Highway ban- Allow traffic on Sunday in view of Baisakhi: Sikh leader to Govt
Srinagar: Prominent Sikh leader, Indumeet Singh on Wednesday appealed the governor, Satyapal Malik-led state government to allow civilian traffic on highway on Sunday in view of Baisakhi. In a statement issued here, Singh said that the “overall revocation of the order is only way out that can give respite to Kashmiris who are facing problems […]
Plea to bar former JK CM’s in polls delayed, HC judge recuses self from hearing
New Delhi: A Delhi High Court judge Wednesday recused himself from hearing a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to bar Jammu and Kashmir politicians Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti from participating in the Lok Sabha election as they have allegedly made “seditious” statements. Justice A J Bhambhani, who was part […]
Farooq, Mehbooba face another suit in Bihar court
Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A case has been lodged at a court here against former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti over their remarks that abrogating Article 370 and 35A, that grant special status to the state, will lead to its freedom from the country. Advocate Rajesh Chandra Sharma filed the complaint Tuesday […]
Crime Branch Kashmir arrests murder accused after 28 years
Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested a murder accused after 28 years from Bihar, an official release issued here said. It said that Police Station Nigeen had registered an FIR vide number 44/1992 under section 302, 344, 364,348, 201, 109, 102B RPC against one Azad Mir alias Asghar son of Muhammad Sultan, a resident of […]
Striping of responsibilities: CAPD Department employees stage protest
Srinagar: Employees from Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department (CAPD) Tuesday staged a protest against the government proposal to strip the department off from some of its responsibilities. The Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs previously known as ‘Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department’ is one of the oldest Department in the State […]
Six suspected drug peddlers arrested
Jammu: Six suspected drug peddlers have been arrested by the police from Jammu and Samba districts, officials said Wednesday. While one person was held in Jammu the other five accused were nabbed in Samba, they said. Following a tip-off, a police team intercepted an SUV at Ban toll plaza in Jammu and seized two kg […]
State Congress condemns killing of RSS leader, seeks probe
Srinagar: The J&K Pradesh Congress committee (JKPCC) has strongly condemned the killing of an RSS leader and his personal Security Guard in Kishtwar by unidentified gunmen and conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved families. The leader of the rightwing Hindu nationalist group, Chanderkant and his body guard, Rajinder Kumar were killed by unidentified gunmen on […]
BJP’s promise to revoke Article 370 ‘clear case of contempt of court’: Monga
Appeals SC, ECI to take cognizance
Srinagar: Terming BJP’s promise of eliminating Article 370 of the Constitution in its Lok Sabha election manifesto as a contempt of court, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Vice President and former MLC G N Monga appealed the apex court and Election Commission of India (ECI) to take strict against the BJP. Addressing an […]
Washrooms at SDH Sopore left to stink
BMO says patients, attendants 'responsible'
Sopore: Despite tall claims of the government to improve the health sector in Kashmir, scores of indoor and outdoor patients visiting Sub district hospital, Sopore are complaining of poor hygienic conditions in the hospital. Patients at the hospital said the hospital premises especially the washrooms were at high risk of infection due to the unhygienic […]
5 months on, Pulwama village awaits snowfall compensation
Pulwama: More than five months since the untimely snowfall damaged orchards across the valley in November last year, district authorities in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have failed to compensate the orchardists of Zahidbagh village. While orchardists from neighbouring villages had received the compensation “months ago”, the aggrieved orchardists from Zahidbagh complained that authorities had failed […]