Shameema Firdous calls on governor, demands prompt action in Sumbal incident

Shameema Firdous calls on governor, demands prompt action in Sumbal incident

Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference State women’s wing president Shameema Firdous on Tuesday called on governor Satya Pal Malik at Raj Bhawan, Srinagar and presented him a memorandum demanding prompt delivery of justice into the Sumbal rape incident. In the memorandum presented to governor, she decried the acts of molestation and other brutalities […]

Woman admitted with burn injuries,husband detained: Police

Woman admitted with burn injuries,husband detained: Police

Srinagar : Police on Tuesday said it received information that a lady (name withheld), resident of Handwara has been admitted in a local hospital with burn injuries. A police spokesman in a statement said that immediately officers from a local police unit rushed to the hospital and they learnt that the husband of the lady […]

Dal lake crisis

Dal lake crisis

If latest media reports are to be believed, hundreds of crores have gone down the drain in conservation of Dal lake project as the state administration is seriously looking for rehabilitation of Dal dwellers somewhere near the lake like Shalimar and Chandipora Harwan. Recently, Governor’s administration is a big leap forward has decided to complete […]

Minor girl raped, accused arrested in Ganderbal

Minor girl raped, accused arrested in Ganderbal

Ganderbal: Another horrific rape case was reported on Tuesday as a youth has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16 year old girl in central kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. Reports said the incident came to light on Tuesday after Ganderbal police arrested a youth identified as Asif Ahmad wani son of Mohd Maqbool Wani […]

Mob kills Muslim man in Sri Lanka amid curfew

Mob kills Muslim man in Sri Lanka amid curfew

Agencies Amob in Sri Lanka’s Puttalam district has killed a Muslim man despite a nationwide curfew imposed following anti-Muslim rioting. The mob attacked the 45-year-old man with sharp weapons, a police official told local media Monday. He died soon after being admitted to a hospital, the official added. On Monday, members of the country’s largely […]

Basic amenities a major issue in Srinagar: Altaf Bukhari

Basic amenities a major issue in Srinagar: Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar : Former Finance Minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged the governor led administration to ensure the sufferings of people for want of basic amenities are reduced especially in the Srinagar city. “Normally the administration was expected to be on toes in view the sanctity of month of Ramadan. But people of the […]

Clashes erupt outside Bemina, Amar Singh colleges in Srinagar

Clashes erupt outside Bemina, Amar Singh colleges in Srinagar

Srinagar : Clashes erupted outside Bemina Degree College and Amar Singh College in Gogji Bagh, Srinagar after the students staged protests against the alleged rape of a three-year-old girl of Sumbal area of Bandipora district in north Kashmir last week. An eyewitness said that the students of Amar Singh College staged massive protests inside the […]

Bandipora minor’s rape: SKIMS Medical College students protest, seek speedy probe

Bandipora minor’s rape: SKIMS Medical College students protest, seek speedy probe

Srinagar : Students of SKIMS Medical College Bemina in Srinagar Tuesday held a protest demonstration against the rape of a three-year-old girl in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Scores of MBBS students assembled in the College premises and held a peaceful protest against the brutal act, demanding death penalty to the accused. “We are protesting against […]

Kashmir highway closed after fresh landslides

Kashmir highway closed after fresh landslides

Srinagar: Kashmir highway was closed for traffic on Tuesday following landslides and shooting stones at Digdol in Ramban. A traffic police officials said that the road was closed due to fresh landslides slide stranding thousands of people on the highway. The official said that no traffic movement would be allowed on the Highway. “We are trying to clear the stranded vehicles first.” He said the […]

Price hike

Price hike

In this holy month of Ramadan, the government has failed so far to control the prices in the markets of Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir. By acting against small shopkeepers of Srinagar and districts, the government is only compounding the problem. There is further hike in the prices and the wholesalers have not been […]