Revenue employee found dead in Baramulla

Revenue employee found dead in Baramulla

BARAMULLA: A Kashmiri Pandit also an employee of the revenue department was found dead in Veriwan area of Baramulla on Baramulla Uri road Sunday morning. Police sources said that, some locals spotted a dead body along the roadside and they informed the police, later a team of Baramulla police reached the spot and took the […]

Mann ki baat: PM Modi for buying GI tagged Kashmir Saffron

Hails Wani for taking lead in adopting new farm techniques Wani thanks PM for featuring Kashmiri Saffron and his role during talk Pampore: The Prime Minister of India, Narendara Modi, on Sunday appealed people to buy Kashmiri saffron for its best quality and aroma. He was speaking in monthly Radio series, Mann Ki Baat. He […]

Police arrests 2 drug peddlers in Awantipora, one in Kulgam, along with contraband

Srinagar: Acting tough against the drug dealings, Police in Awantipora have arrested two drug peddlers and recovered psychotropic substances from their possession. Officers at a checkpoint established at Nambal Crossing intercepted a vehicle THAR bearing registration number JK01X-4920 with two persons on board. They have been identified as Waseem Ahmad Trag son of Ali Mohammad […]

Police in Ganderbal recovers illicit liquor from 5 bootleggers

Ganderbal: Police in Ganderbal have arrested five bootleggers and recovered 20 bottles of illicit liquor from their possession. Officers at a checkpoint established near CRPF 118BN Head Quarters NHW Gund, Ganderbal intercepted five persons identified as Mohammad Safdar Sheikh resident of Nowshera, Ashok Kumar Patra resident of Odisha, Ranjeet Kumar resident of Udhampur, Waseem Ahmad […]

SMC carries demolition of illegal constructions in city

SMC carries demolition of illegal constructions in city

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation conducted demolitions of illegal constructions at various places in the city. The Enforcement wing of the Corporation along with concerned Enforcement Officer and ward officer under the supervision of Chief Enforcement Officer Ghulam Rasool Dar went to the sites where illegal constructions were found.One illegal structure at Baghat Chowk was demolished […]

NC’s Kargil Unit congratulate PAGD for victory in DDC polls

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Party’s Kargil unit functionaries have congratulated Dr. Farooq Abdullah led PAGD for its resounding victory in the DDC polls, saying the victory marks the triumph of truth over falsehood. The functionaries including Qamar Ali Akhoon, Haji Haneefa Jan and others said the despite all the odds, the Dr. Farooq Abdullah […]

Four eclipses in 2021, two to be visible in India

INDORE: There will four eclipses in 2021, including one total solar eclipse and one total lunar eclipse, but only two will be visible from India, Ujjain-based Jiwaji Observatory’s Superintendent Dr Rajendraprakash Gupt said on Sunday. He siad that the first of these events will be on May 26, and will be seen in parts of […]

COVID-19: Lowest daily cases recorded in India after gap of nearly 6 months

New Delhi: India registered 18,732 fresh cases of COVID-19, the lowest in nearly six months, while 97,61,538 people have recuperated so far from the disease pushing the national recovery rate to 95.82 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday The death toll climbed to 1,47,622 with the novel coronavirus virus […]

Protesting farmers in Punjab, Haryana beat ‘thalis’ during PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme

Protesting farmers in Punjab, Haryana beat ‘thalis’ during PM’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme

CHANDIGARH: Farmers on Sunday beat “thalis” at a few places in Punjab and Haryana during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio programme as part of their protest against the Centre’s new agri laws. While addressing a press conference on December 20 at Delhi’s Singhu border, farmer leaders had asked people protesting against the […]

2020: How world rocked by COVID-19, US elections and Black Lives Matter

2020: How world rocked by COVID-19, US elections and Black Lives Matter

PARIS: The COVID-19 pandemic cast a long pall over 2020 but it also saw President Donald Trump beaten by Joe Biden in a tumultuous US election and the Black Lives Matter movement shake the world. Here are some of the key events of the year: Rampaging virus On January 11, less than two weeks after […]