'Martial Art becoming popular in Kashmir'
Srinagar May 20: Director Information Khwaja Farooq Renzushah has said that martial art is fast becoming popular in Kashmir sports with lots of youngesters preferring it as sports.  He was addressing a function at DPS school where martial art final tournament and prize distribution function More
GDC Anantnag organises cycle race
Anantnag (Islamabad) May 20: The Govt Degree College (GDC) boys, Anantnag organized its annual cycle race for boys on Thursday.  The race was flagged off by the senior superintendent of Police Anantnag, Jallah and the college Principal from the college main gate. The race culminated at Akad More
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SP COLLEGE CYCLE RACE

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, May 20: The SP College Srinagar organized its annual college cycle race for boys from Moulana Rumi gate, Kashmir University to Harwan garden here on Thursday. The event was flagged off by college principal, Prof. Zahoor Ahmad Chatt and around 25 students of the college participated More
Soldier scales world’s 8th highest peak
Srinagar, May 20: Rafiq Ahmed Malik, a serving soldier in the JAKLI regiment and resident of village Kuchipora, Islamabad (Anantnag) has done the nation and the Indian Army proud by scaling the world’s eight highest peak Mount Manaslu, 8163 meters in Nepal. Rafiq was part of the Indian Army expedition More
Rather inaugurates block Budgam PYKKA tournament
Srinagar, May 20: The Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday inaugurated the block Budgam Panchayat Yuva Krida Aur Khel Abhiyan (PYKKA) tournament at Shogpora Budgam. On the occasion Minister said that to keep pace with the world wide popularity about games More
Rameez wins GDC Kulgam cycle race
Srinagar, May 20: The Government Degree College (GDC) Kulgam organised its annual cycle race from Kulgam to Qaimoh-crossing on Thursday. The run was flagged off by college Principal along with other senior faculty members of the college. A good number of students participated in the event. Rameez More
  • Kashmir

Windstorm lashes Kupwara

Damages houses, trees, electric poles

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, May 20: Scores of residential houses, trees and electric poles were damaged after a powerful windstorm and heavy rains lashed this frontier district on Thursday night, officials said on Friday More


  • Srinagar City

Biscoe boy drowns while swimming

Rescue operations shelved till morning; Div Com requisitions for Navy divers

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 20: A Biscoe boy drowned in Jhelum Friday afternoon when he failed to continue swimming in the river near Lal Mandi Footbridge. Muhammad Shakir Bhat, a 10th class student from Tyndale More



  • Jammu

Establishment of Panchayat Raj important achievement: Omar

Akhnoor (Jammu), May 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that establishment of Panchayat Raj in the state was one of the most important achievements of his Government.   “The More


  • Briefs

Girl electrocuted

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, May 20: A girl was electrocuted at Khalmula Nagbal here on Friday. According to reports, Yasmina Bano, 22 daughter of Ghulam Nabi Bhat died when she touched the boiler in washroom.  More


  • Business

V-Mart opens first hypermarket in Valley, 5 more in pipeline

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 20: One of India’s leading retail chains, V-Mart opened a hypermarket store here today. The company which is a medium-sized hypermarket format retail chain looks forward to open five more More


  • News

‘Cross LoC education cooperation can stabilize Kashmir situation’

NISAR THOKAR

 Islamabad, May 20: A study conducted jointly by Conciliation Resources (CR) and Centre for Peace Development and Reforms (CPDR) has stated that educational cooperation across the Line of Control More


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