PDP calls upon govt to give-up “vindictive approach” & release Kashmir political prisoners

PDP calls upon govt to give-up “vindictive approach” & release Kashmir political prisoners

Srinagar, April 26: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called  upon govt to give-up “vindictive approach” and release Kashmir political prisoners lodged in jails.  “While the pandemic is wreaking havoc across the country & is consuming lives ferociously, one fails to understand what pleasure is the govt deriving out of inhuman & illegal incarceration of […]

‘Militant hideout busted in Kulgam’: Police

‘Militant hideout busted in Kulgam’: Police

Kulgam, Apr 26: The government forces on Monday claimed to have busted a militant hideout in Manzgam forest area in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources told a news agency that a militant hideout was busted in Rehmakan Manzgam forest area of D H Pora in Kulgam district. “So far, some arms have been recovered […]

US govt lifts export ban on essential raw materials required for manufacturing COVID vaccine in India

US govt lifts export ban on essential raw materials required for manufacturing COVID vaccine in India

Delhi: The US government has decided to lift the export ban on the essential raw materials required by the vaccine manufacturer in India for production of COVID-19 vaccine, the All India Radio reported.  This development comes after National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and his US counterpart Jake Sullivan had a phone conversation regarding the spike […]

Portable Water Crisis Sparks Protest In Sopore Town

Portable Water Crisis Sparks Protest In Sopore Town

Sopore, April 26 : Residents of Hathishah and Ningli in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday staged a protest against Jal Shakti department for ‘failing’ to provide them regular water supply. An eyewitness told that scores of inhabitants had assembled at Jamia Qadeem in Sopore and raised slogans against the department and […]

Mercury gradually rises in Kashmir after fresh rains

Mercury gradually rises in Kashmir after fresh rains

Srinagar, April 26: While weather is expected to “mainly dry” till May 3, the minimum temperatures have started to increase gradually in Kashmir Valley, officials said on Sunday. A meteorological department official told a news agency that Srinagar recorded a low of 7.6°C against 4.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.7°C below normal […]

82 killed, mostly COVID patients in hospital fire in Iraq

82 killed, mostly COVID patients in hospital fire in Iraq

Baghdad: In Iraq, 82 people were killed, mostly COVID patients in a hospital fire caused by accidental explosion of oxygen tank. The mishap took place in a Baghdad hospital’s intensive care unit injuring more than hundred, the All India Radio reported.  According to medical sources, the blaze sparked at the Ibn al-Khatib Hospital on Sunday, […]

Jammu bound Traffic on Highway Tomorrow

Jammu bound Traffic on Highway Tomorrow

Srinagar, April 25 : Authorities on Sunday said that traffic shall be allowed tomorrow from Srinagar towards Jammu on strategic highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world. “(On April 26), subject to fair weather and better road condition, LMVs (passenger) shall be allowed from Srinagar towards Jammu on Jammu-Srinagar NHW. […]

Covid-19 Surge: Govt Closes All Paid Public Parks For Visitors In J&K

Covid-19 Surge: Govt Closes All Paid Public Parks For Visitors In J&K

Srinagar, April 25: The authorities has ordered closure of all paid public parks in Jammu and Kashmir amid surge in covid-19 cases. “Due to the prevailing COVID situation in J&K, State Executive Committee, in exercise of the powers conferred up on it under section 24 of Disaster Management Act,2005, hereby orders that all paid public […]

COVID-19: 110 non-local labourers test positive in Qazigund

COVID-19: 110 non-local labourers test positive in Qazigund

Qazigund, Apr 25: As many as 110 non-local labourers, who arrived in Kashmir last week, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday, officials said. A health official said that they have collected 190 samples of non-local labourers three day ago, among which 110 labourers have tested positive. […]

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