Students, Lecturers, temporary employee’s stage protests in Srinagar
Srinagar: Multiple protest demonstrations were reported from Srinagar’s media hub on Monday. Those who protested include Casual and Daily Wager Forum, Casual Labourers of Estates Department, Contractual Lectures and Polytechnic students. Scores of daily rated workers staged a protest under the banner of Jammu Kashmir Casual and Daily Wager Forum. The protesters led by Sajad […]
Police arrests a drug peddler in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Police in a recent action against drug dealings in Awantipora have arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said. He said that police officials at a checkpoint established at village Kawani-Awantipora intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number JK03C-3212 with one person on board. He has been identified […]
Case registered for circulating ‘derogatory’ video
Srinagar: Police register a case against one individual for circulating derogatory video against a particular community, a police spokesman said. He said that police received an information that one individual has shared a post/video on his personal Facebook account in which one unknown person is seen using derogatory words against a particular religion. By sharing […]
Shades and Shadows: A gripping read
Srinagar: Shades and Shadows is a magnificent novel by author Mushtaque B Barq, a well known and established author and poet. His new offering is about contemporary social and political ethos, highly metaphoric and profound in its content. It is conceived and delivered in the bildungsroman genre where the protagonist, under the shadow of his […]
Aru a breathtaking tourist spot lacks basic facilities
Anantnag: Aru, a tourist spot in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district lacks basic facilities as there are no network facilities, very narrow road and no public utility places. Tourists visiting the area have complained that the approach road from Pahalgam to Aru is very narrow. “At places it takes a long wait for vehicles to pass […]
Bear mauls 19-yr-old girl, two other women in Kangan
Ganderbal: A 19-year-old girl and two other women were injured after they were attacked by a bear in Kangan area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday. Officials said that a bear attacked three ladies in Kangan area when they were busy in their agricultural fields near the power house, resulting in injuries to them. […]
Injured in electronic motor blast, soldier succumbs
Baramulla: A soldier from 11 Mahar unit, who was injured on Sunday due to electronic motor blast in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, succumbed to his injuries on Monday, officials said. Officials said that a soldier sustained critical injuries due to an electronic motor blast at Jaggu Post of 11 Mahar on 23 August. He was […]
Five suspected drug peddlers arrested in Kathua
Jammu: In a major breakthrough, five suspected drug peddlers were arrested in Kathua district on Monday, and around 52 kg poppy straw and 507 bottles of a banned cough syrup seized from them, police said. The poppy straw was seized from three Punjab-bound gas tankers, while the cough syrup bottles were found in a truck […]
Two killed as car falls into gorge in Reasi
Jammu: A woman was among two persons killed, while her husband and two minor daughters were injured when a car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Reasi district, police said on Monday. The accident took place at Daggan top when the driver of the car lost control due to dense […]
Police recover 90 stolen cell phones
Budgam: Police have arrested a man with 90 stolen cell phones in Beerwah area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Sources said that a police team from police station Beerwah arrested a man identified as Muhammad Amin Ganaie son of Muhammad Yousuf, a resident of Sadipora Beerwah. Police recovered 90 stolen cell phones and 3 watches […]
