Drug menace
Not even a single day passes when newspapers do not report arrest of drug peddlers in Jammu and Kashmir. On an average four people are arrested on daily basis and recovery of drugs and substances is also reported by the police. The daily arrest and recovery of drugs from these peddlers indicates that youth in […]
Deferring the polls
The much hyped and talked about Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir — scheduled to be held next month were postponed late last night as the Chief Electoral Officer cited the law and order situation prevalent in the region. The announcement however, is in contrary to the claims of the administration that normalcy is returning […]
Amidst the violence set back to education goes unheard
The miseries of Kashmiris have never really found a listening ear
Adnan Shafi Kashmiris have seen bloodshed, militancy, communalism, a macabre exodus and the constant fear of losing their sons or even their own lives to this turmoil. It is hard to imagine that a valley, so peaceful and stoic, harbors within it the unrest that can equal the spouting of hot lava from a volcano, […]
LG calls for increasing surveillance along IB in J-K
Jammu, Feb 19 (PTI) Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday asked the BSF to intensify vigil along the International Border (IB) to ensure safety and security of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This was conveyed by Murmu to L Mohanti, Inspector General of Border Security Force (headquarters Delhi), who called on the Lt […]
Water scarcity hits summer capital Srinagar
Srinagar: With summer just about to begin the people in summer capital Srinagar are already anguished with routine water scarcity. A source inside Public Health Engineering (PHE) department Rajbagh said that for the last more than two months, more than two lakh people are without water supply as government has failed to fix the breach […]
Two hotels sealed in Katra for violating environmental norms
Jammu, Feb 19 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration sealed two hotels for allegedly violating environmental norms in Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi shrine, in Reasi district, officials said on Wednesday. Acting on the recommendations of the State Pollution Control Board, Deputy Commissioner Indu Kanwal Chib ordered the sealing of the hotels — […]
Missing boy, girl recovered
Jammu, Feb 18 (PTI) A boy and a girl, who had gone missing from Udhampur and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, have been recovered, police said on Wednesday. Family members of a girl filed a complaint at Ramnagar police station stating that she has gone missing on January 28, Senior Superintendent of Police, Udhampur, Rajiv […]
Three militants killed in Tral, Pulwama
Srinagar, Feb 19 (PTI) At least three militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said on Wednesday. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tral area of Pulwama district late Tuesday night following information about presence of militants there, a police official said. […]
CAA: Thousands of Muslims take to streets in TN
Chennai, Feb 19 (PTI) A large number of anti-CAA protesters, majority of them Muslims, held a massive protest against the amended Citizenship Act at Chepauk here, even as agitations were held across Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The protest call here was given by a collective of Muslim outfits. Agitators carrying placards against CAA, NRC and […]
Trump says trade deal with India may not materialise during his first visit to New Delhi
Washington, Feb 19 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has said he is “saving the big deal” with India for later and does not know if it will be signed before the presidential election in November, signalling that a bilateral trade pact may not materialise during his maiden visit to New Delhi next week. Trump, forcefully pursuing […]
