Five drug peddlers held, 120-kg poppy straw seized in J&K
Jammu, Dec 16 (PTI) Five alleged drug smugglers were arrested after 120 kg of poppy straw and over 3,000 intoxicant capsules were recovered from their possession in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. Acting on a tip-off, a police party stopped a truck at Tikri in Udhampur district and recovered 120 kg of poppy straw […]
Gurdwara gutted in fire in Anantnag
Srinagar, Dec 16 (PTI) A gurdwara in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district was gutted in fire that broke out apparently due to an electrical short circuit on Sunday, police said. The incident occurred at the Chattisinghpora Gurdwara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this morning, a police official said. He said fire tenders were rushed to […]
Draft Policy on Transgender Persons: SWD seeks views of stakeholders
Jammu: The Government is in the process of formulating a holistic welfare policy for the transgender persons in the state. The policy is aimed at providing a legal framework for the welfare of transgender persons including their social inclusion, education, employment, healthcare and other related issues. The Social Welfare Department has put the Draft Policy […]
Father of ‘mentally challenged’ man who ‘crossed across LoC’ seeks his return
Poonch: Father of a “mentally challenged” man hailing from a remote village of Poonch district, who had gone missing under mysterious circumstances on December 11 and was apprehended by Pakistani forces, has appealed the governments of India and Pakistan to help him in getting his son back. Mohammad Alyas Mir (30) son of Mir Hussain […]
Kashmir, Chenab Valley shut against Pulwama killings
Srinagar: Life across Valley remained affected on Sunday due to a shutdown called by the joint resistance leadership (JRL) against the Pulwama killings by government forces. A complete shutdown was also observed in Chenab Valley’s Banihal, Khari, Bhadarwah, Doda, Thathri, Gandoh and Kishtwar areas. Seven civilians were killed during clashes when government forces resorted to […]
Restrictions in Srinagar parts tomorrow
SRINAGAR: Authorities in Srinagar have ordered imposition of restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC within the territorial jurisdictions of Khanyar, Rainawari, Nowhatta, Safakadal, MR Gunj and Ram Munshibagh police stations of the district tomorrow (on December 17). There will also be partial restrictions within the territorial jurisdictions of Maisuma and Kralkhud police stations of the […]
Pulwama killings: Advisor Kumar asks security agencies to exercise restrain
Srinagar: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar undertook a detailed review of Law and Order, other security-related issues in the Kashmir at a meeting convened at PCR Srinagar today. The meeting was attended by Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh, ADGP Law & Order Muneer Ahmed Khan, IGP Kashmir S P Pani, DIG Central Kashmir […]
IUST Monday exams postponed, class work suspended
Srinagar: The authorities at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) have postponed the examinations slated for Monday (December 17). The decision has been taken as a precautionary measure to avoid any law and order situation at the campus. A spokesman of the varsity said new dates for the deferred exams will be notified […]
With daughter widowed in Kashmir, people in Indonesia demand end to Kashmir killings
Srinagar: Relatives of a girl, who was widowed with her Kashmiri husband killed in government forces firing at Pulwama yesterday, staged protests in Jakarta on Sunday. Family sources said that the protesters were holding placards, demanding an end to the killings of Kashmiris and also expressed solidarity with the widow Indonesian girl (Saima). The girl’s […]
Valley shivers at minus 4.2 degrees Celsius
Srinagar, Dec 16 (PTI) Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season Saturday night as the mercury continued its downward spiral in most parts of the Kashmir valley and Ladakh region. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius Saturday night, down from minus 4.2 degrees Celsius […]
