Army probing how soldier died at LoC in Baramulla
Srinagar: The Army on Monday said it was investigating the circumstances in which a soldier died at a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An Army official said it was clarified that the incident in which the soldier died was “non-operational in nature”. “Circumstances under which Sepoy Nikhil […]
‘Pak brides’ hit streets again, demand ‘travel documents’
Srinagar: Pakistani spouses of ex-Kashmiri militants Monday staged a protest here to press for issuance of travel governments for their return to their parental home on the other side of the Line of Control (LoC). The slogan shouting “Pakistani brides”, carrying placards in their hands which read “Do justice with us, Give us citizenship rights” […]
HC grants govt month’s time to file status report
Changing land use in Pahalgam Master Plan 2005 to 2025…
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Monday granted one month time to the government to file status report in a 2008 case against Mir Naseem Ahmad, former Chief Town Planner and others for conferring undue benefit upon themselves by mischievously changing land use in the Pahalgam Master Plan 2005 to 2025. The direction followed a […]
One-way traffic from Jmu on highway today
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday informed that one way traffic from Jammu towards Srinagar shall be allowed on the Jammu-Srinagar highway including the local Ramban-Banihal route tomorrow subject to fair weather and better road condition. A communiqué by the J&K Traffic Police said that no vehicle including those carrying livestock or fresh perishables shall be allowed […]
Army rescues British skier in Gulmarg
Baramulla: Army on Tuesday claimed to have rescued a British national and a skiing enthusiast, Lachlan Stewart, who was on a ski trip to Gulmarg, and had lost his track while skiing from Afarwat top on January 31. An Army official informed that after struggling for two hours in heavy snow, he reached the other […]
Srinagar shivers at minus 8.8 after three decades
Valley strives for drops of water as supply lines, in-house water pipes freeze
Srinagar: The harshest 40-day winter period in Kashmir — “Chillai-kalan” — ended on Sunday, but as a parting gift it brought mercury down to give Srinagar its lowest minimum temperature in 30 years. Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 8.8 degrees Celsius on Saturday night — down from minus 7.2 degrees Celsius the previous […]
First cases of Bird Flue detected in Udhampur and Poonch
Jammu: The Udhampur and Poonch districts of Jammu region have reported their first cases of avian influenza as samples taken from three dead birds tested positive for the disease, prompting precautionary measures including the culling process, a senior official said Sunday. The Deputy Director (Poultry and Research) of the Animal Husbandry Department, Jammu, D D […]
Amid pandemic, budget 2021-22 being presented today
In absence of elected Govt, UT of J&K too looks toward Delhi for budgetary allocations
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday will deliver her promised budget like no other that is expected to provide relief to the pandemic-hit common man as well as focus more on driving the economic recovery through higher spending on healthcare, infrastructure and defence amid rising tensions with neighbours. In absence of an elected […]
Osama used to finance, support Nawaz Sharif, claims former ambassador
Islamabad: Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had supported and funded ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif, a former Pakistani diplomat who also served as a minister in the PML-N supremo’s cabinet has alleged. “Yes, he (Osama) supported Mian Nawaz Sharif at one time. However, that is a complicated story. He (Osama) used to extend financial assistance (to […]
J&K records no fresh Covid-19 related death
Srinagar: A total of 57 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday which pushed the infection tally to 1,24,506, officials said. No new death due to COVID-19 was reported in the last 24 hours, they said. Of the cases, 43 were reported from Kashmir and 14 from Jammu division. Srinagar district […]
