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The first-ever Tiranga rally to Kargil was organized by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at clock tower, Lal Chowk in Srinagar in which 300 bikers participated. The rally was flagged off by BJP General Secretary Tarun Chug. It will culuminate at Kargil War Memorial on July 26 on the occasion of Vijay Diwas. However, all the roads leading to Ganta Ghar were sealed by the authorities and the shops remained closed in the wake of the rally. The participants belonged to BJP’s Yuva Morcha who had come from different places of the country. Chug while addressing the gathering, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said the twin families in Jammu and Kashmir, who ruled here for the past 70 years have made it terrorism capital, but the Prime Minister has made it tourism capital. ...

In a first, Union Minister Simriti Iran will flag off Tiranga rally of at least 300 bikers from famous clock tower (Ghanta Ghar) Srinagar on July 25 that will culminate on July 26 at Kargil War Memorial to mark the Vijay Diwas. Reliable sources in the BJP told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Irani will flag off the Tiranga rally in presence of Alll India Youth BJP Presidents and General Secretaries of BJP besides National General Secretary BJP Tarun Chug and BJP JK Genral secratary and incharge JK affairs Sunil Sharma. Other leaders will also be present on the occasion. Sources said this will be first time that any top BJP leader will flag off such a huge rally from Srinagar's Lal Chowk to Kargil. " Irani will also address the bikers at 11 am on July 25," sources in BJP said...

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking direction for removing designated smoking zones from commercial places and airports, increasing the age of smoking, banning the sale of cigarettes near educational institutions, healthcare institutions and places of worship. A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul while declining to entertain the plea said, "If you want publicity argue a good case... Don't file publicity interest litigation". The plea had sought direction for increasing the penalty for smoking in public places, ban of the sale of loose cigerrates, creation of guidelines to handle filtration of air at places that have smoking zones, "Issue guidelines and direct dedicated ions for closing the smoking zones at airports, clubs, restaurants, hotels, public places a...

Bhat Imtiyaz/ Toibah Kirmani Humans of the world are nowadays inspired by quotes and social media influencers. Far away from the noise of the cities is a small village in the Anantnag district of south Kashmir called Jaybal, where Parvez Ahmed Dar has inspired the youth to take to sports activities. Parvez Ahmed Dar, from Jaybal Shangran, who is physically disabled has been playing volleyball for the past 27 years. He was in 10th grade when two miserable things happened to him. First, his right hand got paralyzed after he received an electric jolt from an overhanging high tension wire while moving across a forest. Second, he lost his father. Due to his disability, which prevented him from working, his mother was left to take on the full burden of the family comprising of him an...

Two residential houses and a shop were among several structures that got damaged due to cloudburst amid heavy rainfall in Kahara area of Doda district. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a private education institution, a Tourism Reception Center, two flour grinder mills, one traditional water based flour grinder, one shop, two residential houses, one bridge and approach road of Tourism center are among the structures and other valuables that got damaged in the cloudburst incident in the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, informed that Deputy Commissioner Doda along with SSP took stock of situation at the site and no loss of life has been reported. "The men and machinary has been mobilised and directions were issued...

A passenger plane of India's Indigo airlines was diverted to the Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday morning while en route from the UAE to Hyderabad after the pilot observed a technical fault, the carrier said in a statement. "IndiGo flight 6E-1406, operating from Sharjah to Hyderabad was diverted to Karachi. The pilot observed a technical defect. Necessary procedures were followed and as a precaution, the aircraft was diverted to Karachi," the company said in a statement. An additional flight is on its way to Karachi to fly its passengers to Hyderabad. This is the second such case this month, in which an Indian passenger flight was diverted to Pakistan. On July 5, a passenger plane of India's Spice Jet Airlines bound for Dubai was diverted to Karachi due to a malfunctioning i...

The Jammu Kashmir police on Saturday arrested one person from Bandipora in the alleged 'fake Sim Card racket' and said the person was issuing fake sim cards by forging documents. In a press release, the Police stated, Bandipora Police had received information through reliable sources that some PoS agents were allegedly cheating people by forging their documents to procure Sim cards for their personal interests and selling such Sim cards for criminal acts. In this regard Case FIR No. 109/2022 under relevant sections of law was registered in PS Bandipora and further investigation started, Police said. During the course of investigation name of one person identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Ganie, a resident of Checkreshipora was established and he was arrested. Preliminary investigation ...

Jammu and Kashmir reported 224 fresh covid-19 cases in last 24 hours, taking the overall caseload to 451104, even as there was no death due to the pathogen during the time, officials said on Saturday. 112 cases were reported from Jammu division and as many as from Kashmir division, they said. Giving district wise details, he said, Srinagar reported 88 cases, Jammu 82 , Udhampur 11, Kathua eight, Baramulla seven, Ganderbal and Pulwama five each, Doda and Budgam four each, Kupwara three, Rajouri two and Samba one. Among the total cases, 168090 are from Jammu division and 288739 from Kashmir, they said. There was no death from Jammu region due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, they said. So far 4758 persons have succumbed to the virus—2333 in Jammu and 2425 in Kashmir. Besi...