SRINAGAR — In a mass marriage ceremony, at least 51 couples from different areas of Kashmir tied a nuptial knot in Srinagar on Thursday. The mass marriage ceremony was once again organised by the NGO— “We the Helping Hand Foundation” which has already solemnized a series of such ceremonies in the last few years. “We […]
NEW DELHI — Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here for her questioning in the National Herald money laundering case. Gandhi, 75, arrived at the federal probe agency’s headquarters located at Vidyut Lane flanking A P J Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi a little after noon escorted by […]
ANANTNAG — As unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir is rising at an alarming rate, two highly qualified youth from Dooru area of Anantnag have started a small business venture by selling food items on a Mobile Van. The duo have named Mobile Van as “Chai Daam”. Aqib Hamid Dar, PhD in Mathematics and Mohammed […]
SRINAGAR — Three students who had purportedly gone missing two days before from frontier north Kashmir’s Kupwara district are currently at Jaipur in Rajasthan, said one of the youth’s cousin. “We received a call today morning from them wherein they informed themselves to be at Jaipur”, the family member said. “When enquired about how come […]
KULGAM — In a shocking development, Dextrose Normal Saline (DNS) was not available in a primary health center (PHC) at Nehama area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, thereby making patients suffer. A local told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that DNS was not available at the government hospital, forcing him to buy it from […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological department (MeT) on Thursday predicted a generally cloudy weather with light rain and thundershowers during the next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. ‘Light to moderate rain/thundershower in Jammu region and cloudy weather with light rain in are likely in Kashmir region. ‘All yatris and yatra managers are advised to remain […]
SRINAGAR — At least four residential houses were damaged in a fire incident in Lone Mohalla near Marriage Hall Khanyar in Srinagar on Thursday morning, reports said here. Reports said said that four residential houses belonging to Bilal Ahmad Haroon and Muneer Ahmad Haroon, Mohammad Yaqoob Lone, Mushtaq Ahmad Dandroo and Mohammad Anwar Dandroo, Mushtaq […]
BUDGAM — Two notorious drug peddlers have been booked under Public Safety Act in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, police said here on Thursday. According to a statement, two drug peddlers identified as Shabir Ahmed Sofi alias JK son of Abdul Khaliq Sofi of Mazhama Magam and Asif Nazir Rather son of Nazir Ahmed Rather of […]
NEW DELHI — Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, who had been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the investigation in connection with the National Herald case, is likely to reach ED Headquarters by 11 a.m. She will be questioned by a team of joint director level official including a woman. ED sources have […]
BENGALURU — As many as 13 Muslim educational institutions have sought Karnataka government’s permission to set up Pre-University Colleges in Dakshina Kannada which would enable Muslim girl students to wear hijab inside classrooms. According to sources in the Education Department, all the applications have sought consent to open PU colleges (first and second PUC) in […]