Many villages running dry in south Kashmir
People demand drinking water, register protests
Anantnag: Inhabitants of Palpora, Ara Koshipora and Damhaal area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday alleged that the Jal Shakti Department (Public Health Engineering PHE) has failed to provide adequate water supply to their areas. The residents accused the department of ignoring their constant plights as unscheduled water supply is being provided in the […]
Man arrested for murdering his wife in Kangan
Kangan: Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife in Kangan area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Notably, police last week fished out a dead body of 30-year-old Rubeena Jan, wife of Abdul Majeed Khan of Gonchi Mohalla Akhal Kangan from Nallah Sindh. Soon after the incident, police registered a case and […]
Div Com conducts tour of Srinagar city
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Wednesday conducted an extensive tour of Srinagar City to take stock of availability of parking spaces and proposed road widening in various areas. The Div Com visited Old Assembly Complex, Budshah Flats, Magarmal Bagh, Bus Adda Batamaloo, Doodganga Parking, Cow Farm land Chatabal, National School parking, 90 ft […]
Kangan Land slide: Srinagar-Leh highway reopens for traffic
Ganderbal: The Srinagar-Leh highway reopened partially late Saturday evening after two days closure following a massive landslide that occurred at Bonibagh area of Kangan on Friday afternoon. A police official said that the landslides were cleared from the highway following which one way traffic was restored. Though there was no loss of life during the […]
JKSSB issues clarification regarding advertisement notification
JAMMU: The J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) Thursday issued Corrigendum and Addendum in relation to Accounts Assistant (Panchayat) Advertisement Notification No. 02 of 2020 dated 06-02-2020 for the post of Accounts Assistant(Panchayat). In a statement issued here by the recruitment board it said the corrigendum has been issued in pursuance of the communication No. RD&PR/Adm/41/2019 […]
Youth killed during fight over land in Kokarnag
Anantnag: A youth was killed during a scuffle over some land dispute in Vailoo area of Kokarnag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday morning, A police official said that members of two families had a confrontation during early morning hours over a piece of land near DPS Vailoo (School) in which a youth was […]
Medium-intensity quake hits JK
New Delhi: A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.6 hit Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday night, the National Centre for Seismology said. The quake occurred at 11.32 pm at a depth of five kilometres, it said. There were no immediate reports of loss of life or property.
Some people spreading rumours about stocking of LPG in Kashmir: FCS&CA Deptt
Srinagar: The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) today maintained that some people are spreading false information regarding a communication with respect to the LPG stock in Kashmir valley. A statement issued here by FCS&CA said that some people are spreading all kind of rumours by referring to a letter, written by […]
