Aejaz Qayoom Shah is no more
Srinagar: Retired PDD Engineer Aejaz Qayoom Shah passed away after a brief illness on Friday morning. He had served the Power Development Department for more than 35 years. He breathed his last early Friday surrounded by his family members, family sources said. The fateha ceremony will be held at the graveyard at Jamia Masjid Baghat, […]
Devastating fire damages four houses in Shopian
Shopian: Four residential houses were gutted in a devastated fire incident in Trenz village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police sources said. Eyewitnesses said that smoke started emanating from the house of one Showkat Ahmed Dar alias Bitu and it spread quickly and engulfed three other houses. Witnesses added that four houses were completely damaged […]
Devotees catch burglar in Anantnag mosque
Anantnag: Devotees caught a thief red-handed on Friday while he was trying to steal accessories in a newly constructed mosque in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Witnesses said that at Daraul Hudha Jamia Masjid Ahal Hadith in New Qazibagh area of Anantnag, a thief appeared while people were busy offering Friday prayers. However, some alert devotees […]
Apni Party grieved over loss of life due to Cross border shelling
Srinagar: Apni Party senior vice president Ghulam Hassan Mir on Friday expressed deep concern over the loss of lives in border skirmishes and called for a cessation of hostilities along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement issued here, Mir said that thousands of families who live in border areas are […]
DDC polls: 92 nomination papers found valid in Shopian
SHOPIAN: On scrutiny of nomination papers filed under first phase of DDC election and bye election of vacant Sarpanch and Panch seats in Keller-1 and Keller-2 of district Shopian, the authorities found 92 candidatures correct, which include 14 for DDC, 13 for Sarpanch and 65 for Panch seats, an official spokesman said Friday. He said […]
‘Bird Walk’ organized by WUCMA at Wular Lake
SRINAGAR: On the occasion of birth anniversary of Dr. Salim Ali (Birdman of India), ‘Bird Walk’ programme was organized by Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA) at Watlab Sopore on Friday. As many as 30 participants from diverse fields belonging to different parts of Kashmir valley participated in the programme. At the onset, the participants […]
LMD penalises LPG home delivery boy
SRINAGAR: The field executives of Legal Metrology Department (LMD) under the supervision of Joint Controller Friday conducted surprise inspection of different markets and intercepted home delivery vans to check weighment of the cooking gas cylinders. During the inspection, the weighment of the cooking gas cylinders was conducted on the standard digital scale in presence of […]
JMC, SMC get control of 108 primary schools
Srinagar: In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir government has transferred 108 standalone primary schools in Srinagar and Jammu Municipal limits respectively to Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Jammu Municipal Corporation According to an order issued by School Education department, these schools have been transferred to municipal bodies along with their assets, posts/staff and funds […]
Man arrested for masquerading as ACB official
Awantipora: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested a person for posing himself as Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) official. In a statement issued here, a police spokesman said that acting swiftly on a complaint received from a person belonging to village Dadsara Awantipora that one person stopped him while he was driving […]
34 travelers among 626 new covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar, Nov 13: Jammu and Kashmir reported 626 new covid-19 cases in last 24 hours and 197 among them were from Jammu Division and 429 from Kashmir valley, officials said on Friday. The cases include 34 travelers and take the overall tally of the cases in the J&K to 101594, the officials said. Giving the […]
