Protest in Pattan against PDD
Pattan: The people from Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district held protest demonstration against PDD authorities at at Pattan against Power Development Department on Friday. Protesters residing in Tali Mohalla, Khanday Mohalla and Miyan Mohalla of Pattan hit the highway and started protesting against the PDD for delaying repairing of their defunt transformer. “The whole […]
Rajnath, Mehbooba to inaugurate hostel facility for JK girls in New Delhi
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will inaugurate a 400-bed hostel for the female students of the state at Jamia Millia Islamia on Saturday, reports said. According to a report in a national daily, The Hindu, the plan for the hostel was first conceived in 2012, […]
Mebhooba Mufti welcomes surrender of footballer turned militant
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today welcomed the surrender of footballer-turned-militant Majid Irshad Khan. In a tweet, Chief Minister said that a mother’s love prevailed and her impassioned appeal helped in getting Majid back. “A mothers love prevailed. Her impassioned appeal helped in getting Majid, an aspiring footballer back home. Every time a youngster resorts […]
SKIMS invokes ESMA against ‘doctors on strike’
Srinagar: After senior resident doctors in SKIMS threatened to launch a long term strike to demand salaries as per the pay band approved by the centre for equal work and equal payment, authorities today issued a circular saying that that the administration has taken a serious note of the issue and action will be taken […]
CPI [M] demands Degree College for Katra
Jammu: The Communist Party India (M), Friday demanded the State government to establish a Degree College for Katra. In a statement issued here, Sham Prasad Kesar, Regional Secretary CPI(M), Jammu said Katra being an important pilgrimage tourist place known world-wide, deserves to be prioritized for establishing of Degree College. “The state government must take urgent […]
IndiGo offloads 4 Kashmiris from Patna-Delhi flight for ‘erratic’ behaviour
New Delhi: Four Kashmiri youth were offloaded from Patna-Delhi IndiGo flight for “erratic behaviour”, reports said. According to a report by Hindustan Times, Mukhtar Ahmed Gani, his elder brother Javed Ahmed Gani and friends Md Munib Wali and Haroon Rashid were offloaded from the flight. They were released later in the evening after preliminary screening. […]
Drug peddler nabbed in Bijbehara
Anantnag: Jammu and Kashmir today have claimed to have arrested a drug peddler along with seven kilograms of ‘charas’ from his possession. Acting on specific information, police laid a trap and nabbed the alleged drug peddler, Firdous Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Katriting, falling under the police jurisdiction Bijbehara. The arrested was carrying the contraband […]
Bear attacks a woman in south Kashmir
Anantnag: A bear attacked and injured a woman at Tailwan-Acchabal area of this south Kashmir district town last evening, officials said today. The bear pounced on the victim identified as Haneefa Begum, wife of Abdul Rehman Khan, a resident of Tailwan –Achabal near her house and critically wounded her. The victim has been shifted to […]
Footballer turned militant Majid Khan surrenders
Anantnag: Footballer turned Lashker Militant Majid Khan who joined the ranks of militants last week has laid down his arms and surrendered before forces in South Kashmir, media reports emerging from South Kashmir said. However, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone Muneer Ahmad Khan has denied the reports. “There is no such thing, we […]
Srinagar-Leh highway closed for traffic
Ganderbal: The Srinagar-Leh Highway was on Friday due to heavy snowfall at Zojila pass, leaving number of trucks and light passenger vehicles stranded. According to official sources, the 434-km long highway was closed for traffic after fresh snow caused slippery conditions. Border Roads organization (BRO) has already been pressed into service to clear the road […]