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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Agencies New Delhi : The only poll promise which Fatima Nafees, mother of missing JNU student Najeeb Ahmad, is looking forward is the one which assures of bringing her son back. Nafees, a resident of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh which goes to poll on April 23, says representatives of various parties visit her […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Agencies Poonch/Jammu : The cross-LoC trade between J&K and Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) along the Poonch-Rawalakot route resumed Tuesday after nearly two weeks, with 70 goods trucks crossing the Line of Control, officials said. The move came as a relief to traders, who had been incurring losses due to the suspension. Trade and travel between the […]