Police arrests duo with 400 live rounds
Srinagar: Police on Monday claimed to have arrested two persons along with live rounds of AK-47 assault rifle in Bemina area of Srinagar. A police official said that at around 6 pm Sunday evening police laid a Naka checking on the highway near N.R Colony Bemina. Police Station Batamaloo apprehended two persons namely […]
Boy rescued after labeled as ‘braid chopper’
Srinagar: Timely action by some right thinking person’s saved a boy from being lynched by a frenzied mob in Ahmed Nagar area on the outskirts of Srinagar City on Sunday. A police spokesman said that police Station Soura received a call from a person who identified himself as Sheikh Mohammed Ashraf of Hamza Colony Ahmed […]
Slain man’s family alleges foul play
Srinagar: The family of the man, Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat (60), who died last week after fighting injuries he sustained in the Jehangir Chowk grenade blast on September 7, last month have alleged that Bhat had suffered grievous injuries as he was ‘ruthlessly’ beaten by forces after the grenade blast which had left his injured. Bhat […]
Announcement a ‘waste of time’: Farooq
Srinagar: Former chief minister and NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah Monday said that the centre failed in all its measures about dealing with Kashmir and now after much delay has announced a sustained dialogue on Kashmir which is just a “waste of time”. The NC leader said that many reports by interlocutors on Kashmir have […]
Benefitting blue-eyed contractors ruin panorama of Verinag Garden
Anantnag: The panorama of the Verinag Mughal Garden was ruined by the authorities by constructing new structures on the land, which was earlier occupied by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). The construction of the structure on the land by the Verinag Development Authority (VDA) as per the sources was aimed to provide benefits to […]
Kangan residents protest over shabby condition of link roads
Kangan: The residents of Margund village in Kangan Monday protested against the Public Works Department (PWD) for failing to macadamize their roads from main highway to their village. The protesters blocked the Srinagar-Ladakh highway for hours to mark a protest against the PWD officials. They raised anti-government slogans and accused the department of showing apathy […]
Unscheduled power cuts irk Anantnag residents
Anantnag: Inhabitants of various areas in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district are up in arms against the Power Development Department (PDD) for ‘failing to provide adequate electricity n their areas.’ Inhabitants of various areas including Main Anantnag, Dooru, Pahalgam, Bijbehara, Kokernag, Verinag and other areas have accused the higher authorities for ignoring their plights and have […]
Amid shutdown, forces ‘vandalize’ households in Tral village
Pulwama: Intense clashes and protests erupted in Wagad area of south Kashmir’s Tral sub district on Monday after forces allegedly thrashed locals and vandalized the public property in the area. Locals alleged that the forces allegedly thrashed and vandalized property worth lakhs in many residential houses including window panes of a local Masjid. Locals further […]
Written test for Jr Assistants of Kulgam, Kup on Oct 29th
Srinagar: According to Principal District & Sessions Judges of Kulgam and Kupwara the written test for the posts of Junior Assistants shall be conducted on 29th October 2017 at the respective examination centres of their districts from 10.30am to 1.00pm.
Section 144 to remain imposed around Budgam exam centers
Budgam: The District Magistrate Budgam today issued an order to impose restrictions under section-144 CrPC in and around the examination centers for the forth-coming 10th and 12thexaminations. In order to ensure smooth conduct of the forth-coming Secondary School (class-10th) examination annual regular from November- 2 and Secondary Part-II (class 12th) examination annual regular fromNovember 1 […]
