Young labourer found dead
Srinagar: Body of a 27-year-old labourer from Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was found at Zaindar Mohalla of Srinagar on Wednesday. Official sources said that deceased has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Zargar son of Ghulam Hasan of Haril Handwara. A labourer by profession, the 27-year-old was residing in a rent accommodation at […]
Case registered against a cop for ‘sarcastic’ post on FB
Baramulla: Police have registered a formal case against an SPO for his ‘sarcastic’ post on the social media networking site facebook. Sources said that an SPO identified as Peer Khalid is purportedly operating a facebook page under the title ‘Rafiabad News Service’. The said cop reportedly posted a ‘sarcastic’ post about a particular community regarding […]
Burglars loot cash from three Masjids, shrine in Tangmarg
Baramulla: Burglars broke donation boxes at a shrine and three Masjids and decamped with cash in different villages in Tangmarg area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to locals during the intervening night of Tuesday—Wednesday, the burglars struck at the shrine in Ziyarat Nakesh Bandipora and three Masjids including Jamia Masjid Warpora, Masjid Sharief and […]
Govt directs all employees to attend Republic day celebrations
Srinagar: Government has asked its workforce to attend the main official January 26 functions in Jammu and warned them that any dereliction will be construed as disobedience of the instructions. “The main function of the Republic Day-2021 is being held at the Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu, where the Lieutenant Governor will preside over the function […]
The fall was swift than anticipated: Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar: Calling the exit of Peoples Conference from PAGD a formal beginning of the collapse of an ‘unprincipled and an opportunistic alliance’, Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday said the development has taken place much earlier than anticipated by the people. Since its inception, Bukhari observed that PAGD leadership indulged in fraud, […]
No fresh traffic on Jmu-Sgr highway today
Srinagar: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, shall be closed for fresh traffic on Wednesday, officials said. “Tomorrow (January 20), subject to fair weather and better road conditions, only stranded vehicles in Udhampur jurisdiction shall be allowed towards Srinagar including Ranban-Banihal (local traffic),” a traffic department official said, […]
