Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party leader Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday alleged that “everyday more draconian laws are brought in with the sole purpose of suffocating people into silence.” Mufti said on twitter this in response to the reports that CRPF has taken over several marriage halls in Srinagar. “After placing security bunkers at every […]
Jammu and Kashmir reported 151 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. Among the fresh cases, 16 were reported from Jammu Division and 135 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 332911. There was no fresh fatality due to the […]
By: Javaid Malik MK Srinagar CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that sporadic internet shutdown in many parts of Srinagar city and other areas of the valley are hampering the common work of people and especially of the traders and the students. He said that these shutdowns are bringing back painful memories of the […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar Minus temperatures have been recorded in many areas of Kashmir valley while the cold conditions are prevailing which indicate that winter has set in. There is a lot of dip in the temperatures and with the latest snowfall and rains, there is a lot of chill and the winter conditions […]
Jammu: A cordon-and-search-operation has been launched by joint team of army and police in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri district last night, officials said. Official sources told GNS that more troops have been rushed to the Rajouri-Bufliyaz portion of the area. They said that road through DKG was also closed near Thanna Mandi and Darhali […]
Poonch: Traffic on Mughal Road, connecting Shopian and Poonch-Rajouri districts, was restored after remaining closed for a day, officials said on Saturday. DySP Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Range Aftab Bukhari said that the thoroughfare was opened aftrer clearance of landslides and snow this morning. The vehicular traffic was allowed on historic route on July 5 […]
Surinsar Tourist Circuit is in the news and has remained so in the recent past due to the efforts of Jammu and Kashmir administration to bring it on tourism map. Recently Divisional Commissioner, Jammu conducted an extensive tour of Surinsar Tourist Circuit and reviewed Rejuvenation Plan, Executed development works in this tourist circuit. He directed […]
17 Enforcement Squads constituted to undertake intensified market checking across City Directs officers to keep a “Strict Watch” on Prices, Quality of essential commodities SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 05: The Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Friday chaired a meeting convened here to review the implementation and enforcement of rates of essential commodities, besides intensifying market checking […]
A shop in Janipura area here was destroyed in a fire that broke out after a short circuit on Friday, police said. The blaze in the Lower Roopnagar store was extinguished by two fire tenders that were rushed to the spot. “Short circuit is believed to be the cause,” said the police, adding the fire […]
Amid resentment over taking over some of the marriage halls in Srinagar by CRPF, the Srinagar Mayor has taken up the issue with Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir. In a series of tweets Srinagar Mayor Junaid Mattu expressed concern over the taking over of several marriage halls of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) by the security forces. “These community […]