Central Jail inmates call off strike after assurances by dist admin

Central Jail inmates call off strike after assurances by dist admin

Srinagar: Central Jail inmates called off their strike on Wednesday, following assurances from district administration team led by Tehsildar Khanyar Abdul Rehman Dar. Sources told a local news agency that prisoners had decided not to meet any one and had called for strike inside prison since the recent protests inside the jail following which cases […]

Locals beat Cop posted with NC worker in Soura

Locals beat Cop posted with NC worker in Soura

Srinagar: A Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel was allegedly assaulted by a group of people at Anchar area of Soura in Srinagar. An official said that Sgct Mohammad Rafiq Shah belt no.366 IRP 13bn deployed with National Conference worker Ghulam Rasool Sofi has been beaten by people while he visited Anchar Soura along with protectee. […]

Dal is dying

Dal is dying

J&K Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) is optimistic to restore world famous Dal Lake to its original glory by 2020, but environmentalists and scientists present a grim picture and claim that Dal is dying slowly and is not on the path of recovery. This lake would be by and large restored to its original […]

No one can take away Kashmir from India, says Amit Shah

No one can take away Kashmir from India, says Amit Shah

Agencies Kashmir is an integral part of India and it would continue to remain so as long as the BJP exists, party president Amit Shah said in Tasgaon on Wednesday. Mr. Shah’s remarks came at a poll rally, in response to National Conference leader Omar Abdullah’s recent suggestion of having a separate Prime Minister for […]

77 killed as flash floods hit India, Pakistan, Afghanistan

77 killed as flash floods hit India, Pakistan, Afghanistan

Agencies Torrential rains followed by flash floods have killed at least 77 people in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, officials and local media said on Wednesday. Thunderstorms in northern, central and western Indian states late on Tuesday have killed at least 33 people, local media reported. The most affected state was Madhya Pradesh from where 16 […]

Traffic police Srinagar issues advisory for motorists in view of LS polls

Traffic police Srinagar issues advisory for motorists in view of LS polls

Srinagar: Traffic Police Srinagar city on Wednesday issued a traffic advisory for motorists in view of Lok Sabha polls for the Srinagar parliamentary constituency tomorrow. “In view of the Lok Sabha Elections-2019 & District Magistrate Srinagar order issued under endstt. No. DMS/Jud/144CrPC/2019/331-334/2019 dated 16.04.2019 to provide hassle free movement of the polling staff to SKICC […]

Rains continue to lash Valley, MeT predicts improvement in weather from Thursday

Rains continue to lash Valley, MeT predicts improvement in weather from Thursday

Srinagar : The intermittent rains continued to lash Valley for the second consecutive day on Wednesday while as the local Meteorological department has predicted improvement in the weather conditions. The rains began on Tuesday morning and continued for the second straight day, bringing the temperature down in the Valley. However, Deputy Director MeT, Mukhtar Ahmad […]

No ban on civil traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway today

No ban on civil traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway today

Agencies Srinagar : There will be no ban on civilian traffic movement on the highway, the only road linking the Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, on Wednesday and vehicles will ply from Jammu to Srinagar, a traffic police department spokesman said. Traffic spokesman said that the nodal agency i.e. CRPF has telephonically […]

KAS Officers Association condemns manhandling of SDM Dooru by Army

KAS Officers Association condemns manhandling of SDM Dooru by Army

Srinagar:  The KAS officers Association on Wednesday condemned the incident of manhandling of Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Dooru and his subordinates by the government forces. The association said that they have taken the matter with the higher ups. “We have taken up the issue with higher authorities for lodging of FIR in the matter and […]