Gang of fraudsters busted in Srinagar, 2 held
Srinagar: Srinagar Police has arrested two persons involved in over a dozen cheating cases. Identified as Tahir Amin and Waheed Ahmad Bhat of Batamallo area of Srinagar city, the duo along with a lady accomplice, Masrat Tahir wife of Tahir Amin have cheated more than 30 business establishments all over the Valley during last six […]
Drug peddler arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar: Srinagar Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a drug peddler of Shopian and recovered Charas from his possession. A spokesman of police said that a police party of Police Station Ram Munshi Bagh led by Inspector Mohd Ishaq apprehended a drug peddler during patrolling of the area and recovered Charas from his possession. […]
One dead, 10 injured in Bijebehara road accident
Anantnag: One person died and ten others were injured, three of them critically, after a minibus they were travelling in had a head-on collision with a bus coming from opposite direction near Gantelipora area of South Kashmir’s Bijebehara town on Pahalgam-Bijebehara road. The deceased identified as Aqif Ahmad Bhat, 20, the minibus conductor, was declared […]
Five injured in Bijebehara road accident
Anantnag: At least five persons were injured when a minibus had a head on collision with a bus coming from opposite direction near Gantelipora area of South Kashmir’s Bijebehara on Pahalgam-Bijebehara road. The minibus bearing registration number JKo3B-4077 subsequently turned turtle after the collision leaving at least five passengers critically injured. All the injured have […]
Srinagar records season’s lowest maximum temperature
Srinagar: The summer capital Srinagar recorded the lowest maximum temperature of the season so far, an official of MeT said on Thursday. He said that the maximum temperature in Srinagar on Wednesday was 4.2, while the minimum was recorded at minus 1.5 on Thursday. Meanwhile vwhile the ski resort of Gulmarg was the coldest in […]
Traffic on Srinagar-Jammu Highway partially restored
Srinagar: Traffic on Srinagar-Jammu National highway was partially restored on Thursday, an official of traffic said. “Traffic will be allowed to move from Jammu to Srinagar. Keeping the road conditions in view, no vehicle will be allowed to move in the opposite direction today,” he said. Pertinently traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu National highway, connecting the […]
JK government to start regularization of daily rated workers
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has started the process of regularization of the daily wage workers engaged in various departments since 1994. Officials said that the Finance department has prepared the SRO under which the daily wage workers will be regularized in a phased manner. “We have sent the SRO to Law department for approval. […]
Budget session of the assembly to start on Jan 2
JAMMU: Governor N. N. Vohra, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under sub-section (1) of Section 53 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, has summoned the State Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council to meet at Jammu on Tuesday, the 2nd January 2018, at 11:00 a.m. The governor has called upon the […]
Budget session to start on Jan 2
JAMMU: Governor N. N. Vohra, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under sub-section (1) of Section 53 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, has summoned the State Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council to meet at Jammu on Tuesday, the 2nd January 2018, at 11:00 a.m. The governor has called upon […]
NGT bans chanting ‘mantras’, ringing of bells in Amarnath cave shrine
NEW DELHI: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Wednesday issued an order banning the chanting of mantras, ringing of bells at Amarnath temple while issuing a slew of other directions as well. As per the order issued by NGT there should be no ringing of bells, and the devotees cannot carry their mobiles or belongings […]