Cow vigilantes try to burn truck of cows meant for central scheme
The five trucks carrying 80 head of cattle, were roughed up by the cow vigilante mob of 15 to 20 people on National Highway 15 and tried to burn one of the trucks with cows inside, NDTV reported. The report said that five trucks carrying cattle were stopped just outside Barmer on Sunday night. The […]
Achieving Durable Inflation
One of the major objectives of Government of India and the Reserve Bank of India is achieving durable inflation. Inflation in India had reached 10-11 percent in 2008 and remained elevated for several years. Over the past 3 years, inflation has come down from 9.4 percent in 2013 to 5.9 percent in 2014 to 4.9 […]
FOUNDER OF CHANGE: MIRWAIZ MUHAMMAD YOUSUF SHAH (R.A.)
“IN the age of darkness, nation was unaware about their basic rights; MIRWAIZ YOUSUF SHAH (R.A.) made the need of change possible by bringing all his intellect and resources in service for the people”. After studying in Deoband , where, under the guidance of ULEMA’s (Islamic scholars) like Moulana Mehmood Hassan , Allama Anwar Shah […]
Theft case solved within two days, cash recovered, thief arrested
Sopore police claimed to have solved a theft case within two days and recovered a cash of Rs 2, 56000 (2 lakh and fifty six thousand ) and arrested the thief on Monday. Police Post Fruit Mandi received a complaint from the owner of SFT traders fruit Mandi Sopore regarding the theft of cash from […]
Forces ransack shops in Shopian village as locals celebrate Pakistan’s win in Champions trophy
Dozens of shops and vehicles in were allegedly damaged in Vehil village of Shopian district after locals burst firecrackers to celebrate Pakistan’s win over Sri Lanka in the ongoing Champions Trophy in England. According to the sources, Locals celebrated the team’s win by bursting firecrackers at around 11 pm in the night. Sources said soon after celebratory […]
Scores injured after forces rampaged Shopian village during nocturnal raid
Scores were injured after government forces allegedly went brisk in Turkawangam village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district during a nocturnal raid. Locals alleged that forces damaged property worth lakhs in Turkawangam village during the late night. They said that nocturnal raid started around 11:30 pm and continued till 2 am. They continuously thrashed people, damaged houses and vehicles up […]
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq aide placed under house arrest
Hurriyat (M) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and his media advisor Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam were placed under house arrest last night in the wake of a Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) progamme on the death anniversary of Moulana Yusuf Shah. A spokesman of the JRL said that the prgramme is being organized at Aali Masjid in Srinagar from […]
ATM of private bank stolen in Pampore
Unidentified persons decamped with an ATM machine of HDFC Bank located at Kadlabal Pampore of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said that unidentified men pulled out and took away the ATM of HDFC Bank along with cash in Kadalbal area of the town. The amount of cash present inside the machine was not known yet. […]
Editorial: Row over GST
As the new tax regime GST is all set to be rolled out next month across India, traders in Kashmir have expressed their reservations over its implementation. Traders during a meeting with the Chief Minister on Sunday categorically stated that they were against the implementation of GST in the state. Their take on the issue […]
Medical Apathy: Sunday is a ‘day off’ for doctors in major government hospitals
It is almost impossible to spot any senior doctor attending the patients on Sundays in leading government hospitals in Srinagar, instead junior doctors can be seen managing the causality and emergency operations. Hajira too, couldn’t find any senior doctor on Sunday. She was taken to city’s prime SMHS hospital when she complained of chest pain. […]