Added on May 19, 2019
KV Correspondent
Wajahat Shabir Srinagar: Despite thousands of Russian poplar trees being chopped off last year, residents across Kashmir Valley are facing yet another seasonal health hazard as the pollen and seeds shed from these trees are making lives of people miserable. Notably, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court had passed an order in 2018 to cut […]
Added on May 19, 2019
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The so-called Kashmir issue is a political “myth” created by the Congress, the National Conference and other such political groups which have a vested interest in the region’s electoral vote bank, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said Saturday. He said Jammu and Kashmir is very much like any other state of the Indian union. […]
Added on May 19, 2019
Press Trust of India
Bhaderwah/Jammu: A five-member special investigation team (SIT) was constituted Saturday to probe the death of a person in firing here which triggered violent protests, forcing authorities to impose an indefinite curfew in the communally-sensitive town, officials said. The Doda district administration had refuted reports that “cow vigilantism” was the reason behind the killing of Nayeem […]
Added on May 19, 2019
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Bhaderwah: Over 100 illegal structures were demolished in an anti-encroachment drive here Saturday amidst a strict curfew after a person was killed allegedly by cow vigilantes, officials said. The drive was carried out by Bhaderwah Municipal Committee (BMC) in the curfew-bound areas including Seri Bazaar, Jai Road, Ganpat Bazaar, Takia Chowk, Sadar Bazaar, Laxmi Narayan […]
Added on May 19, 2019
Press Trust of India
Jammu: Five alleged bovine smugglers were arrested Saturday as nearly two dozen animals which were being illegally transported in Rajouri district of Jammu division were rescued, police said. Five vehicles, carrying bovine animals without permission, were intercepted during surprise checking at various places on Thanamandi-Surankote road in the wee hours, a police official said. “All […]
Added on May 19, 2019
KV News
Srinagar: Kashmiri migrant employees, who were given government jobs in the Valley under Prime Minister’s package for migrants, Saturday staged a protest here demanding early completion of residential accommodation for them. The employees, most of them Kashmiri pandits, assembled at Pratap Park here to stage the protest in support of their demands. The main demand […]
Added on May 19, 2019
Press Trust of India
New Delhi: The polarisation in the last five years has taken people further away from a nuanced understanding of the complex issue of Kashmir, which is one of the very few places in the world where beauty and dismay exist in the same moment, two-time National Award winning filmmaker Ashvin Kumar has said. The Oscar-nominated […]
Added on May 19, 2019
Press Trust of India
Malerkotla (Punjab): In Punjab’s only Muslim-majority city of Malerkotla, a mosque and a temple share a common wall, a Muslim man sells prasad outside a Hanuman Mandir and a Brahmin-owned press prints greeting cards for Ramzan. Azan blends with the aarti and clerics and priests recount tales of love and brotherhood, unfazed by the political […]
Added on May 19, 2019
Press Trust of India
Jammu: A 70-year-old woman was killed and four others were injured Saturday when their car skidded off the road and hit the roadside safety wall in Kathua district, police said. The accident took place apparently due to rash driving near RTO office, Kathua, along the Jammu-Pathankot highway, a police official said. The car was on […]
Added on May 19, 2019
Press Trust of India
Jammu: Authorities in Kishtwar district of Jammu division Saturday warned protesters against disrupting traffic. “Strict action shall be taken against the protesters indulging in blockade and disruption of traffic,” District Magistrate Angrez Singh Rana said in a statement. According to a district administration spokesperson, “The initiative has been taken to contain the growing incidents of […]
