Pollution hits dangerous levels in Srinagar during winters: Study
Srinagar: In a surprising find, a study has revealed that pollution in Srinagar the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir hits dangerous levels during winter months as the air carries five times more tiny particulate matter than the permissible limit, with the experts terming it a worrying development. The study, jointly conducted by a team of […]
Kathua rape-and-murder was a plan to drive nomads out: Official
Jammu: The rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district was a plan aimed at driving out the Bakharwal nomads from here, an official said today. Moreover, an accused in the rape-and-murder case, who was earlier said to be a juvenile, is over 19 years old, the official said, quoting […]
CM asks Rajnath Singh to intervene in Kamran Yousuf’s case
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday asked Home Minister Rajnath Singh to intervene into the issue of Kashmiri photojournalist Kamran Yousuf. “Spoke to Home Minister @rajnathsingh ji to look into Kamran Yousuf’s case. I’ve requested him to intervene so that the life of a young budding journalist does not get ruined,” Mehbooba […]
Cordon and search operation in Drabgam Pulwama
Srinagar: Cordon and search operation has been started by government forces in Drabgam village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants 44 RR and Pulwama police launched the search operation in Drabgam area of Pulwama district. Sources said that large number of forces have […]
Woman pilgrim on way to Vaishno Devi shrine killed by shooting stone
Jammu: A 23-year-old woman pilgrim from Uttar Pradesh was killed when she was hit by a shooting stone on her way to Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said today. Ashiki Bidya, a resident of Agra, along with her husband and other family members were trekking from Katra to […]
MHA says security was under control in 2016, par panel rejects citing JK
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Bullet-riddled body of youth tied with ropes found in Pulwama village
Srinagar: A bullet- riddled body of a 23-year-old youth was recovered in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Sunday morning. Official sources said that the body of the youth was found by the locals and accordingly they informed the police. The police recovered the body soon after information that the youth was lying in pool […]
DAK expresses solidarity with GDC students
Srinagar: Representatives of Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) Saturday paid a visit to the protesting students of Government Degree College (GDC), Srinagar who are demanding removal of Head of the Department Orthodontics, who allegedly has been harassing the students. The representatives of DAK assured them aggrieved students that the association stand by their side and […]
Don’t see JK as a political issue: Drabu
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir should not be seen as a conflict state or a political problem, but as a society with social issues, state’s Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu has said. Speaking at an event themed Kashmir: The way forward’ here last night, Drabu asked the people to introspect over the nature and origins of […]
‘Paigam-e-Muhabbat’ fails to evoke love
Srinagar: Art of living’s program ‘Paigam-e-Muhabbat’ which was organized here at the lawns of the SKICC in Srinagar failed to stir up love among the audience. The programme which was to be addressed by Sri Sri Ravi Shanker not only ended in a jiffy after a brief commotion broke out in the stands, but […]