Boy drowns to death, another rescued in Poonch
Srinagar: A teenage boy died and another was rescued after the duo drowned in a river in Mandi area of Poonch district on Friday afternoon. Quoting sources, news agency GNS reported that two boys namely Sajad Ahmed, 15, son of Bashir Ahmed and Mohammad Arif Shiekh, 17, both residents of Baila, drowned in the river […]
Pakistani man arrested along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: A 55-year-old Pakistani man was arrested along the Line of Control when he crossed into this side of the borderline in Rajouri district on Friday, officials said. Troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) arrested the man who was moving under suspicious circumstances in forward area in Turkundi area, they said. A few Pakistani […]
Four rusted motor shells recovered, diffused in Kulgam
Kulgam: The security forces on Friday evening recovered and diffused four old and rusted mortar shells from Qaimoh area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said. An official told KNO that acting on a tip off, a joint team of Army’s 1 RR and J&K Police found four live mortar shells besides other material in […]
Sanjeev Verma takes stock of greening, soil conservation works at Samba
SAMBA: Commissioner Secretary, Forest, Environment and Ecology, Sanjeev Verma, today conducted extensive tour of Samba Forest division and took stock of various greening and soil conservation works being taken up by the Forest department in degraded forest areas of lower Shivaliks. Sanjeev Verma interacted with representatives of PRIs and VPPCs and assessed issues and concerns […]
Dr Farooq, Omar offer congregational prayers at Dargah Hazratbal
Pray for lasting peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah offered Friday Congregational Prayers here at Asar-e-Sharief Dargah Hazratbal on the observance of Jumatul Vida. On the occasion, the duo prayed for the lasting peace and prosperity in the region. They also participated […]
LMD realizes Rs 13.2 lakh fine during Ramadhan
Srinagar: In order to protect the interest of Consumers during the holy month of Ramadhan, Legal Metrology Department conducted intensive market checking campaigns across the UT of J&K. During the campaign, 586 cases were registered against the erring traders who were found violating various sections of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. The violators were found […]
Dir Agri Kashmir visits Departmental Farms at Yarikha, Gulmarg
Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited Departmental Farms Yarikhah Tangmarg and Potato Seed Multiplication Farm Gulmarg. On the occasion, the Director took stock of the final preparations for the sowing of potato crops at both these farms. He inspected various blocks of these farms and monitored various interventions there. Speaking on the […]
Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort
Kyiv: Ukraine’s leader accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General António Guterres, an attack that shattered the capital’s tentative return to normality as the focus of the war moved east. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s forces were holding off Russia’s attempted advance in […]
Putin, Zelenskyy to be at G20 meet, says host
Jakarta: Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo says that both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to attend the G20 summit to be held in Bali in November. Widodo, the current chair of the G20 group, made the remarks in a televised statement on Friday in which he said that he had […]
