United struggles only way to resist onslaught of govt’s anti-labour policies: Tarigami
Srinagar: On the occasion of International Labour Day, Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU)State president Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami Sunday said that united struggles are the only way to resist the onslaught of “govt’s anti-labour policies”. Speaking at a rally at Press Enclave, Srinagar, Tarigami extended greetings to the working people who he said “have been […]
J&K bank regrets outages on in its digital channels
Says bank recorded over 2 million transactions worth Rs 1082 cr
Srinagar: Despite intermittent outages which irked its customers big time, the J&K Bank’s digital and alternate channels have recorded 2 million transactions amounting to whopping Rs 1082 crores in last 36 hours, officials said Sunday. “While we feel delighted in having successfully served lakhs of our esteemed customers ahead of this auspicious Eid occasion, we […]
J&K logs 4 new cases of COVID-19
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported four new Covid cases on Sunday that took the infection tally to 4,54,047, officials said. Of the new cases, two each were reported from Jammu and Srinagar districts, they said. There are 66 active cases while the overall recoveries has reached 4,49,230, officials said. The COVID-19 death toll stands at […]
Jammu continues to swelter; mercury rises in Srinagar
Jammu: The mercury continued to stay several degrees above normal in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir, where Jammu continued to be the hottest place as the mercury on Sunday settled at 40.4 degrees Celsius, 4.7 notches above season’s average. The minimum temperature recorded in the winter capital city was 26.7 degrees, which was also […]
No Eid prayers at Jama Masjid due to law & order threat: Officials
Srinagar: As the management committee of Jama Masjid Srinagar has not accepted the conditions put forth by the authorities, Eid prayers will not be offered there on Tuesday, officials said. Officials said that the management was asked to complete the prayers by 7 am and that too inside the premises. The management was asked to […]
Man jumps to death from Tawi bridge in Jammu
Jammu: A 43-year-old man committed suicide on Sunday by jumping from Tawi bridge near Vikram Chowk here, officials said. Satish Kumar, an auto-driver by profession, walked in the middle of the bridge and jumped into the Tawi river, the officials said. They said Kumar hit the hard surface and suffered critical injuries. He was rushed […]
Two mortar shells defused near LoC
Jammu, May 01: Two mortar shells were defused by the experts in forward villages of Poonch and Rajouri districts near the Line of Control (LoC) on Sunday, officials said. Villagers noticed a live mortar shell at a forest area in Mendhar sector of Poonch and subsequently informed the police and the nearby army camp, the […]
‘Kashmiri youths travelling to Pakistan on valid visas sneak back in with militants; 17 killed so far’
Srinagar: Seventeen Kashmiri youths who had travelled to Pakistan on valid travel documents but sneaked back into the Valley have been killed in anti-terror operations, with officials raising concerns that the “ISI has adopted a new modus operandi to paint the militancy here as an indigenous movement”. Since 2015, a large number of youngsters procured […]
Kashmir markets remain abuzz with Eid shoppers
However, impact of inflation, frequent lockdowns remains visible
Srinagar: Markets in Kashmir remained abuzz with activity on Saturday as people went on a shopping spree in preparation for Eid-ul Fitr, which will be celebrated early next week, to mark the culmination of Muslim fasting month of Ramzan. However, the impact of inflation and back to back lockdowns was visible all over. A good […]
J&K logs 11 new cases of COVID-19
India reports 3,688 new infections, 50 fatalities
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 new Covid cases on Saturday that took the infection tally to 4,54,043, officials said. Of the new cases, Jammu district reported seven while Srinagar and Baramulla recorded two cases each, they said. There are 67 active cases and the overall recoveries has reached 4,49,225, officials said. The COVID-19 death […]
