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Tral: 100KV transformer catches fire in Nowdal village, hits supply to Kirmani Mohalla
BASHARAT RASHID Tral, 12 Feb: Power supply was disrupted in Kirmani Mohalla of Nowdal village in Tral area of South Kashmir after a 100KV transformer caught fire on Friday evening. According to the witnesses, the local transformer of Kirmani Mohalla in Nowdal village caught fire suddenly, creating panic among…
Read More »Kashmir’s 83 percent healthcare workers opt out of Covid-19 vaccine: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said most of the doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff in Kashmir are opting out of the Covid-19 vaccine. “More than 80 percent of the healthcare workers have turned down the vaccine,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr. Nisar ul Hassan. “Out of 7,000…
Read More »Bollywood Hungama
Sajjad Bazaz Even as Covid-induced health emergency is yet to end, attempts are afloat to convey to the world that Kashmir will emerge from the impact of the virus and is ready to welcome the tourists once again. The main push behind these efforts is seen in Bollywood celebrities.…
Read More »Uttarakhand glacier burst: Body of engineer from Srinagar found, being brought home
Srinagar, Feb 12: Body of Basharat Ahmad Zargar, a resident of Soura Srinagar, who was working as a civil engineer with a private company, at the Rishi Ganga power project in Uttarakhand, has been found. He had been missing after the glacier burst on Sunday morning and his body has…
Read More »Ramky organises road safety event in Awantipora
AS News Desk Awantipora: Ramky Infrastructure Ltd. organised a road safety event in Awantipora area of South Kashmir on Friday, with the aim to reduce the casualty rate on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway road network. An official has said that as many as 40 youth have participated in the event,…
Read More »Schools to reopen on March 01 in Kashmir: Director school education
The authorities on Friday said that all the government and private schools in Kashmir valley will reopen on March 1 after 8 months after the outbreak of COVID-19. Director School Education Kashmir, (DESK), Mohammed Younis Malik, said that there is no confusion as they have already issued the order that…
Read More »Man gets trapped in joinery mill in Budgam village, dies
A 32-year-old man, who was working in a joinery mill, was killed after he got trapped in a machine in Lalpora village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday. An official said that the man identified as Hilal Ahmad Khan son of Ismail Khan, a resident of Lalpora…
Read More »Social media platforms should follow Indian law or face action: Govt
New Delhi: Amid a row with Twitter over blocking of accounts, India on Thursday warned social media platforms of strict action for failure to crack down on inflammatory content, saying they have to fully comply with the country’s law. A day after his ministry rebuked Twitter for not complying…
Read More »No Ban on Tongas in Sopore: DC Baramulla
Baramulla: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Aijaz Asad Thursday said that there is no ban on Tongas in north Kashmir’s Sopore town which is a clear contradiction with the orders passed by his Additional Deputy Commissioner Parvaiz Sajad. Earlier, the authorities in the Sopore area of Wednesday imposed a blanket ban…
Read More »Photostat shop raided, fake ID card designer arrested in Dhobiwan Kunzer
Baramulla, Feb 11: Police on Thursday arrested a person for making fake ID Cards in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The police said that on specific information regarding printing and designing of fake identity cards of different departments, a man identified as Javeed Ahmad Malik of Barzullah Dhobhiwan Kunzer was arrested…
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