Two militants arrested
Kulgam: Government forces Wednesday arrested two militants while one of them was apprehended in an injured condition near the encounter site in Waltengu Kund area of Qazigund Kulgam in South Kashmir. A militant whom police identified as Shams Waqar was apprehended when he was trying to board a train hours after this incident, another militant […]
‘Defunct smoke alarm failed to generate a signal’
Srinagar: As the fire broke out in the Kashmir’s most revered shrine, Khanqah-e-Moulla, the smoke alarms set in the building gave no signals as the equipments are lying defunct. Nafees Hamdani, one among the care takers of the shrine told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that at least 100 smoke alarms have been installed in the shrine […]
Conduct safety audit of all shrines: CM to officials
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed conduct of safety audit of shrines in the Kashmir Valley by the concerned Departments and immediately taking all fire prevention measures at these places. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the safety and protection of all the shrines of the Valley in the backdrop of last night’s fire […]
CM visits shrine complex to assess damage
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti rushed to Srinagar and visited the shrine of Hazrat Amir i Kabeer Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (R.A.) which has suffered damages in a fire incident the previous night, an official spokesman said. Cancelling all her engagements, Mehbooba Mufti air dashed to Srinagar early morning and straight away drove to the […]
CM, officials ‘confront’ slogans
Srinagar: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday had to face angry devotees at Khanka-e-Maula shrine after she visited the place at around noon to take stock of damage which occurred due to mysterious fire. Witnesses said that CM Mufti visited the Kahnka-e-Maula, the shrine of revered saint Hazrat Mir Syed Ali Hamadani to take stock of […]
Memories of blaze will haunt me for the rest of my life, says Prayer leader
Srinagar: For Ghulam Muhammad Imam, the tragedy that stuck at the shrine of Shahi Hamdan here in Old city, has left an indelible mark on his memory as according to him he felt that the blaze would have consumed the entire shrine that has been part of Kashmir’s identity since it was built in the […]
CVC seeks re-opening of corruption cases ‘closed’ in 2017
Srinagar: The State Vigilance Commission (SVC) has asked for re-opening of almost 12 cases whose investigations have been ‘completed’ and ‘closed’. The CVC has also asked all the state government departments to speed up departmental inquiries against officials allegedly involved in corruption cases. The move comes after the state government and commission, have noticed that […]
Guns roar in Poonch as India, Pakistan armies exchange fire
Poonch: The guns at the Line of Control (LoC) in Shahpur sector of Poonch roared once again as armies of India and Pakistan exchanged mortar shelling in the area after a brief lull for about a week. According to the defence sources, the shelling from across the border started around 7.40 am and it continued […]
Editorial: Helping Horticulture to grow
Srinagar: Kashmir’s horticulture sector holds immense potential not in terms of generating revenue for the state but providing direct and indirect employment to the people here and elsewhere. No wonder that the Chief Minister while chairing a review meeting at Jammu the other day stressed on the need to enhance the allocation for Horticulture sector […]
For 70 year old devotee Moghli, Khankah-e-Moulla is epitome of peace and solace
Srinagar: Moghli Begum, a seventy year old lady has been visiting the shrine of Syed Amir-e-Kabeer (RA) since childhood, and for her the shrine is the centre of peace and tranquility, but the incident that has damaged the shrine, has shattered her completely. Moghli, a resident of Bemina has been living in a houseboat that […]