Wular Lake: Chestnut extraction on decline, say extractors as season begins

Wular Lake: Chestnut extraction on decline, say extractors as season begins

Bandipora, Aug 26: Although Asia’s largest freshwater Wular Lake witnesses a festive look these days with a large number of boatmen extracting chestnuts from it, however, the extractors are also complaining that chestnut extraction is witnessing a huge decline for the past few years. Several areas including Kulhama, Lankreshipora, Suderkoot, Kanibath, Keema, Zurimanz areas of […]

Kashmir witnesses male baby boom in past 3 years

Kashmir witnesses male baby boom in past 3 years

Srinagar, Aug 26: In last three years, around three thousand more male baby births have been reported at Lal Ded Hospital, Kashmir’s lone tertiary care maternity hospital in Srinagar. Top health officials said that around 34,500 male baby births were reported at LD hospital in last three years while as the number of female baby […]

Killing of three foreign militants in Uri a huge success: Army

Killing of three foreign militants in Uri a huge success: Army

Baramulla, Aug 26: The GOC 19 infantry Division Baramulla on Friday said that the killing of three militants while trying to cross the border in Uri sector on Thursday was a huge success for the security forces. The GOC said that recovery of M16 weapon from the slain is an “unusual recovery and security forces […]

Zero tolerance to corruption, top agendas for District Administration to perform: DC Budgam to media persons

Zero tolerance to corruption, top agendas for District Administration to perform: DC Budgam to media persons

Budgam, August 26: The Deputy Commissioner Budgam, S F Hamid today said that zero tolerance towards corruption, perform or perish and pro- people Governance shall remain guiding principles/ agendas for District Administration to perform in district Budgam. The DC said this while chairing an interactive session with media persons working from District Budgam at Conference […]

Azad’s resignation: Dozen loyalists among RS Chib quit Congress in J&K

Azad’s resignation: Dozen loyalists among RS Chib quit Congress in J&K

Jammu, Aug 26: Around a dozen senior Congress leaders including former ministers and legislative have resigned from the party in support of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Former Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha,Ghulam Nabi Azad who parted ways from Congress after 50-years on Friday. Minutes after Azad parted ways from Congress, five […]

Azad’s resignation body blow to Congress: Omar Abdullah

Azad’s resignation body blow to Congress: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, August 26: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Friday called Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from the Congress as a body blow to the party, saying it was ‘sad’ and ‘scary’ to see the grand old party implode. ‘Long rumoured to be in the offing but a body blow to the Congress none the less. […]

‘Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stopped from leaving his house’

‘Mirwaiz Umar Farooq stopped from leaving his house’

Srinagar, Aug 26: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was restricted from leaving home to lead prayers at Jamia Masjid Srinagar. Mirwaiz Manzil tweeted that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has been barred from leaving his residence by a posse of Indian Forces. He was on his way to deliver the Friday sermon at the Jamia Masjid today, just a […]

Former MLA Amin Bhat resigns from Congress

Former MLA Amin Bhat resigns from Congress

Srinagar: Former Congress MLA Muhammad Amin Bhat on Friday said that he has resigned from the party. Mohammad Amin Bhat, who represented Devsar in the last assembly of erstwhile state of J&K, said that he has resigned from the party. “I welcome resignation of Azad Sahib from Congress. I have also resigned from the party,” […]

PDD lineman electrocuted to death in south Kashmir

Srinagar August 26: On Friday, a PDD lineman died after he was electrocuted while repairing a live wire in the Ashmuqam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag. An official said that the lineman received an electric shock when he was repairing a wire in the Manzigam area of Ashmuqam. He said he was immediately shifted to […]

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