Youth, minor killed in road mishaps
Srinagar: A speeding vehicle Wednesday crushed an 18-year-old boy to death in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Officials said that an 18-year-old boy identified as Rizwan Ahmad Dar, son of Farooq Ahmad Dar, resident of Muslimpeer Sopore, was hit by a speedy vehicle at Model town Sopore. “The Scooty of youth was hit […]
Coronavirus spread: Social media users spreading hate, misinformation warned in Leh
Leh: District Administration Leh has issued a stern warning to those who are propagating misinformation about the spread of Coronavirus and trying to hurt the sentiments of a particular religious community. District Development Commissioner, Leh, Sachin Kumar issued a formal order asking social media users not to twist facts about the spread of coronavirus and […]
Court quashes PSA detention of Srinagar youth
Srinagar: State High Court Tuesday issued directions to authorities to release a Kashmiri detenue lodged at Agra Jail of Uttar Pradesh. The court of Justice Tashi Rabistan issued this direction after annulling the detention of Srinagar youth under Public Safety Act. Advocate Bashir Ahmed Tak who represented the detained youth said that police had arrested […]
Garbage dumping at Jhelum banks goes unabated, authorities in slumber
Srinagar: The river Jhelum has been turned into a waste dump with people frequently throwing the garbage into it at various places. As per sources, the shopkeepers and vendors at different places are openly dumping their garbage into the banks of Jhelum, exposing government’s tall claims of stringent policy to keep valley clean. “The authorities […]
Govt attaches properties of financial firm
Firm turned defaulter in 2015
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday attached properties of a financial firm which turned defaulter in 2015. The government today ordered attachment of six properties of the defaulters M/S Vikrant Finance Corporation, Rajouri. “In exercise of powers under Section 3 of J&K Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, and without […]
Masrat Alam produced before TADA Court
Jammu: Senior separatist leader and President Jammu Kashmir Muslim League, Masarat Alam was presented before the TADA court here in Jammu in a case filed against him by Jammu Kashmir Police in 2012. Alam who is in jail since 2010 was released for a short period of time in April 2015 was produced before the […]
KU VC delivers lecture at UGC-HRDC
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir Prof. Talat Ahmad delivered a lecture on “Rise of the Himalayan mountains and Climate Proxies” at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) of the University of Kashmir during the ongoing 84th General Orientation Course that is being attended by 40 Assistant Professors of various colleges and universities of J&K. Prof. Talat […]
