Srinagar : Members of the panel formed by Mutahida Majlisi-e-Ulema to create awareness about women’s rights and issues across Kashmir, held a meeting at Mirwaiz Manzil under the chairmanship of MMU patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. In a statement a spokesperson of the MMU said members from various NGO’s including, women NGOs, who are part of […]
Agencies At least 51 people were killed and nine others injured in lightning strikes in Bihar and Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday night. Altogether 39 people have died across a dozen districts of Bihar, while 12 others lost their lives in four districts of Jharkhand. The deaths were reported since Tuesday night. In Bihar, Jamui […]
Kabul : At least five people were killed Thursday in a suicide bombing in Kabul, an official said, adding that two other blasts had also hit the Afghan capital. The bombing comes amid an increase in violence in Kabul and around Afghanistan, where the war is taking a continued toll even amid a US-led […]
The Union Government has asked various agencies to accelerate the process of completing probe in various financial violation cases pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir State. Recently State Anti-Corruption Bureau has completed probe in the J&K Bank case and are likely to file the FIR in that case. Similarly, the probes are going on in many […]
Srinagar : CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said a few hours of a downpour on Thursday once again exposed the hollow claims of flood preparedness in Kashmir. A spell of heavy showers in the morning caused water-logging in many places in the Valley and capital Srinagar city as well. Several localities in the city […]
Thursday’s batch, comprising 1,789 males, 474 females, seven children and 146 seers, left in a fleet of 99 vehicles from Bhagwati Nagar base camp here for twin base camps of Pahalgam and Baltal in Kashmir Valley, they added. 2,416 more pilgrims left on the Amarnath Yatra from a base camp here on Thursday, officials said. […]
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has formed two district level committees to review the work on construction of Katra-Banihal section of the rail project, officials said Thursday. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of following committees to review the progress of work on construction of Katra-Banihal section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway link,” an order […]
Srinagar : A suspected drug peddler was arrested on Thursday after recovery of 11 gm brown sugar from his possession in Gojwara area of the city, police spokesman said. The suspect, Altaf Ahmad Najar alias T K Khan, was held at a Gojwara Chowk checkpoint, he said. The spokesman said Rs 22,200 in cash besides […]
Srinagar : Two persons including the truck driver were arrested and around 200 bags of government supply rice meant for black marketing was seized in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. A police spokesman in a statement said that acting on specific information about the misappropriation of rice meant for distribution to the public, Kulgam police […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has ordered the removal of a munsiff, accused of causing loss to the state exchequer by charging insufficient stamp duty, from service on the recommendation of the state high court. “The governor, after having considered and accepted the recommendation of the Hon’ble High Court is pleased to […]