Bandipora, Feb 23: The Bandipora district of North Kashmir on Tuesday reported its first case of avian influenza as samples taken from dead domestic geese returned positive for the disease, an official said. An official said that samples from dead domestic geese have returned positive for H5N8 from Saderkoot Payeen village of Bandipora. He said, […]
Srinagar, Feb 23: Kashmir Valley and Banihal received rainfall overnight even as minimum temperatures increased across the Valley, weatherman said on Tuesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 6.6°C against 5.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was around six degrees Celsius above the normal for this time of the […]
New Delhi: China said it supports India in hosting this year’s BRICS meeting, the All India Radio (AIR) reported This will be the third time India will host the BRICS Summit after 2012 and 2016. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told the media in Beijing on Monday that China will work with India and […]
Jammu, Feb 22: Transporters in Jammu on Monday announced an indefinite strike from February 24 demanding roll back of new taxes as well as increase in fare. Transporters while addressing a press conference in Jammu said that their decision to go on indefinite strike from February 24 was the last choice as transporters have always […]
Anantnag, Feb 22: A case of H5N8 (Avian influenza) also known as bird flu has been reported from Arbal area of Dooru in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Officials said that before ten days few crows were found dead in Arbal Dooru after which the sample was taken which has come out as positive. They said […]
Jammu, Feb 22: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that those who are demanding early assembly elections in the UT must cooperate with the Delimitation Commission to complete the exercise at the earliest. “Those demanding early Assembly polls in J&K must help and cooperate with the Delimitation Commission so that the process […]
Srinagar, February 22: Police on Monday claimed to have busted a fake job racket by arresting five people. In a statement, the police said that on a specific information Police station Baramulla arrested Five persons namely, 01.Hafizulla Lone son of Gh. Hassan lone resident of Diver Lolab, Ashiq Hussain Naik son of Ghulam Nabi Naik […]
Kathua, Feb 22: A well known Islamic Scholar and member Muslim personnel board, Manzoor Ahmad Kirmani died in a road accident that took place in Kathua on Monday morning. Manzoor Ahmad Kirmani was on way to Delhi when a vehicle, he was travelling in, met with the accident. Kirmani was also Imam Jamia masjid Handwara […]
Srinagar, Feb 22: The former chief minister of erstwhile J&K state was on Monday re-elected as the president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mehbooba has been the party president since 2016, after succeeding her father Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, who passed away in January 2016. PDP spokesman said that Mehbooba was unanimously re-elected as party president […]
Srinagar, Feb 22: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) that was spotted early this morning on Pantha-Chowk-Nowgam road stretch in Srinagar was diffused successfully by the bomb disposal squad after which traffic was resumed on the road, officials said. The train services that started after a gap of 11 months also resumed normally. A police official said […]
