salaam Baghwanpora Noorbagh Srinagar during the intervening night of Thursday-Friday as per locals. They said that fire tenders reached the spot and doused the flames later. However, the […]
Washington:New research suggests that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine can protect against a mutation found in two contagious variants of the coronavirus that erupted in Britain and South Africa. Those variants are causing global concern. They both share a common mutation called N501Y, a slight alteration on one spot of the spike protein that coats the virus. […]