Kansal reviews power scenario in south Kashmir
Inspects Mirbazar Substation
ANANTNAG: Principal Secretary, Power Development and Information Departments, Rohit Kansal, asked the PDD Engineers to optimally utilize the services of available skilled manpower of the department to ensure repair of damaged transformers in a time bound manner. He also directed the concerned to ensure recovery of power tariffs from consumers enabling government to ensure round […]
2nd Phase of Panch By-elections
More than 65% voter turnout recorded
SRINAGAR: State Election Commissioner K K Sharma informed that 65.54 percent and 52.24 percent voter turnout was recorded on Tuesday in the second phase of vacant Panch and Sarpanch By-polls 2020. SEC informed that by-poll for Panch vacant seats were held in 343 constituencies including 317 from Kashmir division and 26 from Jammu division in […]
Suspected drug peddler held in Udhampur
Jammu: A suspected drug peddler has been arrested with 75 kg of poppy seeds in Udhampur district, officials said Wednesday. During a routine checking, a police team stopped a truck on the highway at Chenani area and recovered the contraband from its driver Malkeet Singh, they said. The accused was arrested and the poppy seized, […]
BSF trooper ends life
Kupwara: A Border Security Forces’ soldier shot himself dead in north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. They said that the soldier identified as Head Constable Bharinder Singh of 118 Battallion shot himself with his service rifle, while on duty in Tanghdar area of the district. The cause of him taking this extreme step […]
Army man arrested for allegedly molesting woman
Uri: Police on Wednesday arrested an army soldier for allegedly molesting a 36-year-old woman here at Paranpeelan area of Uri in this north-Kashmir district. A senior police official said that an army soldier belonging to 173 TA of Engineering section identified as Hawaldar Parvaiz Hussain presently attached with 18 MLI Bandi in Uri was arrested […]
DDC polls: BJP holds Tonga Rally in restive Sopore
Party promises International Mandi for revival of economy
Srinagar: For the first time in the past 30-years, Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district witnessed a Tonga rally organized by the BJP leaders who promised International Mandi for Sopore if people vote BJP candidate in the ensuing District Development Council (DDC) elections. Abdul Majeed, a Sarpanch from Mabugh area of Sopore, where the […]
Missing since Tuesday, minor boy found dead
Budgam: A three-year-old boy who was missing since Tuesday evening was found dead in Chewdara village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday morning. An official said that the minor boy had gone missing from his home in Chewdara village on Tuesday evening. According to the family members, the boy had gone missing […]
Mutton dealers protest in Srinagar
Say 30 thousand families are being pushed to starvation
Srinagar: The mutton and wholesalers and dealers association of Kashmir on Wednesday staged a protest against the government for ‘pushing their families towards starvation’. Reports said that scores of mutton wholesalers and dealers assembled at Srinagar’s press enclave here and raised slogans in favor of their demands. Sahil Ahmad, one of the protesters said that […]