Sopore police arrests gang involved in looting

Sopore police arrests gang involved in looting

Sopore : SDPO Sopore Raja Majid Thursday said that during special operation, a gang comprising of four members were arrested by team of Sopore police. SDPO said that they recovered a fake AK-47 gun, one motorcycle and two cell phones from their procession which they were using to loot people in parts of Sopore. Police […]

Lok Sabha polls : 9 % Voter Turnout In Srinagar Till 1 PM

Lok Sabha polls : 9 % Voter Turnout In Srinagar Till 1 PM

SRINAGAR : Over twenty-nine percent votes were polled till 1 pm in Srinagar and Udhampur parliamentary seats of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The polling percentage at 1 pm in Budgam is 11.4%  followed by Ganderbal at 11.0% and Srinagar registered 4.8%. In Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency Reasi district recorded 49.2%, Kathua 49.7%, Udhampur district recorded […]

LS Polls: Clashes erupt in various parts of Budgam district

LS Polls: Clashes erupt in various parts of Budgam district

Srinagar: Clashes erupted in several parts of Budgam district in central Kashmir amid polling for the second phase of parliamentary polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Witnesses said that the clashes ensued at several places including in main town Beerwah, Kandoora, Chewdara, Kawoosa and Rathsun villages. They said that the youths pelted stones on government forces deployed […]

Lok Sabha polls : Shutdown in poll-bound areas, Internet suspended

Lok Sabha polls : Shutdown in poll-bound areas, Internet suspended

Srinagar: Shutdown is being observed in Kashmir valley on the poll day — second phase of Lok Sabha polls — following the strike call given by separatists. All the business establishments remained closed in Srinagar while traffic was off the roads. Heavy deployment of the police and paramilitary forces has been made at all the […]

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 […]