Geelani’s death rumours disrupt normal life
Mobile Internet service also suspended, restored later
Srinagar: The rumors about hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s death since Wednesday evening disrupted normal life in Kashmir on Thursday with authorities suspending 2G mobile internet services for few hours. On Wednesday evening the Geelani led Hurriyat Conference released an “’urgent” statement from Muzaffarabad (Pakistan-administered Kashmir) saying that all Imams (religious preachers) and […]
Plea challenging J&K Public Safety Act filed in SC
New Delhi: A plea challenging Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, under which several political leaders and activists have been detained since the abrogation of Article 370, was filed on Thursday. The petition filed by Bhim Singh, Chief Patron of J&K National Panthers Party and Executive Chairman of State Legal Aid Committee, termed the Act […]
5 Militant associates arrested in Budgam : Police
Srinagar: Budgam Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested five 5 Militant associates and seized arms and ammunition and other incriminating material from their possession. The police have identified them Shahnawaz Ahmad Wani ,Nasir Ahmad Wani, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Irfan Ahmad Pathan residents of Gundipora Beerwah and (5) Ali Mohd Bhat resident of warihama beerwah. The […]
Five of family killed as vehicle falls into gorge in Kishtwar
Jammu: Five members of a family, including two women, were killed on Wednesday when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. The accident happened when the family was carrying the body of a baby from Jammu to their Bahadat […]
Debt-ridden roadside vendor commits suicide in Doda
Bhadarwah/Jammu: A debt-ridden 36-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging inside his house in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. Tilak Raj earned his living as a roadside vendor and was found hanging from the ceiling at his house in Bheja village, they said. He is survived by his grandmother, wife […]
BDC chairman held in murder attempt case in Samba
Jammu: A Block Development Council (BDC) chairman was arrested for allegedly attempting to kill two brothers over an old enmity in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Vijaypur BDC chairman Yogeshwer Singh, a resident of Suchani village, was arrested in connection with a case registered against him and his relatives at […]
PHE worker dies during protest in Rajouri
Jammu: A Public Health Engineering (PHE) worker died on Tuesday during a protest in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said, as a senior government officer appealed to the striking workers to end the ongoing agitation and resume their duties. The PHE daily wagers are on strike across the Jammu region since February 7 […]
Administration re-seals 2 illegally operating premises in Srinagar
Divisional Commissioner orders suspension of officers involved
SRINAGAR: On the direction of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan, action has been initiated against illegal operation and de-sealing of sealed premises at Polo View and Sonwar areas of Srinagar. Commissioner SMC and SHO Ram Munshi Bagh reached the under-construction Paras Hospital Building at Sonwar and took swift action in the matter and against […]
2000 vital projects to be completed by March 2021 in JK: AK Mehta
Govt aims to clear all bottlenecks in economy
SRINAGAR: In order to bolster economy and take Government’s Mission Development ahead, Financial Commissioner, Finance, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today said that nearly two-thousand vital projects would be completed by March 2021 across Jammu and Kashmir. “We have completed 300 languishing projects so far. We are firm that we have to complete 2000 projects by […]