SRINAGAR— “Story related to good governance, or positive intervention by GoI hardly finds any mention in the online news portal- thekashmirwalla.com-” these are some of the many allegations leveled against journalist Fahad Shah by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, according to the Public Safety Act (PSA) dossier. The dossier which forms the basis of PSA […]
HANDWARA — Four residential houses and a cow shed were completely damaged in a massive fire that broke out at Behnipora Rajwar area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district late last night. Officials said that the fire broke out from a residential house in the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday. They said that the fire […]
NEW DELHI — With 2,539 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,01,477, while the active cases have declined to 30,799, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll has climbed to 5,16,132 with 60 daily fatalities, the data updated at […]
SRINAGAR — Special Judge Anticorruption Srinagar CL Bavoria rejected the plea of Parvez Ahmad Nengroo former Chairman Jammu & Kashmir Bank releasing his passport which was surrender by him before ACB as condition of bail. The release of passport has been sought on the grounds projected in the application that the above titled case is […]
TOKYO — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday night, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small tsunami reached shore, but the low-risk advisory was lifted by Thursday morning. The region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly […]
JAMMU — Dr Darakhshan Andrabi was today unanimously elected as the first woman chairperson of the Wakf Board in a maiden meeting held by the newly appointed members here at Haj House. On the occasion Dr Andrabi said that the responsibility she has been given is pivotal. She maintained that it is not only construction […]
SRINAGAR — A parliamentary panel has recommended to the Union Home Ministry to request the ministries of Finance and Tourism to work out a roadmap and extend a ‘special financial package’ for revival of tourism in Jammu & Kashmir. In its report, the department-related parliamentary standing committee on MHA said that during its visit to […]
SRINAGAR — The railway authorities on Thursday said the train service on Banihal-Baramulla section will run as per schedule. The train service on Banihal-Baramulla section and vice-versa will run as per schedule on 17th March, 2022, they said. The train service was suspended on Wednesday due to an encounter at Nowgam area of Srinagar. — […]
SRINAGAR — Police investigations have revealed that 90 percent of the thefts in Srinagar have been committed by drug abusers. Srinagar city has witnessed an alarming increase in thefts during the last few months. Police have successfully busted modules of burglars in the city. Senior Superintendent of Police, Srinagar, Rakesh Balwal told The Kashmir Monitor […]
JAMMU — Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday recorded the hottest day of the season at 35 degrees Celsius – nine notches above the normal for this part of the season, an official said. The summer capital Srinagar also recorded a high of 25.4 degrees Celsius which is 10.7 degrees above […]
