ANKARA — A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the central Turkey region on Tuesday, hours after three devastating earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,000 people. Thousands more are injured and the search for survivors is on. The death toll is feared to go up as rescue teams search through the rubble. […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Tuesday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for the next 24 hours. The weather remained partly cloudy in the Union Territory yesterday. An official of the Meteorological Department said, Dry weather with clear sky in Jammu and partly cloudy sky in the Valley is likely during the next […]
PULWAMA — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that it has arrested an extortionist in Rajpora area of Pulwama district. Police said, Police Station Rajpora received a written complaint from a person (Name Withheld) wherein he stated that at about 1930 Hrs while on way to home from his clinic, some unknown person intercepted […]
SRINAGAR — Accusing the Jammu & Kashmir administration of creating homelessness, Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone on Monday said that “New Delhi shouldn’t be represented by bulldozers in Kashmir, but by love and compassion.” Addressing a news conference, Lone said the objective of the ongoing eviction drive seems humiliation of Kashmiris. “What is the […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said that the use of bulldozers have made Kashmir worse than Afghanistan. Addressing a news conference in New Delhi, Mehbooba said the anti-encroachment drive launched in Jammu & Kashmir is being used as a weapon to suppress the people. She […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday advocated that the government should make the bulldozer its last resort, give people a chance to prove their claim and issue proper notices to the people having illegal possession of State land. He was quick to add that the National Conference was not against those who […]
SHOPIAN — The authorities on Monday said it retrieved over 13 Kanals of forest land illegally occupied by former minister and now a DAP leader during the ongoing eviction drive in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that a revenue department team along with forest department retrieved 13 Kanal and […]
JAMMU — Five persons were arrested and four detained in connection with stone pelting during an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu on Monday. The anti-encroachment drive took place in the Malik Market along the Narwal bypass to demolish the car showroom on on Saturday. During the anti-encroachment drive, stones were pelted on earthmovers, causing injuries to […]
ANKARA — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and triggering a frantic search for survivors in the rubble in cities and towns across the area. At least 207 were killed and hundreds injured, and the toll was expected to rise. On both sides of the border, […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Monday forecast intermittent light rain and snow in Jammu and Kashmir till today afternoon and said the weather will improve in the afternoon. The rain lashed plains while higher reaches including famous tourist destination Gulmarg received snowfall during the last 24 hours in the Union Territory. An official of […]