Two injured as armed robbers looted petrol pump
Jammu: Two persons were injured after they were shot at by robbers who looted cash from a filling station on Jammu-Pathankot highway in Kathua district of Jammu division, police said Monday. Three bike-borne masked robbers reached a petrol pump at Seswan in Chadwal area of Rajbagh Saturday night and shot at and injured two workers […]
Int’l Conference on ‘Silk-Route’ begins at KU
Srinagar: A two -day International Conference on ‘Silk Route-Historical and Contemporary Relevance’ organized by Centre of Central Asian Studies (CCAS), University of Kashmir started here at KU on Monday. Scholars, faculty members, students and delegates drawn from various Institutes of India and Central Asia such as Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, JNU, Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi University are […]
Drug peddler arrested in Sopore
Srinagar: Police on Monday arrested a drug peddler in north Kashmir’s Sopore area, a police spokesman said. He said that during routine frisking at a checkpoint at Krankshivan Sopore a person identified as Aamir Akbar Mir son of Mohammad Akbar Mir resident of Mumkak Sopore was arrested for drug offences as some contraband substances were […]
Police-public meetings held
Srinagar: In a series of initiatives taken by District Police Bandipora in order to make policing more people friendly and welfare oriented, PCPG (Police Community Partnership Group) meetings were held at Police Station Hajin, PP Sumlar and Naidkhai. The meetings were attended by the respectable citizens of Panar, Pazalpora and Arin besides people from different […]
Police arrests vehicle ‘thief’
Srinagar: Police arrested a thief in Srinagar and recovered a stolen Maruti car and a bike from his possession, a police spokesman said. He said that a written complaint was lodged by Irfan Ahmad Ganie son of Abdul Qayoom Ganie resident of Yari-Kalan Chadoora in Police Station Karan Nagar stating that one individual was trying […]
Police distributes books among specially-abled children
Srinagar: Police on Monday distributed books among the specially-abled children at Universal Educational Trust Bandipora, a police spokesman said. He said that under the Civic Action Programme (CAP), SSP Bandipora Rahul Malik –IPS accompanied by DySP DAR distributed books among the specially-abled children of the Universal Educational Trust Bandipora. The organizing committee of the institute […]
Only democratic process a way to deal with the dissent: Mehbooba
Holds youth convention in Srinagar
Srinagar: In a first of its kind, thousands of youngsters carrying placards “Youth for Peace” showed up at former Chief Minister and People’s Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti’s house. “Choking political space and expecting achievable solution is to live in a fool’s paradise,” Mehbooba said, while addressing the youth. “Only democratic process is a way […]
Thousands attend funeral of militant killed in Sopore
Sopore: Thousands of people on Saturday late evening attended the funeral prayers of slain Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant in north Kashmir’s Sopore village. Two militants were killed at Warpora area of Sopore on Saturday in a three day long gunfight with Government forces, one among them was identified as Tahir Ahmad war alias TahirMoulvi, a resident […]
Public Park in Kupwara turned into a garbage dumping site
Wasim Majnoon Mir Kupwara: A Public Park, constructed by Tourism Department in the heart of town here has been turned into a garbage dumping site with people alleging that the concerned department was watching all this as mute spectator. Constructed in 2010 with a cost of around Rs 25 lakh by Lolab-Bungus-Drungyari Tourism Development Authority […]
Strategic NC-Congress tie-up for LS polls only: NC
JAMMU: National Conference on Sunday described arrangement with the Congress for the ensuing LokSabha elections as a well thought out strategy to unitedly fight the divisive forces in the larger national interest. “This arrangement is confined to LokSabha elections only as the nation is confronted with a huge challenge posed by those believing in divisive […]
