Protesting against ‘thrashing of policemen’, MLA faces police’s ire
Bizarre it may seem but, Independent legislator Er Rasheed was detained on Monday by JK police after he led a protest against the thrashing of policemen by army soldiers, in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar. Eight policemen were injured after army soldiers thrashed them and ransacked police station Gund in Ganderbal district on Friday night. […]
PDP workers exchange blows during meet in Anantnag
People’s Democratic Party workers exchanged blows in full public view and hit one another freely during a workers meeting in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The incident took place during a party meeting at Khanabal area in presence of District President Javaid Ahmad Sheikh, sources said. Source said two workers sustained injuries, after some workers accused […]
Forces Allegedly Damage private Property In Tarigam Kulgam
Government forces on Monday night allegedly damaged private property in Tarigam village of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district after coming under stone pelting. As per sources there was cordon and search operation in one part of the village and after the cordon was concluded peacefully, youth h it the steets and started pelting stones on the […]
Collision between private vehicle, army truck leaves five injured
At least five people travelling in a private car suffered injuries after it hit an army truck in a road mishap on the Srinagar-Jammu highway near Chandhara Pampore in Pulwama district, police sources said Monday. They said that a collision took place between Maruti car and an army vehicle near Chandhara, resulting into injuries to […]
Army patrol attacked by militants in Bandipora
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KEG elects new body, Fayaz Kaloo re-elected President
Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) elected its new body today during formal election that was held under the supervision of senior journalist Yusuf Jameel. The election for the five positions – President, Vice President (Urdu), Vice President (English), General Secretary and Treasurer were held at ‘The Kashmir Monitor’ Office and was attended by all the members. […]
Islamic Calligraphy exhibition concludes at Jamia Masjid Srinagar
The 8-day long Islamic Calligraphy exhibition organized jointly by Department of Tourism Kashmir and J&K Academy of Culture, Art and Languages and INTACH’s J&K Chapter concluded today at Information Center near Jamia Masjid in the old city of Srinagar in which hundreds of the artists, students and locals participated. On the concluding ceremony today, the […]
Expired rate contracts used for procuring medicines: CAG
The CAG report has raised serious questions over the purchase of medicines by the health care institutions in the state. The report summarized position of medicines and drugs purchased by the test-checked health institutions during the period from 2010-11 to 2014-15. The report has stated that several supply orders had been issued for procurement from […]
Seven gamblers held
Police has arrested seven gamblers and recovered stake money over fourteen thousand from three gambling places in Srinagar today, a police spokesman said. He said that a police party of Police Station Khanyar raided a gambling place and arrested three people while gambling. They were identified as Muzafar Ahmad, Mohammad Iqbal Khan and Ashiq Hussain. […]
One model hospital to be developed in every Constituency: CM
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed identification of one Hospital in each Assembly constituency and equipping it in terms of manpower and machinery, so that it is developed as a model health centre and people don’t have to travel long distances for treatment at District Hospitals or capital cities. Chairing a review meeting of key […]