Butcher thrashed for selling “cow” meat
Pulwama: Army on Saturday allegedly thrashed a local butcher from Pulwama for selling ‘cow’ meat. The butcher identified as Subzar Ahmed Mir son of Gulam Mohammad Mir resident of Rakh Litter Pulwama said that three army men barged into his shop and started beating him ruthlessly. “After beating me to the pulp, they left […]
Hundreds gather for funeral of slain militant
Srinagar: Hundreds gathered for the funeral procession of slain Mugees Mir- a top militant commander of Zakir Musa militant outfit, who was killed in a shootout at Zakura area of Srinagar last evening. Several hundred people gathered in Parimpora area raising pro-freedom, anti-India and pro militant slogans. Mugees Mir according to police was associated with […]
Yasin Malik arrested, Mirwaiz put under house arrest
Srinagar: Following the killing of a top militant commander Mugees Ahmad Mir in a shootout in Zakura area on the outskirts of Srinagar city on Friday, authorities today arrested Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik while Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was placed under house arrest late last night. According to […]
Restrictions imposed in Srinagar
Srinagar: Authorities imposed restrictions here on Saturday to maintain law and order in the wake of a militant’s killing the previous day, police said. “District Magistrate Srinagar has imposed restrictions under section 144 CrPc in Parimpora, Safa Kadal, M.R.Gunj, Nowhatta, Khanyar, Rainawari, Maisuma and Kralkhud areas,” the police said. All schools and colleges in the […]
Train services suspended in Kashmir
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday suspended the train service in Kashmir as a ‘precautionary measure’. An official of Railways said that the train services across Kashmir have been suspended as a ‘precautionary measure’. The official said that the service was suspended after a fresh advisory was received from authorities.
Rambiara embankments rapidly turning into dumping site
Shopian: The Rambiara embankments are rapidly turning into a garbage dumping site as the administration is dumping the solid waste there in absence of any dumping site in the South Kashmir’s Shopian district. The government claims over paying attention towards the environment and water resources proved ill on the ground as the heaps of garbage […]
Pattan residents protest as PDD fails to repair transformer
Pattan: The residents of Pattan in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district Friday staged protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for failing to repair their damaged transformer from the past 15 days. The protesters blocked Srinagar- Muzaffarabad highway at Pattan to mark a protest against the failure of the PDD. The residents of Tali Mohalla, Khanday […]
CS reviews issues related to Gurez Valley
Jammu: Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Friday chaired a meeting here to review the status of important issues relating to the Gurez Valley. Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education Department, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner/Secretary Public Works (R&B) Department and other senior officers attended the meeting. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Deputy […]
Khankah-e-Moulla a symbol of sacredness, spirituality for us: Malik
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Friday said that Khankah-e-Moulla is of paramount importance for every Kashmiri as it belongs to the great saint Shah-i-Hamadan who not only revolutionized our religious lives but also transformed our economy by exposing us to various new trades and means. Malik, who according […]
Meat charges limited from Rs 30,000 to Rs 10,000 per truckload
Chandigarh: Ending impasse of J&K meat dealers over high taxation on transportation of livestock in Punjab, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Tribal Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today met Minister for Finance, Planning, Employment Generation and Training Manpreet Singh Badal and Minister for Rural Development, Panchayats, Water Supply and Sanitation Tript Rajinder […]