Police arrests five drug peddlers in Pulwama, Anantnag
Srinagar, Aug 3: Police arrested five drug peddlers in Pulwama and Anantnag and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Washpora Murran Pulwama, arrested a drug peddler along with two bottles of contraband like substance. He has been identified as […]
People get so fed up with judicial process that they just want settlement: CJI
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) People get “so fed up” with the matters of courts that they just want a settlement, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday while highlighting the role of Lok Adalats as alternative dispute redressal mechanisms. Lok Adalats are forums where disputes and cases pending in courts or […]
Div Com conducts late night tour of Srinagar city to inspects progress of work on different SSCL Projects
Srinagar, Aug 03: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri conducted a late night City tour on Friday to visit various Srinagar Smart City Limited project sites to inspect the progress of ongoing developmental, upgradation & beautification works. He was accompanied by CEO, SSCL, Dr Owais Ahmad; Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat; Chief […]
MeT predicts rains in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 3: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has forecast brief spells of rain and thundershowers at a few places during the day from August 3rd to 5th, with light to moderate rain expected at many locations towards the night and early morning. From August 3rd to 5th, the region is expected to see brief spells […]
India a food surplus country; working to provide solutions for global food security: PM Modi
NEW DELHI, Aug 3 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India has become a food surplus country and is working to provide solutions for global food and nutritional security. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), which is being organised in India after 65 years, the Prime […]
12 injured after building on hill slope collapses in Kargil
KARGIL/JAMMU, Aug 3 (PTI): At least 12 people were injured after a three-storey building on a hill’s slope collapsed due to a cave-in when a earthmover was working near it in Ladakh’s Kargil district early Saturday, police officials said. Of those hurt, five, including the earthmover’s driver, were rescued from under the debris of the […]
JK Govt sacks six employees over narco-terror links
Srinagar, Aug 03: Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated six employees from their services over narco-terror links, officials said on Saturday. An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that five policemen and a teacher were terminated for their involvement in terror financing through drug sale. He said that the administration led by LG Governor […]
Police recovers dead body in south Kashmir’ Qazigund
Srinagar, Aug 03: A male body was found on Saturday morning at Lower Munda area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an official said. An official said that a body, aged about 25-30 was found lying near old toll post in Lower Munda along the national highway route. He said police rushed to the […]
Fresh batch of over 990 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath Yatra
Jammu, Aug 3 (PTI) Another batch of over 990 pilgrims, including 152 women, left a base camp here for the two main base camps in Kashmir early Saturday to embark on the annual Amarnath Yatra, officials said. This was the smallest batch of devotees leaving Jammu’s Bhagwati Nagar base camp since the commencement of the […]
EC to visit JK next week to review assembly polls preparedness
Srinagar: The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review preparedness for assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court’s September 30 deadline for holding elections in the Union Territory. Kumar will be accompanied by Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and S S Sandhu. In March, […]
