KPDCL announces Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR: Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL has informed that the Shutdown of 33 KV Wanpoh-Ashajipora/ Malaknag Double Circuit line will be observed due to which power supply to Ashajipora, Dialgam, Rohu, Mirbazar, Schichen, Brinty, Malaknag, Reshi Bazar, Janglatmandi, Shirpora, BB Nowgam, Thajiwara, Brakpora and adjoining areas will be affected from 9:30 AM to 04 PM on […]
Police attaches properties belonging to drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla, Shopian and Kulgam attached properties belonging to drug peddlers, a police spokesman said Friday. He said that in Baramulla a house belonging to notorious drug peddler Zahid Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Hassan Mir resident of Checkthan Chanpora, Tangmarg was attached under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act. The attached property […]
Police busts illegal drug network in Baramulla, two held
Drug peddler arrested in Awantipora Srinagar: In a major crackdown against the illegal sale and distribution of psychotropic and intoxicating drugs under the ongoing anti-narcotics drive, Police in Baramulla achieved a significant success in Pattan area by unearthing an illicit drug supply network operating through medical establishments. Meanwhile, a drug peddler was held in south […]
ACB registers disproportionate assets case against AEE in Kishtwar
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered a disproportionate assets case against AEE Hydraulic Sub-Division Chhatroo, Kishtwar, alleging possession of assets far exceeding his known sources of income, officials said. They said searches were conducted at multiple locations in Doda and Kishtwar following court-issued warrants. Further investigation is underway. In a statement issued […]
Boy dies after tractor overturns in Saimoh Tral
Srinagar: A minor boy lost his life after a tractor overturned in Saimoh area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. An official said that the minor boy was sitting on a tractor parked on a slope near a school and while attempting to start or move the vehicle, it overturned. He said […]
Authorities raze ‘illegal’ commercial property of suspected drug peddler in Udhampur
Jammu: Police and civil administration said they demolished an alleged “illegal” commercial property of an drug peddler in Udhampur district as part of an ongoing crackdown against narcotics trafficking, officials said. The drive targeted shops allegedly built on government land near Dewal bridge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in the Samroli area. Officials said the […]
School children should receive balanced, nourishing meals: Lt Guv
Says every child deserves access to healthy food JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that the administration must ensure that school children should receive balanced and nourishing meals. “Every child deserves access to healthy food and we need to make sure no child is left behind,” LG Sinha said while laying the […]
LPG consumers flag issues with e-KYC, lack of smartphones
Srinagar: LPG consumers in the Kashmir valley are facing difficulties in getting their cylinders refilled as distributors are witnessing a huge rush of customers for the mandatory eKYC of their connections. While the distributors deal with the rush, many customers are facing issues with the self-eKYC after the government made it mandatory to procure refills. […]
Unexpected snowfall in Gurez, Zojila sectors brings down temperature in Kashmir
Two persons injured after rain water inundates several houses in Bandipora village Srinagar: Some places in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rain in the early hours of Thursday, bringing down temperatures, officials said. The frontier Gurez sector in north Kashmir’s Bandipora, Zojilla Pass […]
Dal’s Floating Palaces Are Slowly Sinking into History
Frequent sinking of Kashmir’s iconic houseboats raises alarm over the survival of a centuries-old heritage woven into the Valley’s tourism, culture and identity Stakeholders say ageing structures, mounting repair costs and lack of sustained restoration support are steadily pushing the famed houseboat culture toward decline Srinagar: Beneath the postcard beauty of Dal Lake, a […]