Srinagar : People on Tuesday protested against authorities for imposing toll tax near Sangam on Srinagar-Jammu highway in south Kashmir. A number of people told GNS that the toll plaza was made operational from today and every vehicle passing through it was charged toll of Rupees 85 for every light motor vehicle. “This is outrages […]
Agencies New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the Jammu and Kashmir government’s order restricting civilian traffic for two days in a week on a stretch of the highway from Udhampur to Baramulla for the movement of security forces. Counsel for the Jammu and Kashmir government told the bench […]
Srinagar : The Darbar Move offices opened in Srinagar on Monday after their annual move from Jammu. Civil Secretariat and other offices opened here today. Governor, Satya Paul Malik arrived at Civil Secretariat where he was given a ceremonial guard of honour by a contingent of the state’s armed police. Later, addressing a media, Governor […]
Srinagar : Unknown persons on Monday morning hurled a grenade towards a polling station in Rahmoo village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports said that the unknown persons lobbed grenade on the polling booth stationed inside government middle school Rahmoo. However, there were no injuries reported. At polling booth 47 UPS located at Hergam Bathnoor […]
Agencies Srinagar: Lateef Tiger, who was the only surviving militant of Burhan Wani group, was killed along with two of his associates in a gunfight with government forces at Imam Sahab area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. The gunfight started after a joint team of army’s 34 RR, CRPF and SOG launched […]
Srinagar: As nocturnal raids continue in poll bound districts of Pulwama and Shopian, at least 40 more persons were detained by the armed forces on Wednesday night. Reports said that at least 30 youth have been detained during nocturnal raids in Tahab locality of South Kashmir’s Pulwama District late on Wednesday night. Some of the […]
SRINAGAR : Earlier this month, the Government had imposed restrictions on civilian movement on the National Highway (NH-44) connecting Jammu to Srinagar, in order to ensure adequate security to the movement of Security Forces’ Convoys while at the same time minimizing public inconvenience. These restrictions became necessary following the large movement of security forces […]
Srinagar : Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency is going to polls in the fifth phase of 2019 General Elections on May 6 for which 559 polling stations have been set up across the frontier region for the smooth conduct of the electoral exercise. The Parliamentary Constituency comprises two districts of Leh and Kargil. The Kargil district consists […]
Srinagar : The voter turnout recorded has been 8.42% till 3 PM in Kulgam district — part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency where polls are underway. The voting in the second leg of the three-phased schedule for the Lok Sabha seat would decide the fate of 18 candidates, including former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti. The […]
Srinagar: Four youths were injured when government forces burst teargas shells and pellets on protesting youth in Kujjar village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, on Monday. Official source said that people, mostly youth, hit the streets at village Kujjar in Kulgam and tried to disrupt the polling. However, forces and state police personnel deployed in […]