SRINAGAR — ‘Dangal’ famed former film actress Zaira Wasim while reacting over ‘Hijab’ row said that ‘Hijab’ is not a choice but an obligation in Islam. Zaira Wasim took to social media and wrote that as a hijab-wearing woman, she resents this “entire system where women are being stopped and harassed for merely carrying out […]
JAMMU — A suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was arrested in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. Adil Iqbal Butt, a resident of Sazan-Bajarni village, was apprehended by a joint search party of police, Rashtriya Rifles and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) during checking of vehicles at Thathri on Saturday, the officials said. […]
NEW DELHI — India reported 19,968 new cases of COVID-19 during the last 24 hours, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Sunday. A total of 11,87,766 samples were tested during the last 24 hours. The positivity rate for the day stands at 1.68 per cent while the weekly positivity rate stands at […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir home department on Sunday ordered transfer and postings of eight SSPs and SPs and assigned additional charge to another SSP in the interest of administration with immediate effect. Shridhar Patil, AIG Technical will hold additional charge of Director Police Telecommunication. Shailender Singh, SSP Reasi has been transferred and posted as […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry and pleasant in J&K and Ladakh on Sunday as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast the same conditions to continue during the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry in J&K and Ladakh during the next 24 hours. Another Western Disturbance (WD) is likely to become active over the […]
SRINAGAR — Three residential houses collapsed in Ghani mohalla area of Nowhatta, Srinagar on Saturday late night. Official sources said that three residential houses belonging to Mohammad Altaf Bhat, Azad Ahmad Bhat and Bashir Ahmad Shah collapsed in Ghani mohalla Nowhatta. Officials said that in the incident there was no loss of life or injury […]
JAMMU — Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Ghulam Nabi Azad Saturday reached Jammu to held deliberations on the interim report of Delimitation Commission. Sources said that Azad arrived in Jammu late evening where several leaders including former minister Viqar Rasool Wani, Manohar Lal Sharma, Jugal Kishor Sharma and others […]
SRINAGAR — Pace up anti- encroachment drive and demolish illegally constructed structures directed Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole to the officers while chairing a meeting regarding demolition of illegal structures and removal of encroachments. The Div Com also directed officers to recover demolition charges from violators to stop construction of buildings illegally. […]
SRINAGAR — As a reform to give fillip to transparency in the public service delivery in the Revenue Department, the District Administration Srinagar Saturday rolled out the process to issue Land Passbooks to the legal owners of land. In this connection, a function was organized in the meeting hall of DC Office Complex Srinagar wherein, […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) on Saturday denounced downgrading of security cover of JKNC leaders in J&K reeks of vindictive and vendetta politics. Taking strong exception to the measure, the party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said that the measure has been taken with a political axe to grind in the shape of giving fringe benefits […]