Abandoned school building in Baramulla attracts rogue elements
Srinagar: A government owned building in Baramulla old town continues to be used for ill activities as the school education department has failed to provide any watch and ward to the building. The school building was left abandoned around six years ago following which it has turned into a den for drug addicts, which has […]
Youth beaten by army men, police registers case
Rafiabad: Police on Saturday filed a case against army’s 32 RR for beating a youth in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports reaching here said scores of people took to streets at Rafiabad and staged a protest demonstration against the beating of the youth by the army men on Saturday. Reports said that […]
Industrialists appeal for smooth traffic flow on Jammu-Srinagar highway
Jammu: An industrialists ‘ body here Saturday appealed to the Governor administration to ensure smooth flow of traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway, claiming that traffic mismanagement has caused huge losses to the sector. The nearly 270-km highway, the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, has been closed for civilian […]
Omar has lost total touch with the ground: Sajad Lone
Srinagar: Peoples Conference Chief and former minister Sajad Gani Lone took potshots over NC vice president Omar Abdullah on his coming out with predictions over the results of Baramulla parliamentary seat. “Omar Abdullah thinks he has won Baramulla seat. He has either discovered a sense of humour or lost total touch with the ground. PC […]
ECI invokes powers under Article 324 to prohibit display of any biopic
JAMMU: The Election Commission of India has ordered prohibiting display in electronic media including cinematography of any biopic or publicity material in the nature of biography/hagiography sub-serving the purposes of any political entity or any individual entity connected to it. In a detailed order issued by the ECI on 10th April, 2019 highlights “that any […]
Mughal Gardens thrown open for public
SRINAGAR: The Department of Floriculture on Saturday opened Mughal Gardens of Kashmir valley to the public. Director Floriculture, Dr Abdul Hafiz Shah during a function organised by the Department at Shalimar garden said that they are expecting a good number of tourists both national and local will visit the Mughal gardens. The Director said that […]
Training of all-women polling stations staff held in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Female polling officials to be deployed at all-women polling stations in the Srinagar district in connection with the Lok Sabha elections were Saturday imparted training at DC Office Srinagar here. The training session included videos demonstrating duties of the polling personnel and hands-on training on use of Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs and Voter […]
Rains lash Valley as MeT predicts more downpours
Srinagar: Intermittent rainfall since Thursday evening continued to lash Valley while as a local Meteorological department here has predicted more rains from April 15 evening. The intermittent rains started on Thursday evening and continued till Saturday, bringing the temperature down. The rainfall has caused inundation of several City areas as the water filled the potholed […]
Kashmiri girl student dies in Bangladesh
Srinagar: A south Kashmir girl breathed her last in Bangladesh where she was pursuing medical studies on Saturday, reports said. They said that Quratul Ain, a Kashmiri girl student pursuing her MBBS died in Bangladesh. She was pursuing her studies in Tahir Ul Nisa Medical College. The student according to reports died due to some […]
Former Rajasthan BJP MLA quits party
Dholpur (Rajasthan), Apr 13 (PTI) Former Dholpur legislator Abdul Sagir Khan Saturday resigned from the BJP, blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah for the “plight” of the party. “I have not seen such a plight of the party in my 40 years of political career,” Khan said. He alleged that Modi and […]
