All arrangements put in place ahead of severe winter conditions in Kashmir : Govt
Srinagar, Dec 11: The divisional administration Kashmir on Wednesday said that all the arrangements have been put in place ahead of the 40-day harshest winter period—Chillai-Kalan, saying that the major roads except a few are through despite the fresh snowfall. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, V K Bidhuri told the media persons that 50 Distribution Transformers are […]
Man injured in alleged firing by night patrol troops in Poonch
MENDHAR/JAMMU, Dec 11 (PTI): A 39-year-old man was injured allegedly after Rashtriya Rifles troops on night patrol opened fire on observing suspicious movements in a village in the Mendhar area of Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. Mohd Saleem, a Madana-Surankote resident who works as a tractor driver, was hit by a bullet in his […]
Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day amid din over no-trust against VP, George Soros issue
NEW DELHI, Dec 11 (PTI): Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day Wednesday afternoon without transacting any business amid uproar by treasury and opposition benches over the no-trust notice against the House Chairman and the George Soros issue. Soon after the RS reassembled at 12 noon following the day’s first adjournment, Leader of the […]
Two-member UN team meets Rohingya Muslims in Jammu
JAMMU, Dec 11 (PTI): A two-member team of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) met Rohingya Muslims at a slum here amid a heated debate whether the illegally settled immigrants be provided water and electricity. Senior Protection Officer Tomoko Fukumura along with Protection Associate Ragini Trakroo Zutushi on Monday met the Rohingya Muslims […]
No possibility of alliance with Congress for Delhi polls: Kejriwal
NEW DELHI, Dec 11 (PTI): AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday once again ruled out the possibility of an alliance with the Congress for the Delhi assembly polls, amid reports that the two parties could be jointly contesting the elections. In a post on X, Kejriwal said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be fighting […]
Police crack down on drug peddlers in Reasi, detain 16
Jammu, Dec 11 (PTI) As many as 16 people have been detained in a crackdown by the Jammu and Kashmir Police against drug peddlers, officials said. Ten suspects were detained in Reasi, while six were apprehended in Katra. All of them have been booked under preventive sections and placed in judicial custody, they said. The […]
Three residential house destroyed by fire in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
Srinagar, Dec 11: Three residential houses were completely gutted in a massive overnight blaze, rendering four families homeless in Nagam village of Damhal Hajipora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said Wednesday. An official said that the fire broke out from a residential house and later spread to two others, damaging three houses where four […]
IED found on north Kashmir highway, diffused
SRINAGAR, Dec 11 (PTI): Security forces on Wednesday detected and destroyed a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) on the Handwara-Baramulla highway in Kashmir, officials said. A joint patrolling party of police and army found a suspicious bag by the roadside on the highway at Langate in Handwara area of Kupwara district, the officials said.
Govt nominates members for CSC on reservation rules, Sakina Itoo to head panel
Srinagar, Dec 10: Minister for Social Welfare Sakina Masood Itto would head a three-member cabinet-sub- committee (CSC) set-up by National Conference-led government to examine grievances of youth regarding reservation rules. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the CSC headed by Sakina Masood Itto comprises of Javed Rana(Minister for Public Health […]
Narcotic Crackdown: Police attaches property of notorious drug peddler in Anantnag
Srinagar, Dec 10: Police on Tuesday said that property worth 50 lacs has been attached of a drug peddler in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police said in a significant crackdown on Drug trafficking, Anantnag Police have attached a residential property worth ₹50 lakhs belonging to a notorious drug peddler, Gh Hassan Bandro alias Qasim , […]