Two drug peddlers arrested in Srinagar, contraband seized
Srinagar: Police Friday arrested two drug peddlers from the city and recovered contraband from their possession. The police said that one Amir Gulzar Seeno, son of Late Abdul Ahad, a resident of Boatman Colony, Bemina was arrested for the drug supply offences by a police party from Police Station Raj Bagh. They said that “some […]
As valley gets additional NEET centres, students demand refund of airline tickets
Srinagar: Although the National Testing Agency (NTA) allotted four additional centres in valley to accommodate all the 9,250 aspirants from the Kashmir Valley for this year’s National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exams, the aspirants are alleging that they suffered monetary losses as the airline companies deducted a large chunk of amount while cancelling their […]
Jammu Summer Secretariat to start function from April 29
Jammu: The state government has deployed a team of twelve officers/officials in Summer Secretariat Jammu, which will start function here from April 29, 2019. As per a GAD order “The Summer Secretariat Jammu will start function from April 29, 2019 i.e the first working day after the closure of the offices in Jammu.” The officers […]
Central jail Srinagar inmates hold day-long hunger strike
Seek fulfillment of their demands
Srinagar: The inmates of central jail here on Thursday ended their day-long hunger strike after intervention by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. Official sources said that inmates started the hunger strike early in the morning and their demands include the transfer of jail Superintendent and withdrawal of FIR registered against them in connection […]
Congress alone can defeat fascist forces: Mir
Says PDP other opportunist parties playing with emotions of people
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief, G A Mir has asserted that the party was fighting the ongoing Lok Sabha elections against the “divisive forces and the communal agenda of BJP RSS”. Mir, who is the party’s candidate for south Kashmir’s Anantnag parliamentary seat, said this while addressing public meetings at Panzgam […]
KCCI rues plight of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway
Says trade community, general public at the receiving end
Srinagar: Apex trade body, the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has expressed serious concern at the lack of proper infrastructural planning and mismanagement of traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The trade body in a statement issued here said that the move is causing crippling losses to the economy and sufferings to the […]
Tourism causal labourers threaten to lock down offices
Demand release of wages, seek justice
Srinagar: The non-payment of wages forced hundreds of causal labourers from Department of Tourism to hit the roads for the second consecutive day on Thursday. Hundreds of Tourism causal labourers assembled outside Tourism Department and chanted slogans against the department. They alleged that authorities in the Department are callous towards their demands. The protesting causal […]
Mirwaiz visits Yasin Malik’s residence
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and senior party leader Bilal Gani Lone on Thursday visited the residence of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik at Maisuma in Srinagar. Along with a group of party members, Mirwaiz and Lone reached Maisuma and met his sister and mother to inquire about […]
Govt action against pro-freedom leadership vengeful, unfortunate: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat (M) on Thursday strongly denounced the extension in judicial remand till May 24 for resistance leader and JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik. In a statement issued here the party also condemned issuing NIA summon to grandson of Syed Ali Geelani after his two sons and the ED notice to the daughter of senior […]
Police arrest 8 gamblers in Sgr, Bandipora
Bandipora/Srinagar: Police on Thursday said it arrested eight gamblers in Bandipora and Srinagar districts. While five gamblers were arrested in Bandipora, three were taken into custody in Srinagar. A statement by police said that five persons were arrested from the district’s Naininara village in Sumbal following input about gambling activities in the area. It said […]
