A day after Internet was shutdown in parts of Kashmir and throttled in other parts, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday condemned the rapid growth in India’s use of this “crude form of censorship” and called on New Delhi to overhaul legislation so as to guarantee the universal right to online news and information. In […]
Srinagar: Body of a seven-year old boy was recovered from Kishanganga River near Achoora Sindiyal area of Gurez Valley in Bandipora district on Tuesday. Officials said that some locals spotted a body floating on the Kishanganga River near Achoora Sindiyal area of Gurez valley and accordingly informed the police about it. A police team rushed […]
Pattan: A 3-year-old girl drowned in a water stream in North Kashmir’s Hurhundpora Pattan in Baramulla district on Tuesday. An eyewitness said that the minor was identified as Aaliya daughter of Nazir Ahmad Parray. She slipped into the Gundari Stream which runs adjacent to his home at Hurhundpora. The locals rushed to the spot and […]
New Delhi: Security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed an improvement and the net infiltration from across the border has reduced by 43 per cent after a “surgical strike” was carried out on in Pakistan, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Rai’s remarks came in response to […]
Anantnag: Days after The Kashmir Press reported that the doctors and the para-medics at district hospital Anantnag were “forcing” patients to buy surgical items from a “particular” private dealer, the para-medics at the hospital on Tuesday denied attending the patient who had reported the issue to media. On June 27, The Kashmir Press reported that a patient […]
Srinagar: Medical staff at Sub-District hospital, Surankote in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir was suspended by authorities following news reports about the stray dog menace at the facility. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Poonch said that he has directed the BMO to order suspension of the staff nurse Meena Sarwar and nursing orderly Dilpizar Ahmad, […]
Srinagar: Life returned to normal on Tuesday in the Kashmir Valley after remaining paralysed due to strike called by separatist on the third death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander Burhan Wani, who was killed by security forces in an encounter in Anantnag. Mobile internet service was resumed in south Kashmir after remaining suspended since […]
Jammu: A pilgrim on way to Amarnath cave shrine was injured Tuesday when a large rock hit the vehicle he was travelling in on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district, officials said. A Tavera vehicle, which was part of a cavalcade carrying a batch of pilgrims to twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal, was […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government Monday ordered transfers and postings in the administration. According to a Government Order No 769-GAD of 2019, issued by the General Administration Department (GAD, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to Government, Industries and Commerce Department, shall hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Tourism Department, in addition to his own […]
Srinagar: Despite cloudy weather, fresh batches of pilgrims on Tuesday left Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam base camps for undertaking annual pilgrimage to holy Amarnath cave in south Kashmir. Yatra from Bagwati Nagar, Jammu, resumed on Tuesday morning after remaining suspended for a day due to security reasons following strike called by separatists on the third […]
