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. […]
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 […]
Srinagar : Urging Delhi to understand the significance of resolving Kashmir issue, AIP president Er Rasheed has said that it is strange and horrible to see US President Donald Trump and Indian Government contradicting each other. In a statement issued today, Er Rasheed said that not only India and Pakistan but entire world community must […]
Agencies New Delhi : Recruitment of local youth into militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir is down by 40 per cent, while infiltration from across the border has been reduced by 43 per cent, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday. Replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha, […]
Uri, Jul 24 (KNS): Body of a girl was retrieved from river Jhelum in Dachi village of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baranulla district on Wednesday. According to reports, locals and Police retrieved her body after hours long operation. The deceased was identified as Rubeena Bano, 18, daughter of Mohammad Anwar Shah, a resident of Dachi […]
Agencies Srinagar : Four Amarnath pilgrims have died over the past 24 hours en route the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death in this year’s pilgrimage to 30, officials said on Wednesday. “While three pilgrims died on Tuesday, one more pilgrim died this morning due to various causes during their pilgrimage […]
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 2723 yatris on Wednesday left for Amarnath cave in South of Himalayas from Yatri Niwas, Bhagwati Nagar base camp here. The fleet of 100 vehicles ferrying pilgrims was escorted by CRPF personnel in jeeps and on motorbikes. For Pahalgam route, 1114 male, 220 females, one child, 141 sadhus left […]