Police arrests several drug peddlers
Pulwama: Police Saturday said it arrested 18 drug peddlers against whom cases under relevant sections of law had been registered. It said that the officers had recovered “huge quantity of Charas, intoxicating injections and codeine bottles from the possession of the drug peddlers”. Earlier, Dy SP Hqrs Pulwama had earlier conducted several meetings with members […]
After ban JeI gets notice from tribunal
Asks the organization why it can't be declared unlawful association
Srinagar: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, constituted by the Centre, has issued a show cause notice to Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir (JeI), which was banned by the government in February, asking it why the organisation cannot be declared as an unlawful association. “A notice is hereby given under sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Act […]
Meet Asrar ul Haq who released his first book “Breeze” on Friday
Pulwama: Hailing from a remote Tral Bala village in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, a young writer created history of sorts when he released his first book on Friday. Asrar ul Haq son of Sheikh Abdul Rashid resident of Tral bala (Upper town Tral) released his book ‘Breeze’ at a function organized at ‘Future Vision Model […]
PDP has stumbled down under the weight of its own deceit, falsehood: NC
Khanabal: National Conference on Friday asserted that the people of Kashmir have made it a point to punish PDP for deceiving them on the promises it made during 2014 elections saying that people are looking towards NC for taking the state towards safe shores. Addressing a public meet at Khanabal party’s South Zone President Dr. […]
Normalcy returns to Kashmir after LS election, shutdown
Wajahat Shabir Srinagar: Normal life resumed across Kashmir on Friday after a day-long strike the preceding day on the call given by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) urging the masses to stay away from the second phase of the parliamentary elections in Kashmir. All the shops and other business establishments reopened and traffic was seen […]
Lack of air ambulance in Kashmir costing lives: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday expressed pressing concern over lack of air ambulance service in Kashmir valley as a result of which “precious lives are lost”. “Non-availability of air ambulance is costing lives of trauma and emergency patients,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a communiqué. “Majority of these patients die […]
Landslides hamper movement of traffic on JK highway
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only all weather road connecting Kashmir valley with Jammu, remained closed for the second day on Friday due to landslides, a traffic police official said. Officials said fresh landslides forced the closure of highway as some areas witnessed landslides bringing traffic to a standstill. Last winter, the highway often remained […]
DAK condemns termination of doctor accused of ‘gross negligence’
Kupwara: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Friday expressed dismay over termination of a NHM doctor, Dr Bilal in Kalaroos, Kupwara “without any proper enquiry”. The doctor was terminated on Thursday for allegedly denying ambulance to a pregnant woman, whose new born, whom she delivered in a moving vehicle last week, died. DC Kupwara had said that […]
Man found hanging in Rajouri
Rajouri: A man in his mid 30s was found dead inside his house in Rajouri district of Jammu division, police said Friday. The deceased has been identified as Ram Lal son of Krishan Lal resident of ward 06 Siot village of Rajouri. The body of the deceased was found hanging in his Kacha house after […]
State Haj Committee issues notification for lady pilgrim aspirants
SRINAGAR: The office of State Haj Committee today issued a notice informing that all such aspiring lady pilgrims who could not apply for Haj pilgrimage this year with their Mehrams due to non-availability of passport or any other genuine reasons and her male companion (mehram) had applied and got selected for Haj 2019, that they […]