Plantation drive held at KU
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir, Prof. Talat Ahmad Wednesday kick-started a plantation drive at KU campus which was organized by varsity`s Landscape Division in collaboration with J&K State Forest Department. As part of the Go-Green Initiative the Vice Chancellor and Conservator of Forest, Srinagar Circle, Irfan Ali Shah (IFS) State Forest Department planted a sapling […]
Police arrests seven gamblers in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar raided a gambling site and arrested gamblers in its recent action targeting the anti social elements, a police spokesman said. He said that seven persons were arrested following a credible input about gambling activities inside a hotel in Lalchowk area of the city. Officers have seized playing cards and a stake […]
Police seized ‘huge consignment’ of psychotropic drugs
Bandipora: Police Wednesday seized huge consignment of psychotropic drugs following an action targeting those involved in drug peddling in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district, a police spokesman said. He said that on specific information, officers have seized huge quantity of codeine phosphate bottles from the residential house of Bashir Ahmad Chopan son of Abdul Ahad Chopan […]
YSR Cong to file defamation case against Farooq Abdullah
Amaravati: The YSR Congress Wednesday said it would file a defamation case against National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah for alleging that Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy offered Rs 1,500 crore to the Congress if it made him Chief Minister of the then united Andhra Pradesh. Abdullah levelled this allegation while addressing an election campaign meeting […]
Police seized ‘huge consignment’ of psychotropic drugs
Bandipora: Police Wednesday seized huge consignment of psychotropic drugs following an action targeting those involved in drug peddling in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district, a police spokesman said. He said that on specific information, officers have seized huge quantity of codeine phosphate bottles from the residential house of Bashir Ahmad Chopan son of Abdul Ahad Chopan […]
JK Bank launches Pension for employees of Grameen Bank
Jammu: Chairman & CEO, J&K Bank Parvez Ahmed Wednesday launched the pension scheme for the employees of J&K Grameen Bank during an event organized at Hotel Radisson Blu, Jammu in presence of Executive President J&K Bank R.K. Chhibber, President J&K Bank Sunil Gupta, Chairman Grameen Bank Janak Raj, General Managers Grameen Bank and a number […]
Police arrests seven gamblers in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar raided a gambling site and arrested gamblers in its recent action targeting the anti social elements, a police spokesman said. He said that seven persons were arrested following a credible input about gambling activities inside a hotel in Lalchowk area of the city. Officers have seized playing cards and a stake […]
2 youth injured in forces’ firing in Kulgam
Srinagar: Two youths were injured after government forces allegedly opened fire on a group of protesters at Kuger area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir on Wednesday evening. Reports reaching GNS said that the two youths Faizan Ahmad (8) and Suhail Nazir Bhat (18) were injured after a joint team of police and army allegedly […]
Candidature of PC candidate for Srinagar LS Constituency rejected
SRINAGAR: The Returning Officer for Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Wednesday rejected one nomination paper leaving 12 contestants in fray in the constituency after scrutiny of nomination papers today. The nomination paper of Abid Hussain Ansari of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference was rejected. The candidates left in the fray now include Dr […]
Pak man claims Hindu woman embraces Islam, marries him; FIR says she is minor, abducted
Islamabad: A Pakistani man has claimed that a Hindu woman, who authorities said was a minor and abducted by four armed men, has converted to Islam and married him in Sindh province, amidst uproar over a similar case involving two teenage girls from the minority community. His claim came a day after the provincial Minorities […]
