Eight more persons discharged after completing quarantine
SRINAGAR: Eight (8) more persons who were shifted into administrative quarantine in Srinagar two weeks ago were discharged Thursday after successfully completing their quarantine period. Concerned supervising officers oversaw their discharge and transportation to their respective homes. The group like all others before them was under thorough medical supervision throughout their quarantine period and was […]
10 shops sealed, 12 vehicles seized for violating lockdown orders
SRINAGAR: Ten shops were sealed and over a dozen vehicles and two-wheelers seized Thursday in different areas of Srinagar for violating lockdown orders. Concerned authorities including Tehsildars and police swung into action against violators found in their respective jurisdictions. It followed instructions of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary for strict action against violators […]
Banned JeI district president shifted to Srinagar Central Jail
Bandipora: Banned Jamat-e-Islami district president for Bandipora was shifted to Srinagar Central Jail after court extended his judicial remand. JeI district president of Bandipora, Sikandar Ahmed Malik, a resident of Gundpora had been arrested last year after the abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir. He was booked under PSA under an FIR vide […]
Stranded truck drivers stage protest in Sumbal
Non-local labouerers refuse to take food in Kulgam
Bandipora: The stranded truck drivers in Sumbal area of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district Thursday staged a protest demanding that they should be allowed to proceed towards Leh. These truck drivers said that their trucks are loaded with goods and other stuff but they are not being allowed to use Srinagar-Leh road. “We are stuck at […]
Police files charge-sheet against a woman in Handwara
Handwara: Jammu and Kashmir police has filed a charge-sheet against a woman who was earlier held along with threatening posters of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit at main town Handwara during a naka checking. An official said that a woman was held last year along with threatening posters of banned militant outfit based in Pakistan. In […]
13-year-old boy drowns in Ganderbal
Srinagar: A 13-year-old boy drowned while taking bath in a nallah at central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday. Reports said that the boy identified as Zahid Ahmad Bhat (13) son of Mohammad Yousuf Bhat, a resident of Chanduna village got trapped inside the nallah (Irrigation Canal) at Sheikpora while he was taking a bath. According […]
Epass facility extended for entire Jammu district
Jammu: The facility of e-pass, which was introduced in Jammu district for people residing in red and containment zones, has now been extended to the entire district. Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chouhan said since the launch of this service on April 13, more than 5,100 requests were received from people for e-pass out of which […]
NC leader Yasin Shah dies
Srinagar: National Conference leader and former MLA Mohammad Yasin Shah died here on Thursday. He was 71. “The @JKNC_ family lost a kind & soft spoken leader today. Yaseen Shah Sahib, Ex MLA Sonwar, passed away this morning. His loss will be deeply felt by all of us. My condolences go out to his family […]
Two dead, one injured in road mishap at Ramban
Ramban: Two persons died and another was injured after a vehicle met with an accident in Maroog area of Ramban district on Wednesday night. An official said that a Tata Mobile vehicle bearing registration number (JK02W-4765) skidded off the road and rolled down into a 300 ft gorge on Maroog Srinagar-Jammu National Highway. The deceased […]
JK’s best performing panchayats get national award
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir UT has bagged three national awards under separate categories for outstanding contribution by its Panchayati Raj Institutions towards socio-economic development of Gram Panchayats, adopting child-friendly practices and preparing Gram Panchayat Development Plan at the panchayat level. The awards were given under three different categories viz. Nanaji Deshmukh Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha […]