Sopore : A Power Development Department (PDD) dailywager died due to an electric shock in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday. Reports said the victim, Mohammad Ramzan Lone (50), a resident of Nowpora Wagoora was repairing an electric wire at New Colony Sopore when he received the shock. Lone was shifted to […]
Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed busting of forest smuggler’s gang in north Kashmir’s Sopore and arrested 19 persons. The arrests were made from Rampura and Rajapora areas in the outskirts of Sopore. The arrestees are involved in forest smuggling in the areas which are covered with dense forests, police said. “We arrested 19 persons who […]
Srinagar: The first batch of 820 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia on Saturday to perform this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Special buses from the Srinagar Hajj House in Bemina area took the pilgrims to the Srinagar International airport early on Saturday. Authorities said four Air India flights will be carrying them to […]
Srinagar : Muzzafar Hussain Baig, Member of Parliament, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today. Baig discussed with Governor important issues relating to the equitable development of the State and the need to ensure the high success of various schemes and programmes in the “Aspirational” Districts of Baramulla and Kupwara. Governor urged Baig […]
Six civilians, including two children, were injured after a car they were travelling on suffered a collision with a CRPF vehicle in Pampore area of Pulwama district on Friday. Reports said that the accident took place in Kandizal area of Pampore. They said that a private car suffered a collision with a mobile bunker of […]
Srinagar, : Former Chief Minister and PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed grief and sorrow over the death of two CRPF personnel, including an officer, in a militant attack at Anantnag today. The former Chief Minister has conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved families of slain cops while praying for peace to the departed souls.
Srinagar: Violent protests broke out Friday afternoon in Trehgam area of the frontier Kupwara district where a youth was killed and another wounded in army firing on Wednesday. Groups of youth after offering congregational Friday prayers tried to march towards the graveyard to offer Fatiha at the grave of Khalid Gafar Malik, who was shot dead […]
SRINAGAR : Senior PDP leader Nizamuddin Bhat who was Vice chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board on Friday tendered his resignation. He submitted his resignation to governor N N Vohra . At least 27 political appointees engaged in various boards, corporations or public sector undertakings (PSUs) by the previous PDP-BJP government resigned from their […]
Srinagar : Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the BJP-led central government would end up creating more militants like Syed Salahuddin and Yasin Malik if her party was split to form government in the state. “If Delhi tries to dismiss the voting rights of people […]
Srinagar: In Accordance with the already announced program of “Naqshband Sahib Chalo” of the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday defied his house detention and tried to march towards Naqshband Sahib however he was arrested. The spokesman said that Chairman APHC Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained outside his Nigeen residence […]