Fire damages Nowroz Baba (RA) shrine in Budgam
Budgam: The famous shrine of Nowroz Baba was damaged in a mysterious fire in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, sources said. Sources said that the Shire at Nowroz Baba in Khag village of Budgam was burnt to ashes during night hours. The cause of fire is being ascertained. More details awaited.
Clashes erupt in Pakherpora, forces fire in air
Budgam: Clashes erupted between protesters and government forces in Pakherpora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday, reports said. According to reports, soon after the government forces were returning after carrying out a cordon-and-search-operation in Charipora area, the youth pelted them with stones following which forces resorted to tear smoke shelling and aerial firing […]
Valley rises in protest against ‘Jerusalem declaration’
Srinagar: Terming the US decision as ‘naive and dangerous’ for the international peace, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Thursday said that no Muslim can ever accept Jerusalem as the capital of Zionist state of Israel. The leadership also called for protests against the US decision today. According to the statement issued here, JRL comprising of […]
Sub Health Centre Narastan Tral cries for attention
Pulwama: With already struggling peripheral healthcare in Kashmir, shortage of infrastructure and manpower at decades-old Sub Health Centre and Family Welfare (SHCFW) Narastan, in Aripal Tehsil of Tral sub district can be termed as the living example of failure of peripheral healthcare system. Locals said that this health centre was established decades back in a […]
Traffic awareness campaign held, prizes distributed
Sopore: With an aim to spread awareness among people regarding the traffic management, Sopore Police on Thursday organized traffic awareness programme. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sopore Harmeet Singh Mehta led a campaign on road safety initiated by Sopore Police. As part of this campaign, students of SRM Welkin Higher Secondary School Sopore, MET Higher […]
Div Com reviews functioning of MED
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today reviewed the functioning of Mechanical Engineering Department and directed them to be fully prepared for the forthcoming inclement weather for timely clearance of snow. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer MED and other officials. The Chief Engineer made a power point presentation about the working, projects […]
Valley rises in protest against ‘Jerusalem declaration’
Srinagar: Terming the US decision as ‘naive and dangerous’ for the international peace, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Thursday said that no Muslim can ever accept Jerusalem as the capital of Zionist state of Israel. The leadership also called for protests against the US decision today. According to the statement issued here, JRL comprising of […]
Abdullah’s poke Modi government to condemn US move on Jerusalem
Srinagar: Two former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar on Thursday poked the Union government over taking a stand on the US move to pronounce Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “The Government of India is obligated to strongly and unambiguously oppose this move in line with the country’s historical foreign policy stand […]
Geelani denounces US plan on Jerusalem
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Thursday denounced United States plan to declare Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, saying despite its tall claims about democracy, they are following a bias and prejudicial policy against Muslim countries. Geelani stressed on the Muslim world to forge unity and asked to take practical steps against the […]
PDP’s ‘traffic advisor’ adds to traffic woes in Kashmir
Srinagar: Even after Durbar moved to Jammu and government appointed an advisor on traffic management, the traffic mobility in Kashmir is turning bad to worse. To streamline the movement of traffic in J&K, the State Government appointed an Ahmadabad-based “landscape architect” Anuj Malhotra as its advisor for traffic planning and designing on August 11. However, […]
