Kashmiris welcome Yatra then why restrictions on their own movement: Hakeem Yaseen

Srinagar: Amarnath yatris are guests to the people of Kashmir and are most welcome in the valley, but the unprecedented restrictions put on the civilian movement during the Yatra this year is “beyond one’s thinking”, PDF Chairman, Hakeem Yaseen has said. In a statement issued on Friday, Yaseen expressed dismay over “the way the Yatra […]

PSAJK negates involvement of teacher in viral video

‘Incident happened at behest of father to discipline his son’

Srinagar: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) Friday claimed that the recent viral video of a Kupwara school threatening a student with an axe “needed to be seen in its entirety, including the background before jumping to conclusions and using it as a tool to harass schools and teachers”. Addressing a press conference […]

Tourist from Saudi Arabia dies in road accident in Pahalgam

Srinagar: In a tragic road accident, a tourist from Saudi Arabia was killed in an accident in Pahalgam on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Mohammad Bin Halaf from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The dead body of the deceased has been kept in police station Pahalgam and Saudi Arabian embassy in New Delhi has been […]

Engineers demand issuance of SRO and correction of pay anomaly

Srinagar: A group of engineers has demanded issuance of SRO for the “already approved ACP Scheme”, regularization of adhoc promotions on one-time exemption basis and implementation of SRO 42 of 2011 in favour of Junior Engineers. A delegation of the representatives of State Joint Action Committee of Engineering Graduates Associations (SJAC) demanded the fulfillment of […]

Forest Dept seizes 95 cft illicit timber in Handwara

Kupwara: A special team of Forest Department on Friday seized a Bandsaw machine and 95 ft of illegal timber at Wuskhura village of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. As per reports, the forest team headed by Range Officer, Rajwar Altaf Hussain carried out the raid at Wuskhura Handwara found the Bandsaw lumbering it. The […]

SMC conducts sanitation drives in Srinagar on Guru Hargobind’s birth anniversary

Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation Friday conducted multiple sanitation drives at various Gurudwaras in Srinagar city on Guru Hargobind ji’s birthday. The drive were conducted at Chattipadshahi Rainawari, Lal Chowk Gurudwara, HMT and other concerned areas. Commissioner SMC Khurshid Ahmad Sanai along with Chief Sanitation Officer, Chief Enforcement Officer and concerned ward officers visited Chattipadshahi, Gurudwara […]

NC protests ‘acute shortage’ of water, electricity in Jammu region

Jammu: Reeta Gupta Provincial Secretary NC held a protest in Ward 3 of Jammu East Constituency recently against the “acute shortage of drinking water and erratic power scenario across Jammu region”. Gupta said the problem was compounded especially in urban areas of the region. She urged the government to redress the problems as people were […]

Dr Farooq greets people on Guru Hargobind Singh’s birthday

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president and Member of Parliament from Srinagar Dr Farooq Abdullah on Friday extended warm greeting to the people especially the Sikh community on the birth anniversary of Guru Hargobind. Party president while greeting the people hoped that the day will increase the prospects of peace and prosperity in the […]

Dead body of ‘mentally unsound’ youth found inside water reservoir in Achabal

Anantnag: A 25-year old youth was found dead inside a water tank at Achabal area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Majid Nissar Shah, 25, son of Nissar Ahmad Shah of Achabal. The body was spotted by the loclas inside water reservoir constructed by PHE department in forest area […]