School building damaged by land erosion in Kulagm village
Kulgam: A school building was damaged on Friday after land erosion took place in Gujjarpora village in Damhal Hanjipora area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said, adding that no causality or injury was reported during the incident. The land erosion occurred in Gujjarpora village in Kulgam district, leaving Government School building completely damaged. An […]
Ex-MLA Gurez, Faqeer Khan resigns from PDP
Bandipora: People’s Democratic Party Zonal president and Ex-MLA Gurez Faqeer Mohammad Khan on Friday resigned from the party citing “too much crisis in the party.” Khan resigned from the basic membership of the party, saying that the party is in crisis over various issues. Faqeer Khan’s resignation from the party has come days after former […]
HC quashes OGW’s detention under PSA
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Friday quashed a detention order under Public Safety Act against Shahid Salam Naikoo of Bonbazar in southern Kashmir’s Shopian district for authorities go by to procedural safeguards, adherence of which are imperative in the case of preventive detention of any person. Naikoo was granted bail by court but […]
Police busts gang involved in highway robberies, house breaks
Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested three persons and claimed to to have busted a gang involved in a spate of highway robberies and house break-ins in the city. “Three accused have been arrested and stolen properties worth several lakh of rupees have been recovered at their instance,” a police spokesperson said. On receipt of several […]
Evacuate Kashmiri students from Iran, NC Leader Husnain Masoodi
Srinagar: Parliament member and National Conference Leader, (Retd) Justice Hasnain Masoodi on Thursday sought the status of the efforts made by external affairs ministry towards repatriation and evacuation of stranded Kashmiri students from Iran. While reacting to the rejoinder made by union external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s statement in the Lok Sabha, Masoodi said the […]
Drug peddler booked under PSA
Sopore: Police on Thursday slapped Public Safety Act (PSA) against an alleged drug peddler in the North Kashmir’s Sopore town. It is for the 3rd time in 3 weeks that Sopore police have recommended another name for action under the Public Safety Act for the involvement of supplying narcotic drugs to youth of the Sopore, […]
Srinagar police busts gang involved in highway robberies, house break-ins: Official
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday arrested three persons and claimed to to have busted a gang involved in a spate of highway robberies and house break-ins in the city. “Three accused have been arrested and stolen properties worth several lakh of rupees have been recovered at their instance,” a police spokesperson said. […]
JK, Ladakh and Arunachal integral parts of India, India tells China
New Delhi: India’s consistent position has been that Arunachal Pradesh and the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are its integral parts and it has been clearly conveyed to the Chinese side on several occasions, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. Responding to a query in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for […]
NC welcomes opposition’s cry for release of detained leaders in JK
Srinagar: The National Conference on Wednesday welcomed the demand made by opposition parties to the Centre for the release of political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, including its party president Farooq Abdullah and vice-president Omar Abdullah, who are both in detention under the Public Safety Act. “We welcome the move. It is good to hear […]
Economic offences wing set up in ACB
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has set up an economic offences wing in the Anti-Corruption Bureau to be headquartered in Jammu, officials said. According to the order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on Tuesday, the government has given sanction for establishing the economic offences wing with its headquarters in Jammu and creation […]