‘Public Outreach’: CM attends redressal camp in Ganderbal, listens to people’s demands
GANDERBAL: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti convened a day long grievances redressal camp here today. During the day long camp, the Chief Minister listened to scores of deputations and hundreds of people who apprised her of their developmental needs and sought their redressal. Legislators and ex legislators of the district were present on the occasion. The […]
Farooq seeks clean Panchayat elections, meets Vohra
JAMMU: Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah Monday met the state’s Governor N N Vohra and demanded holding of clean Panchayet elections in the state. The NC leader informed the governor that his party was looking forward to the forthcoming Panchayat elections, which were long overdue. Farooq complained that the indirect election of the Sarpanch shall […]
Gunmen loot JK Bank branch in Zakir Moosa’s village
Pulwama: Gunmen suspected to be militants on Monday made an abortive bid to loot yet another branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in South Kashmir’s Noorpur Tral area. However, police said that the gunmen were chased by the locals after they tried to take away cash from the bank. Sources said that three masked […]
‘Differently-abled’ person’s family refutes police claim
Srinagar: A day after police claimed that a ‘differently-abled person’ from Baramulla would decorate his tricycle with Pakistani flags and make announcements from Public address systems instigating people for violence, the family of Tanveer Ahmad Waar refuted the police claims, saying that their son is not even able to walk without the support of crutches. […]
JRL writes to HR bodies
Srinagar: Even as the state police claimed his role in mobilizing the youth in 2016 unrest, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Monday wrote an open letter to the world rights bodies, urging them to take note over framing a differently-abled person in ‘fabricated charges’. “To camouflage its acts, Police is trying to frame a specially-abled […]
‘Heating Curtailments’ : Patients shiver at LD hospital after heating hours ‘shortened’
Srinagar: Thought, power curtailment is the buzz word in Kashmir nowadays, authorities at the Government Lalla Ded Hospital Srinagar have started ‘heating curtailments’ as the hospitals central heating system is kept functional only for five hours in the night—from 6-11 PM. Insiders reveal that the hospital authorities are keeping the central heating system shut all […]
2 militants, 1 army man killed in Qazigund fire fight
Srinagar: Two militant and an army man were killed while as four soldiers sustained injuries in an encounter that followed the attack on an army convoy on Srinagar-Jammu national highway near Nassu-Badragund area of south Kashmir’s Qazigund town. Police sources believe that one among the slain militants is Yawar Wani a wanted LeT commander. The […]
MeT sounds alarm, says air pollution levels in Kashmir are ‘dangerously’ high
Srinagar: Kashmir is proving to be no better than Delhi when it comes to alarming level of air pollution. Data available with the Meteorological Centre in Srinagar says that due to the prolonged dry spells the quantity of Black Carbons (in air) has gone up manifold even higher than the toxic level prescribed by World […]
Forest casual labour employees protest against deptt
Sopore: Scores of casual labours and need base employees of Forest department of north Kashmir Monday staged a protest against the alleged promotions granted to the ‘blue-eyed’ persons. The protesters assembled at Conservator’s office and chanted slogans against the department, demanding justice. The employees said that they are working in the department since 1996 but […]
Power Woes: Kupwara residents block road, stage protest
Kupwara: Facing frequent power outages for past over two weeks, residents of Regipora in northern Kupwara district on Monday held a protest demonstration against Power Development Department (PDD). The protestors including women and children blocked Chowkibal-Kupwara road for traffic on both sides leading to a massive traffic jam for about an hour. “Even […]
