MP Aga Ruhullah, Waheed Parra, Iltija Mufti among others outside CM’s residence to protest over Reservation Policy row
Srinagar, Dec 23: National Conference leader and Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah today reached outside chief minister Omar Abdullah’s official residence in Gupkar to protest over Reservation Policy row. PDP leaders Waheed ur Rehman Parra and Iltija Mufti among others also reached the spot to join the protest. Aga Ruhullah started the protest march from […]
PM Modi pays tributes to Charan Singh
New Delhi, Dec 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid tributes to former prime minister Charan Singh on his birth anniversary, describing him as a true well-wisher of the poor and farmers. In a post on X, Modi said Singh’s dedication and spirit of service to the country will continue to inspire everyone. […]
Drizzle in Delhi, air quality ‘severe’
NEW DELHI, Dec 23 (PTI): Delhiites woke up to a drizzle and fog on Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). At 8.30 am, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 402, in the ‘severe’ category, Central Pollution […]
Duo from Kupwara die of suffocation in Srinagar’s Barthana
Srinagar, Dec 22: Two people from North Kashmir’s Kupwara died due on Sunday due to suffocation in the Barthana area of Srinagar, officials said. An official said that two people from Kupwara, residing in servant quarters at Barthana area of Qamarwari Srinagar, lost their lives due to suffocation. He said both persons were later identified […]
Delhi Police arrests man wanted in fraud cases in JK
NEW DELHI, Dec 22 (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a 33-year-old man wanted in several cases of fraud in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Accused Bilal Ahmad, a resident of Kupwara in J&K, was allegedly involved in defrauding paramilitary personnel on the pretext of bank loans for vehicle purchase, they said. A […]
FCSCA refutes claim of cancellation of BPL ration cards
SRINAGAR, DEC 22: The Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs has strongly refuted reports from certain quarters on social media, particularly a video, wherein it is being alleged that “…the Government has issued an order cancelling around 1.5 lakh Below Poverty Line ration cards affecting a huge number of beneficiaries and putting their […]
Reservation Policy: Aga Ruhullah to protest outside CM’s house tomorrow
Srinagar, Dec 22: Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah Sunday said that he will hold a “peaceful” and “dignified” protest outside chief minister’s official residence on Gupkar road to demand rationality in the reservation policy. In a post on X, Aga Ruhullah, said that he urged everyone to wait till December 22 to give the elected […]
Suspected member of Kashmir terror outfit arrested in Bengal’s South 24 Parganas
KOLKATA, Dec 22 (PTI): A suspected member of a terror outfit in Kashmir valley was arrested from West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Sunday, a police officer said. Javed Munshi, suspected to be a member of the outlawed ‘Tehreek e Mujahideen’ outfit in Kashmir Valley was picked from near Canning Hospital by a joint […]
Battling power cuts amid severe cold, Kashmiris fall back on kangris, hamams to keep warm
SRINAGAR, Dec 22 (PTI): The residents of Kashmir are going back to traditional ways of coping with the intense cold wave conditions as frequent and unscheduled power cuts have rendered modern heating gadgets useless. Kashmir is witnessing Chilla-i-Kalan, the 40-day harshest winter period. Srinagar city witnessed the coldest night in 33 years as the minimum […]
Intense cold conditions: CM Omar Abdullah cancels all programmes in Jmu, will stay put in Sgr for next one week
Srinagar, Dec 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday said that he has cancelled all his programmes in Jammu to stay in Kashmir for the next week in view of the severe cold spell and the resultant difficulties. In a post on X, Omar Abdullah said that he will personally monitor the functioning of the power […]