Fish farm destroyed in cloudburst, owners appeal for help

Fish farm destroyed in cloudburst, owners appeal for help

Srinagar: A fish farm has sustained substantial loss due to a cloud burst at Kulan village. A private fish farm at Kulan village belongs to Farooq Ahmad Shah, was damaged due to the cloudburst and lost all fishes. Meanwhile, Fish Farm owners have appealed to the Government, to consider an Insurance scheme for private fish […]

SC notice to states, UTs and HCs on people being still booked under scrapped section 66A of IT Act

New Delhi:  The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to states, Union Territories and registrar general of all high courts on the plea of an NGO that people are still being booked under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act that was scrapped by an apex court verdict in 2015. A bench of Justices R […]

Mughal Road closed for traffic movement after landslide at Poshana

  Rajouri: The traffic movement on Mughal Road was suspended on Monday morning after a landslide near Poshana area of Surankote in Poonch district. Officials said  that the road got closed after landslide occurred near Poshana today morning, following which traffic movement was suspended on both sides. They said that the road clearance operations were […]

04 Suspicious Rice Cookers found on Srinagar-Gulmarg roadside,

Empty Rice cookers seems to be stolen property: Police

    Srinagar:  Police on Monday said that four empty rice cookers were found in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. In a statement , the police said that today morning 04 rice cookers were found at Agrikalan (Srinagar-Gulmarg roadside) in suspect circumstances. The statement further stated that the rice cookers were checked by Bomb Disposal Squad […]

India’s manufacturing sector sees strongest rate of growth in three months in July

New Delhi: India’s manufacturing sector activities witnessed the strongest rate of growth in three months in July amid improved demand conditions and easing of some local COVID-19 restrictions, a monthly survey said on Monday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose from 48.1 in June to 55.3 in July, pointing to […]

40,134 new COVID-19 cases, 422 related deaths in India

New Delhi:  India registered 40,134 fresh COVID-19 infections, pushing its virus tally to 3,16,95,958, while the number of active cases recorded an increase for the sixth consecutive day, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll from the pandemic climbed to 4,24,773 with 422 daily fatalities. The number of active […]

Suspected Objects Found On Gulmarg-Baramulla Road Near Magam

    Poonch: Four rice cookers wrapped in a bed-sheet were found in suspicious condition on Gulmarg-Baramulla road at Agri Kalan Magam in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday.   Official sources said that soon a bomb disposal squad was summoned to the area. So far, a senior police officer told GNS that two cookers […]

Father of KR staffer Moazum Mohamamd passes away

        SRINAGAR: Kashmir Reader expresses its heartfelt condolences to its senior staffer Moazum Muhammad on the demise of his father Ghulam Nabi Bhat who passed away on Sunday. His Namaz-e-Jinaza was offered in the evening. Deeply saddened at the demise, the management and staff of Kashmir Reader pray that the Almighty Allah […]

145 Fresh Covid-19 Cases, One Death Reported In J&K

    Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 145 new covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed to the contagion in the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.   They said 48 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 97 from Kashmir Valley, taking the case tally to 321607.     Reader correspondentkashmirreader.com

Education Institutions To Remain Closed ‘Till Further Orders’: Govt

    Srinagar: Authorities on Sunday ordered continuous closure of all school and higher educational institutions including coaching centers in Jammu and Kashmir till further orders.   The decision was taken at a reviewing meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Arun Kumar, who is also Chairperson State Executive Committee, with the additional Chief Secretary, Health and […]