Fire guts Tehsil office building in Bandipora, probe ordered
Bandipora: A district Tehsil office building was completely gutted in a fire mishap in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday evening, officials said. They said that a massive fire broke out at around 05:00 PM inside Tehsil office building near District Police Station, triggering panic in the locality. They said that the fire tenders were […]
KU organises extension lecture on Shaikh-ul-Alam (RA)
Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Markaz-i-Noor Centre for Shaikh-ul Aalam Studies (CSAS) Saturday organised an extension lecture on Sheikh-ul-Alam (RA). Prof Sanaullah Parvaz delivered the lecture ‘Revisiting Shaikh-ul-Aalam vis-à-vis contemporary issues of Kashmir’. In his introductory remarks, CSAS chairman Prof G N Khaki highlighted the importance of organising such academic events and welcomed the participants. Dr Maroof […]
CRPF trooper shoots self, injured critically
Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper on Saturday evening shot himself at his camp in Wazirbagh area of Srinagar district. Official sources said that a CRPF man identified as Constable Yogesh Kumar (33) shot himself and got critically injured. “He fired himself with his service rifle at the camp in Wazir Bagh area,.” […]
NC pays tributes to party founder Sheikh Abdullah
Observes his birth anniversary
Srinagar: The National Conference on Saturday paid rich tributes to party founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, popularly known as Sher-e-Kashmir’, on this 115th birth anniversary. Led by NC president Farooq Abdullah, the party leaders and workers held a commemorative function at the mausoleum of Sheikh Abdullah at Naseem Bagh on the banks of the Dal Lake […]
Police arrests rape accused in Kulgam
Kulgam: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a youth accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The girl’s brother had lodged a compliant at Police Station Devsar against the accused Mohammed Amir Bhat son of Mohammed Ishaq Bhat of Gudder Kulgam for allegedly raping the 17-year-old, videographing it and sharing […]
Employee suspended for campaigning in Kupwara
Kupwara: Authorities on Saturday placed under suspension an employee of health department for campaigning in favour of his son who contesting in the DDC elections as an independent candidate from Nutnussa constituency in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The employee, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sheikh of Zabb Magam Handwara, had also filed nominations as the independent candidate and […]
Casual labourer attempts suicide, alleges his salary has been withheld
Anantnag: A casual labour working in Range office Verinag Anantnag on Saturday tried to set himself ablaze alleging that his salary has been withheld. An official said that the casual labour Ashiq Hussian Naikoo of Batagund Verinag tried to immolate himself as his salary has been withheld. He said that the other employees present there […]
Seeking better wages, Dharmarth Trust employees stage protest
Jammu: The employees of Dharmarth Trust on Saturday staged a demonstration outside Raj Bhavan here, seeking intervention of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in resolving various demands that they have raised including enhancement of their salaries. Run by the erstwhile royal Dogra family, the trust was founded in 1846 by Maharaja Gulab Singh to maintain temples […]
Lt Guv participates in International Volunteer Day celebrations
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday participated in the International Volunteer Day celebrations at Police Auditorium, Gulshan Ground, Jammu. The day is being celebrated throughout India including the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on the theme “Together We Can Through Volunteering” highlighting the core spirit of volunteerism. During his address, the Lt Governor congratulated […]
Panch By-elections records 61.10% voter turnout
49.25% voters exercise their right to franchise in Sarpanch By-polls
JAMMU: State Election Commissioner, K.K Sharma, informed that 61.10 percent and 49.25 percent voter turnout was recorded on Friday in the third phase of vacant Panch and Sarpanch By-polls 2020 respectively SEC informed that by-poll for Panch vacant seats were held in 327 constituencies in the third phase. A total of 31844 electors (including 16600 […]
