RIZWAN RUMI Jammu-Srinagar National highway blockade, a corollary that inevitably follows moderate to heavy snowfall in the valley, every year. This year the things have worsened far too much due the collapsed bridge at Ramban, around 150kilometres from Jammu, which would tentatively take more than a week to repair. The bad fortune is that after […]
New Delhi: WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy, which comes into effect on February 8, has been challenged in the Delhi High Court, on the grounds that it violates the Right to Privacy and threatens national security. Facebook-owned WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy states that the company may share user information with its family of companies to “facilitate, […]
‘Either prove our kin militants or return bodies’ Pulwama: The three families from South Kashmir, whose kins were killed in Lawaypora encounter on 30 December last year, Thursday demanded a special investigation team (SIT) probe into the killing. The three youth namely Athar Mushtaq resident of Bellow Pulwama, Aijaz Ahmad resident of Putrigam Pulwama and […]
Srinagar: Srinagar Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested two thieves and have recovered stolen property from their possession. Police spokesman in a statement said that on 12-01-2021, Police Station Karan Nagar received a written complaint from Muhammad Ashraf of Lajoura Pulwama, stating therein that some unknown person(s) have stolen his mobile phone at SMHS […]
Srinagar: The residents of Kothibagh area in Srinagar city have lauded the efforts of (SHO) Station House Officer Kothibagh Sajad Assad for clearing snow from pending link roads in the area. Sources said, (SHO) Station House Officer Sajad Assad himself arranged a JCB to clear some pending link roads of Abi Guzar Mandir Lane and […]
Pulwama: The father of two minor daughters was found hanging with a tree in Pulwama village in South Kashmir on Thursday afternoon. Official sources told that a man identified as Firdous Ahmad Wani, son of Ghulam Muhammad Wani of Goosu Pulwama was found hanging with apple tree near Romshi Nallah in apple garden. They said […]
Srinagar: With Covid-19 vaccination drive set to begin across the country including Jammu and Kashmir on January 16, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said People with allergies can take Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by Pune-based Serum Institute of India. “Anyone with history of allergy to food or medicine can have the vaccine,” said […]
London: India has expressed its dismay at some of the parliamentarians who participated in a debate on Kashmir in the Houses of Parliament complex in London relying on “false assertions” and unsubstantiated allegations propagated by a “third country” an apparent reference to Pakistan. The debate, organised by backbench British MPs at Westminster Hall in the […]
Qazigund: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer was critically injured in a collision here in South Kashmir. The incident occurred late Wednesday night at Lower Munda area of Qazigund. Police sources told Kashmir based news agency KNT that there was a collision between a private truck (JK06A-4580) and CRPF Gypsy (HR55C-3665) resulting critical injuries […]
Srinagar: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former minister, Naeem Akhtar was on Thursday shifted to hospital for treatment. According to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, Naeem, who is undergoing detention from last nearly 20 days, was kept at MLA hostel here. PDP spokesman, Najam-u-Saqib said that the detained leader was shifted to […]
