Srinagar: A three-day training programme on disaster management concluded at the University of Kashmir on Friday. Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad inaugurated the online programme titled “Disaster Management in Mountain Areas with Special Reference to Kashmir Himalaya”, organised by the varsity’s Department of Geography and Disaster Management (DGDM). Stressing on collaborations with leading institutions in the […]
BUDGAM: Fire broke out in the two storey building of an orphanage in Chewdara village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday evening. The children putting up in the orphanage have been evacuated safely as per police. Eyewitness told Kashmir Reader that the fire emanated from the attic of the two storey building […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Friday reported 626 new COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 1,01,594. Out of the total cases, 94,375 have already recovered and 1,574 have died leaving a total of 5,645 active cases as on date, the government’s media bulletin reads. Of the cases reported today, 429 were reported in Kashmir […]
Bandipora: Two soldiers were killed in cross LoC firing in Gurez in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday, officials said. They said that Pakistan resorted to “unprovoked firing and heavy mortar shelling” along the LoC in Tulail and Bagtore areas in Gurez in which two army soldiers were killed on the spot while four […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Friday joined the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of several parties in the union territory seeking restoration of the erstwhile state’s special status. Two Congress leaders participated in a meeting of the alliance at PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s ‘Fairview’ residence at […]
Baramulla: At least five persons including three civilians and two Army men were killed on Friday in cross-border shelling in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Officials said that Pakistani Army resorted to “unprovoked ceasefire violation” along the Line of Control (LOC) in Balkote area of Uri. They said that three civilians and […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has transferred 108 standalone primary schools in Srinagar and Jammu to the respective Municipal Corporations. According to an order issued by School Education department, these schools have been transferred to the municipal bodies along with their assets, posts/staff and funds. The order also states that staff at these […]
Washington: After refusing to acknowledge President Donald Trump’s loss in last week’s election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is leaving Friday on a trip to Europe and the Middle East, where leaders have all congratulated former vice president Joe Biden for his victory. The seven-nation trip is aimed at shoring up the outgoing Trump administration’s […]
Washington:Outgoing US President Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated claims of election fraud is one more step in delegitimising not just the incoming Biden administration, but democracy generally, his predecessor Barack Obama has said. “I’m more troubled by the fact that other Republican officials who clearly know better are going along with this, are humouring him in this […]
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 87.28 lakh on Friday with a single-day increase of 44,879 cases, while the recoveries surged to 81,15,580, pushing the national recovery rate to 92.97 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry. The death toll reached 1,28,668 after 547 more fatalities were reported in the country in a […]
