Adverse weather forces closure of Bandipora-Gurez Road for traffic

Adverse weather forces closure of Bandipora-Gurez Road for traffic

  Bandipora: The 84-km Bandipora-Gurez road was closed for all sorts of traffic movement on Thursday owing to adverse weather conditions of the road at several spots. An official said that due to the heavy rainfall the Bandipora-Gurez and Dawar-Tulail has become slippery and to avoid any untoward incident, all sorts of vehicular movement on […]

Pampore youth injured in road accident, succumbs at SKIMS

Pampore youth injured in road accident, succumbs at SKIMS

PAMPORE: A youth,who was seriously injured in a road accident last week near Galander Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, succumbed at SKIMS Soura Srinagar on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Gulzar Ahmad Wani son of Abdul Samad Wani , resident of Tulbagh area of Pampore. Gulzar was seriously injured on August 19 […]

Record 75,760 COVID-19 cases in single day, India’s virus tally crosses 33-lakh mark

New Delhi:Registering over 75,000 COVID-19 cases for the first time in a span of 24 hours, India’s virus tally sprinted past 33 lakh on Thursday, while the number of recoveries crossed the 25 lakh mark, according to the Union Health Ministry data. A record 75,760 infections were added in a day, taking the total coronavirus […]

Biden would be nothing more than ‘Trojan horse’ for radical left: Pence

Washington: Seeking re-election, US Vice President Mike Pence has launched a frontal attack against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, saying he has been a “cheerleader” for communist China and would be nothing more than a “Trojan horse” for a radical left. Pence, 61, formally accepted the Republican Party’s vice-presidential nomination on the third night of the […]

COVID-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place, govt’s ‘unpreparedness’ alarming: Rahul

COVID-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place, govt’s ‘unpreparedness’ alarming: Rahul

New Delhi:Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday asserted that a fair and inclusive COVID-19 vaccine access strategy should have been in place by now and said the government’s alleged “unpreparedness” is “alarming”. Gandhi had earlier demanded that the government clearly define an inclusive and equitable vaccine access policy to ensure its affordability and fair distribution. […]

Asian stocks mixed ahead of US Fed chair’s speech

Beijing: Asian stock markets retreated on Thursday as investors looked ahead to a speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman for signs of more support to an economic recovery. Market benchmarks in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Seoul fell while Shanghai was higher. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index hit another high, closing up 1% on strong […]

2 brothers held with ammunition in Srinagar: Police

2 brothers held with ammunition in Srinagar: Police

  Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested two brothers from Barthana area of Qamarwari Srinagar and recovered a pistol magazine along with 12 rounds of Ak47. A poice officier told that a cordon-and -search-operation was launched in the area during which house of one Tariq Ahmad Hajam who is a land broker by profession was raided. […]

Retired Army Captain shoots wife wounding her critically in north Kashmir’s Bandipora

Retired Army Captain shoots wife wounding her critically in north Kashmir’s Bandipora

  Bandipora: A 50-year-old woman was critically injured on Thursday after allegedly being shot at by her husband in a fit of rage over some issue in Shokbaba village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official said that a retired army captain, Gulam Rasool Khan shot his wife identified as Fatima Begum (50) with a […]

24-year-old stabbed to death by cousin in Pulwama village

24-year-old stabbed to death by cousin in Pulwama village

PAMPORE: A 24-year-old youth was stabbed to death by his cousin with a knife in Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday evening. Police identified the deceased as Adil Ahmad Dar ,24, son of Mohammad Akbar Dar, resident of Chandhara village of Pampore. SHO Pampore Manzoor Ahmad told Kashmir Reader that Dar was […]

Days after joining militant ranks, Awantipora youth qualifies BUMS semester exams with distinction

Days after joining militant ranks, Awantipora youth qualifies BUMS semester exams with distinction

Miltabt Pulwama: Aadil Rashid Bhat of Charsoo-Batpora village of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district who recently announced that he has joined militant ranks, Wednesday qualified the Bachelors of Unani Medicine and Surgery (BUMS) with distinction. Aadil has secured over 80 per cent marks in 3rd semester of BUMS, the result of which were declared […]