Kashmir

Kayaking, canoeing training facilities added to Khelo India Centre in Srinagar

3:31 pm May 22, 2021

Srinagar : The Sports Ministry on Saturday decided to add training facilities for kayaking and canoeing at the Khelo India State Centre of Excellence (KISCE) here to promote the two watersports in Jammu and Kashmir. The J&K Sports Council and the state government had made a request to include these two sporting disciplines. The KISCE, which was launched in April after revamping facilities in the […]

Terror hideout busted in J-K’s Poonch; arms, ammo seized

3:20 pm May 22, 2021

Jammu: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Poonch district on Saturday and seized some arms and ammunition, the third such recovery in a fortnight, police said here. The recovery includes an AK-56 assault rifle, a magazine with 30 rounds, and two Chinese pistols and a magazine, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Poonch, Vinod Kumar said. The hideout was busted during […]

NC condemns storming of Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli soldiers

11:56 pm May 8, 2021

Kashmir: The National Conference on Saturday condemned the storming of the Al-Aqsa mosque and attack on worshippers by Israeli police, terming it a severe violation of human rights and international accords. NC General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, in a statement, said the incident has hurt the feelings of Muslims all over the world. “The perpetrators of the heinous action must […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pakistan PM Khan desires peace with arch-rival India

10:55 pm March 30, 2021

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday replied to a letter written by his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, and said Islamabad desires peaceful relations with New Delhi, an official source told a news agency. Modi had written to Khan on the occasion of Pakistan’s Republic Day on March 23, also calling for peaceful relations […]

Rajasthan records three more Covid deaths, 55 new cases

COVID-19: People found without mask in Srinagar will undergo Rapid Antigen Test, says DC

11:56 pm March 20, 2021

Srinagar: The Srinagar district administration on Saturday decided to impose a fine and conduct a rapid antigen test on all persons found without a mask in public places amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Srinagar Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Aijaz Asad chaired a meeting of administrative and medical officers of the district regarding the containment of coronavirus here. While emphasising […]