Separatist calls for shutdown on March 7 against shifting of prisoners
Srinagar: The separatist trio of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Mohammad Yasin Malik, on Sunday called for a shutdown on March 7 (Wednesday) against the shifting of prisoners from Kashmir jails to outside jails. Images News Netwokthekashmirimages.com
Mud, snow slide in Kupwara: Beacon official injured, miraculous escape for 12 labourers
Srinagar, March : A beacon official was injured after mud and snow slide triggered while the agencies concerned were clearing the snow at Ferkiyaan top along the Kupwara-Keran road on Sunday. A senior army officer based in Kupwara told GNS that a group of beacon labourers of 109 RCC regiment presently attached with Army’s 268 […]
‘Kashmir comes out new academic calendar’
Srinagar, Mar 4: The education department in Kashmir has come out with an academic calendar to offset any loss of academic activities due to law-and-order problems and other unforeseen circumstances this year. “We have devised an academic calendar for entire 2018 session so as to compensate for any losses due to unforeseen circumstances or law […]
Hindu Dalit woman elected to Pakistan’s senate in historic first
Karachi, Kirshna Kumari Kolhi from Pakistan’s Sindh province has become the first-ever Hindu Dalit woman Senator in the Muslim-majority country, according to a media report on Sunday. Kolhi, 39, from Thar is a member of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). She won the election for the reserved seat for women from Sindh province, […]
BJP Will be in Power From Kashmir to Kanyakumari: Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday credited the BJP’s “historic” performance in north-eastern states to “development-oriented” policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and “organisational skills” of Amit Shah and said the day is not far when one party will be in power right from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The chief minister was addressing […]
Woman pilgrim dies in Vaishno Devi
Jammu, Mar 4: A 58-year-old woman pilgrim died of cardiac arrest after paying obeisance at the shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said today. Ramakashi Devi, a resident of Rampur in Bihar, complained of chest pain and uneasiness late last night and was taken to a […]
Section of J-K Highway declared no-construction zone
Srinagar, Mar 4: The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared the area falling on both sides of a section of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway as a no-construction zone to safeguard the lush green area. The Government has declared the area falling on both sides of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway from Kadalbal in Pampore to Merzapora […]
BJP leader dies during election victory celebration
Muzaffarnagar: A district-level BJP leader in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh died of cardiac arrest while preparing to celebrate the party’s impressive performance in the assembly polls in three northeastern states, another leader said. Budhana Singh, 54, was the vice president of the district unit of the BJP. He died at the party office last evening […]
2 lakh patients treated at Vaishno Devi hospital in J&K
Jammu, Mar 4: More than two lakh patients have been treated at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana hospital in Kakryal in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir since its inauguration nearly 22 months ago, an official spokesman said today. The state-of-the-art tertiary care hospital was inaugurated in April 2016 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It […]
India, Pakistan armies trade shelling along LoC in Poonch
Jammu: Indian and Pakistan armies exchanged heavy shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir overnight, police said Sunday. The shelling from across the border in Balakote sector started late last night and continued for over two hours, a police official told PTI. There was no immediate report of […]
