Children in Kashmir have no source of entertainment: Guv Malik
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday said that Kashmir was an issue for people aged between 13 and 23, said a media report. “Kashmir is an issue for people aged between 13-23 years, children have nothing to do after 6 pm in Srinagar, no cinemas, no cafes, no place to go […]
Sopore residents protest scarcity of drinking water
(Bilal Ahmad) Sopore: Scores of residents of Saidpora Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district hit the streets on Friday morning to protests against PHE department for failing to provide adequate drinking water in their area since last many years. Saidpora Zaingeer village barely 03 kms away from main town Sopore, according to residents is […]
Fresh snowfall in most parts of Kashmir, highway closed
Srinagar, Jan 11 (PTI) Most parts of Kashmir, including the plains, received fresh snowfall Friday which led to closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, the only all-weather road-link connecting the valley with the rest of the country. The MeT Office has forecast intermittent light precipitation for the next 24 hours. Kashmir, including plains of the […]
Centre can take up Kashmir issue with Hurriyat: Abdullah
Kolkata, Jan 11 (PTI) National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said that lasting peace can be achieved in Kashmir only through dialogue and the Centre should hold talks with the Hurriyat leaders. Referring to Army chief Bipin Rawat’s comment a day earlier on engaging with Taliban without any preconditions, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief […]
Mild tremor shakes people in Kashmir early morning
Srinagar: A low intensity earthquake measuring three on the Richter scale hit the Kashmir Valley on Friday morning, with no reports of casualties or damage. The earthquake occurred at 8.21 a.m. at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was in the Jammu and Kashmir region, an official said. “The coordinates of the tremor were […]
WB govt transfers DM for thrashing man in police station
Kolkata, Jan 11 (PTI) Alipurduar District Magistrate, Nikhil Nirmal, who courted controversy after a video went viral, in which he was seen thrashing a man inside a police station for allegedly making lewd comments at his wife on a social media platform, has been transferred. Nirmal has been transferred to the post of managing director of […]
Snowfall forces closure of Jmu-Sgr national highway
Srinagar: Fresh snowfall in various parts of the valet including the strategic Jawahar tunnel area has forced the closure of the all important Jammu-Srinagar national highway. Authorities here said that the road was closed of traffic on Friday due to accumulation of snow at Jawahar Tunnel. An official said the commuters are advised to undertake […]
Man shoots wife for stopping him from having alcohol
Muzaffarnagar (UP) Jan 11 (PTI) A woman has been shot dead by her husband at their home in Jadoda village under Badgaon Police Station in Sharanpur district, officials said Friday. The deceased identified as Nilima (28), wife of Sanjiv Kumar, was shot when she tried to stop her husband from having alcohol on Thursday evening, […]
BJP failed to handle situation in J&K: JKPCC chief
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress Chief G A Mir alleged that the BJP failed to handle the situation during its “unholy” coalition with the PDP in the state. Hitting out at the BJP and the PDP, he claimed that the two entered into an “opportunist” alliance for the sake of power and compromised the core […]
Trump closer to declaring national emergency to build wall along US-Mexico border
Washington, Jan 11 (PTI) US President Donald Trump appears to be inching closer to imposing a national emergency that would empower him to build a wall along the US-Mexico border to prevent flow of illegal immigrants into the country. During his visit to the southern border state Texas on Thursday to push for the controversial […]
