Notorious drug peddler along with heroin held in Sopore
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Dec 09: Police on Wednesday arrested a notorious drug peddler from Warpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police official said that, while acting on inputs police at Warpora arrested notorious drug peddler identified as Nazir Ahmad Bhat S/O Mohammad Shaban Bhat resident of Budshah Mohalla Dangarpora Sopore. Seven […]
Grenade lobbed in Pattan Baramulla, four civilians injured
Srinagar, Dec 09: Suspected militants hurled a grenade in Singpora Bazaar area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday morning. Official sources said that militants attacked security forces by throwing a grenade however, it missed the intended target and exploded on road. The incident left four civilians injured who were shifted to nearby hospital for […]
Talks between Shah, farmer leaders fail to make breakthrough
New Delhi, Dec 9 (PTI) A late-night meeting called by Home Minister Amit Shah ended in failure Tuesday as farmer leaders rejected the government’s offer to amend new farm laws, saying they would settle for nothing less than the scrapping of the legislations, while many of them threatened to boycott Wednesday’s scheduled talks with ministers. […]
Powered by GI tag, JK launches Kashmiri saffron in UAE market
Dubai, Dec 9 (PTI) With an aim to promote Kashmiri saffron, which recently received the geographical indication tag, in the Middle East, the Jammu and Kashmir government for the first time launched the spice in the UAE market. A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on products that have a specific geographical origin and […]
Encounter breaks out in Pulwama village, two militants killed
Pulwama, Dec 09: Two militants have been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Tiken village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A senior police official said that two unidentified militant have been killed and a civilian also sustained injuries while as operation is on in the area. He added that civilian received […]
Snowfall, rains disrupt life in Kashmir
Srinagar: The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg and other higher reaches of Kashmir received snowfall for the second day on Tuesday, while the plains were lashed by rains, the MeT Office. It said there would be a decrease in precipitation in the union territory from Wednesday. Snowfall continued in many areas in the higher reaches of […]
