Grenade hurled in Bijebehara, CRPF soldier injured

Grenade hurled in Bijebehara, CRPF soldier injured

  Srinagar: A CRPF man was injured in grenade attack in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district on Thursday, officials said. They said that militants lobbed grenade forces near Bijbehara hospital leaving a CRPF man injured. The injured CRPF man identified as Patil Parmakar of 40 B was shifted to SDH Bijbehara where his condition is […]

Over 20 shops gutted in blaze inside Army brigade premises in Kupwara

Over 20 shops gutted in blaze inside Army brigade premises in Kupwara

  Handwara: As many as 22 shops were gutted in a midnight blaze at Lawoosa area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The shops in the shopping complex within an Army brigade got damaged in the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday, officials said. The shop owners said that the fire broke out at around 11:00 pm and […]

COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 99.56 lakh

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 99.56 lakh with 24,010 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 94.89 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 99,56,557 and the death toll rose to […]

BSF says it killed 2 militants along Pak border in Punjab

  New Delhi:The Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down two militants along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab in the early hours of Thursday, official sources said.   The armed infiltrators were shot dead close to the Attari front around 2:30 am, they said. More details will be known once the troops conduct a search […]

Pulwama militant arrested at gunfight site in Anantnag, police say

Pulwama militant arrested at gunfight site in Anantnag, police say

  Anantang: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a militant at the site of a gunfight that broke out between government forces and militants in Sangam area of Anantnag this morning. The gunfight raged at Gund Baba Khaleel in Anantnag as per police. Jammu and Kashmir Police in a tweet identified the arrested militant […]

Farmers’ interest Modi govt’s top priority: Nadda

Farmers’ interest Modi govt’s top priority: Nadda

New Delhi:  Lauding the Union Cabinet’s nod for Rs 3,500 crore subsidy for sugar mills, BJP president J P Nadda said on Wednesday that farmers’ interest is always the top priority for the Modi government. He also noted that Rs 6,700 crore has been approved for consolidation of electricity infrastructure for socio-economic development in all […]

KU organises online career counselling session

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Right mentoring will help students make and timely decisions: Prof Talat Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Wednesday organised an online session on career counselling to educate young students on how to go about choosing a right career. Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad presided over the inaugural session of the day-long programme, organised by the varsity’s Centre […]

7th phase of J&K DDC polls records 57.22 percent turnout: SEC Sharma

7th phase of J&K DDC polls records 57.22 percent turnout: SEC Sharma

Srinagar: The seventh phase of maiden DDC election in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 57.22 percent turnout, State Election Commissioner, K K Sharma said this evening. Kashmir division recorded 39.52 percent turnout while as in Jammu division, 71.93 percent votes were cast, official data shared by Sharma on Twitter, read. Bandipora district recorded the […]

332 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases now 4,346

332 new COVID-19 cases in J&K; active cases now 4,346

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 332 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,16,932. Out of the total cases, 1,10,769 have already recovered and 1,817 have died leaving a total of 4,346 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 151 were reported in Kashmir […]

2 Srinagar youth go missing; families appeal them to return

  Srinagar: Two youth have gone missing from Natipora area of Srinagar sparking fears among their families of them having joined militant ranks. Irfan Ahmad Sofi, son of Nazir Ahmad Sofi and Bilal Manzoor Bhat, son of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, both residents of Natipora Srinagar, as per their families, went missing on December 14 the […]