Budgam: A six-year-old boy died on Tuesday morning after he drowned into a Canal at Soibugh area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Official sources said that Shahid Farooq Malla, son of Farooq Ahmad of Kamapora Soibugh drowned into the canal when he was playing in the vicinity. He said that the boy was removed to […]
New Delhi:Petrol and diesel prices on Tuesday were hiked by 80 paise a litre each, ending a over four and half month hiatus in rate revision, sources said. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 96.21 per litre as against Rs 95.41 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs 86.67 per litre to […]
Srinagar: A civilian was shot dead by the unidentified gunmen at Gotpora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday evening. An official said that a civilian identified as Tajamul Mohi-ud-din Rather was shot at by the suspected militants outside his home in Budgam. The injured civilian has been rushed to the hospital for treatment. […]
Srinagar: Unknown gunmen, suspected to be militants, on Monday evening shot at and injured a non-local labourer in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Official sources said that the gunmen fired upon non-local labour Bisujeet Kumar son of Paras Mandan of Bihar at Gangoo Pulwama, leaving him injured. He was shifted to district hospital Pulwama, they […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that in the past many decades no serious effort was made to prevent power losses with the result the UT continues to face huge Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses to the tune of Rs 3400 Crore a year. He also announced that Jammu areas getting […]
Srinagar: A passenger Vehicle fell into a deep gorge after hit by a snowslide along Sadhna Top in frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. They said that some eight persons are believed to have been in the vehicle. A rescue operation has been launched in the area to ensure safety of all the persons, […]
Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the lone surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, reopened after remaining closed for several hours in the morning due to shooting stones near Mehar area in Ramban , officials said on Monday. “Jammu-Srinagar highway is now through for vehicular movement,” a senior traffic department officer said . Earlier due […]
Srinagar: Weatherman on Monday forecast hot and dry weather during this week barring March 23 and 24 when there is possibility of brief spell of light to moderate rains. “Except for 23-24th, weather will remain hot and dry this week,” a meteorological department official said, adding, “On 23-24th, a brief spell of light to moderate […]
Srinagar: Advisor to LG of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Khan on Sunday evening submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Home Affairs to take up an important political assignment in view of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Khan confirmed that he has put in his papers. Sources disclosed that Khan submitted his resignation after […]
Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Sunday announced to convene the assembly session on March 25 to take up a no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan. Around 100 lawmakers from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) submitted the no-confidence motion before the National Assembly Secretariat on March 8, […]