Reconsider toll tax
Even as the four lanning of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is still incomplete as a major portion to convert it into a 4-lane highway is under construction, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) started levying taxes on the vehicles moving on Highway at toll plaza set up at Charsoo, Kachachkot in south Kashmir. The […]
Body of a militant recovered in Sopore, says police
Srinagar, May 8: Police on Wednesday recovered a semi-decomposed body of a man from a nallah in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that some locals spotted a body floating in a nallah at Mal Ganipora in Sopore and informed police station concerned. After being informed, a police team reached the spot and […]
Pak sets up committee to determine dates of religious festivals scientifically
Islamabad, May 8 (PTI) Pakistan has set up a committee to determine lunar dates of religious festivals through a scientific method and end confusion in dates related to moon-sighting by clerics. “The five-member committee will finalize the calendar to indicate the exact dates of Ramadan, Eid-ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Azha and Moharram for the next five years with […]
Woman killed, four injured in Mughal road mishap
Poonch, May 08: A woman was killed while four other passengers were injured in an accident that took place at Bufliyaz on Mughal road on Wednesday. Initial reports said that accident took place at Bufliyaz after a Tata Sumo vehicle plunged into a gorge. A woman traveling in the vehicle got killed while four other […]
Nawaz Sharif reaches Kot Lakhpat jail after massive roadshow
Lahore, May 8 (PTI) Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned to jail on late Tuesday night after the expiry of his six-week bail. Sharif is serving a seven-year sentence in the Al-Azizia Mills corruption case. Hundreds of Pakistan Muslim League supporters gathered outside Sharif’s Jati Umra residence and accompanied him to jail. The procession took […]
Report: Iran prepares to withdraw from parts of nuclear deal
Tehran (Iran), May 8 (AP) Iran on Wednesday will announce it is partially withdrawing from the nuclear deal it struck with world powers, its state-run news agency reported, a year to the day that President Donald Trump pulled America from the accord. The terms of the withdrawal remain unclear, though the IRNA news agency said President […]
Tackling forest fires
Summer season has made its presence felt in Jammu and Kashmir and the dry long period brings lot of concerns in mind. One such is the phenomenon of forest fires which is causing great loss to the green cover in our state. It was this growing concern about the rising incidents of forest fires that […]
Shah Faesal meets Governor Malik
Srinagar, May 7: Shah Faesal, former Civil Servant, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Faesal apprised Governor about his views relating to bringing peace and normalcy in the State.
Three Kashmiri youth detained in Rajouri
Rajouri, May 07 : Police on Tuesday detained three youth hailing from Imam Sahib Tehsil of South Kashmir’s Shopian district in Rajouri after they were found ‘moving suspiciously’ in a village. Police sources said that three boys were found moving suspiciously in Bareri village of Nowshera, which is located close to the LoC, adding that […]