Girl injured in LoC fire
Srinagar: A minor girl was injured as India and Pakistani armies exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, reports said. According to Defence officials, a minor girl was injured after Pakistani army resorted to firing in Karmara sector of Poonch which was effectively retaliated by Indian army. The injured girl was […]
Congress to do a revamp of its state unit
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief, G A Mir on Tuesday said state unit of the party is being revamped and it is the time that the dead wood is removed from the party. Mir, while addressing a huge gathering of party workers who had come from different parts of […]
Make JK trade corridor to Central Asia, Drabu tells Biz leaders
DUBAI: Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu Tuesday called for making Jammu and Kashmir a transit and trade corridor for arching out to Central Asia. “Given its geographical location, Jammu and Kashmir could become a nucleus towards forging a new economic alliance in the region between the South and the Central Asia,” Dr Drabu said while […]
Old City residents welcome removal of CRPF bunker
Srinagar: Residents of Zoonimar and Saidpora are heaving a sigh of relief as the CRPF bunker-cum-camp has finally been dismantled after thirty long years. The camp was situated on Dr. Ali Jan Road, just in the between two areas of Srinagar city and the locals since then struggled to make authorities relocate the bunker. While […]
Students put to risk as school buildings have no ‘safety measures’
Srinagar: Believe it or not, the school buildings whether old or new do not comply to the safety norms that should have otherwise been adopted while constructing these buildings and bringing them under use. Notably, the state government has built thousands of school buildings under state plan or Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and the Rashtriya […]
After 5 years, poet Rasool Mir’s birthday celebrated in Dooru
Anantnag: After a gap of five years, Jammu and Kashmir Art and cultural Academy Tuesday celebrated the birthday of a famous Kashmiri Poet, Rasool Mir in a close door function in Dooru Shahabad area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The birthday was celebrated in close door and was attended by only a few persons. A […]
Editorial: Rethink needed
Srinagar: Disaster management has been one of the key areas where the government cannot boast much. Even the various disasters like the deadly 2005 earthquake, the floods in Leh during 2010 or the massive deluge of 2014 that hit most parts of Kashmir Valley, have not been enough to make the government realize the actual […]
Massive blaze destroys many houses in Handwara village
Handwara: About a dozen structures were razed to the ground after a mysterious fire broke out in Handwara area of Kupwara district early Tuesday morning, reports said. According to the police, fire broke out at Haril Mawar in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Witnesses said that the fire broke out in the village […]
MLA Langate announces 2.05 lakh to Haril fire victims
Langate: MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Tuesday supervised the operation of extinguishing the fire that engulfed Haril Village in North Kashmir damaging several structures there. Nearly half a dozen fire extinguishers were engaged in the fire fighting job. According to a statement issued, Awami Iteehad Party’s (AIP) spokesman said that hundreds of locals did […]
Farooq Abdullah visits shrine of Sheikh Hamza Makhdoomi (RA)
Srinagar: National Conference President and Member Parliament of Srinagar Dr. Farooq Abdullah Tuesday visited the shrine of Sultan-ul-Aarifeen Sheikh Hamza Makhdoomi (RA) and prayed for peace in the state. Paying obeisance at the shrine, Dr. Farooq Abdullah prayed for stability and development of the State and well being of its people. He was accompanied by […]