Police-public meetings held
Srinagar: In a series of initiatives taken by District Police Bandipora in order to make policing more people friendly and welfare oriented, PCPG (Police Community Partnership Group) meetings were held at Police Station Hajin, PP Sumlar and Naidkhai. The meetings were attended by the respectable citizens of Panar, Pazalpora and Arin besides people from different […]
Police arrests vehicle ‘thief’
Srinagar: Police arrested a thief in Srinagar and recovered a stolen Maruti car and a bike from his possession, a police spokesman said. He said that a written complaint was lodged by Irfan Ahmad Ganie son of Abdul Qayoom Ganie resident of Yari-Kalan Chadoora in Police Station Karan Nagar stating that one individual was trying […]
Police distributes books among specially-abled children
Srinagar: Police on Monday distributed books among the specially-abled children at Universal Educational Trust Bandipora, a police spokesman said. He said that under the Civic Action Programme (CAP), SSP Bandipora Rahul Malik –IPS accompanied by DySP DAR distributed books among the specially-abled children of the Universal Educational Trust Bandipora. The organizing committee of the institute […]
NC’s LS candidates will protect J&K’s special status: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, Mar 25 (PTI) National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah Monday asserted that the principal task ahead of the people of Jammu and Kashmir is to protect the state’s special status. He stressed that his party has fielded suitable candidates on all the Lok Sabha seats in the valley who will ensure that the voice […]
SC dismisses plea challenging constitutional validity of ‘triple talaq’ ordinance
New Delhi, Mar 25 (PTI) The Supreme Court Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Constitutional validity of an ordinance which makes the practice of ‘triple talaq’ a punishable offence. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta dismissed a plea of a Kerala-based outfit Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema and said it will […]
Death toll climbs to 78 in one of China’s worst industrial blast
Beijing (PTI): With the death of 14 more people, the toll from a chemical plant explosion in China rose to 78 on Monday, as the Cabinet ordered a nationwide inspection of chemical industries, days after the country witnessed one of the worst industrial accidents in recent times. The explosion occurred after a fire in the […]
Nauhara- Kralpora Raw Water Pipeline Project to boost water supply in South Srinagar and Chadoora areas
CHADOORA: Chief Executive Officer, J&K Economic Reconstruction Agency (JKERA) Dr. Raghav Langer was today informed that the agency has achieved 90% physical progress on the laying of 18 Km long Raw Water Pipeline from higher reaches of Doodhganga nallah (Nauhara ) to Kralpora water treatment plant. The Chief Executive Officer, JKERA was informed […]
Three nominations filed for Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency
SRINAGAR: Three nominations were filed Monday for elections to the 2-Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency. The nominations submitted to the Returning Officer Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary at DC Office Srinagar were filed by Dr Farooq Abdullah as the candidate of the National Conference, Sheikh Khalid Jehangir as the candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party and […]
Fire fallout: AIIMS trauma centre suspends admissions, may remain affected for a month
New Delhi (PTI): Admission of patients to the emergency department of the AIIMS trauma centre here, the biggest such facility in the country, is likely to be suspended for over a month after Sunday’s blaze rendered the operation theatre non-functional, hospital sources said Monday. Several surgeries scheduled for Monday were postponed due to the non-functional OT, […]
Opening of Sharda Peeth in PaK can ease Indo-Pak tensions: Mehbooba
Srinagar(PTI) : PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday said opening of Sharda Peeth temple in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) for Kashmiri Pandits can help India and Pakistan navigate the current impasse. “Not too long ago I had written to PM imploring GoI to reopen Sharda Peeth, a temple across LoC for Kashmiri Pandits. An initiative like […]
