SRINAGAR — Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament Rahul Gandhi, his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar and Kherbawani Temple in Ganderbal on Tuesday morning. Reports said that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra accompanied by senior congress leaders visited Kheer Bhawani temple in Ganderbal and Hazratbal shrine […]
Kashmir
MeT forecasts dry weather in J&K as 40-day-long ‘Chillai Kalan’ ends
SRINAGAR — As the 40-day-long period of harsh winter known as the ‘Chillai Kalan’, which started on December 21 ended, the Meteorological Department on Monday forecast dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for next 24 hours. The Union Territory received heavy snowfall during the last 24 hours which disrupted the normal life in the valley […]
Govt must create conducive atmosphere for Kashmiri Pandits return: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has urged the government to create a conducive atmosphere in the Valley to enable the return of Kashmiri Pandits. “The government must release the salaries of Kashmiri Pandits and ensure security to enable their safe return,” The Tribune quoted Farooq Abdullah as having said. He was speaking at […]
Stagnant pool of water, uncleared roads bring miseries to city people: Laigaroo
SRINAGAR — PDP ex-state secretary youth and constuiency incharge Habba Kadal Arif Laigaroo alleged that following heavy snowfall on Monday, the area ended up as a stagnant pool of water as authorities have not cleared snow from the roads. Snow has not been cleared from the most of the roads in Habba Kadal and other […]
Kidnapped minor girl recovered, three arrested: Pulwama Police
PULWAMA — Police on Monday said to have recovered a kidnapped minor girl from Keller area of Shopian district and arrested three accused persons involved in the commission of crime. According to statement by Pulwama Police, on 29/01/2023, Police Station Rajpora received a written complaint from a resident of Sonabanjer Khaigam stating that his daughter […]
Snowfall: Kashmir, Cluster University postpone exams on January 31
SRINAGAR — Due to continuous snowfall in Kashmir valley, the Kashmir University and Cluster University has postponed all the examinations on (Tuesday) January 31, 2023. In view of continuous snowfall reported across Kashmir, all examinations of the University of Kashmir, scheduled to be held on Tuesday (January 31, 2023) are postponed. Fresh dates for the […]
SED to verify genuineness of the appointments made in 2009
SRINAGAR — The School Education Department (SED) has started verification of all the appointments made in 2009 and other years to ascertain the genuineness of the appointments made in the department. The move comes days after a teacher from Budgam district was terminated from services as he had managed his entry in the department on […]
Fruit vendor dies after chemist allegedly gave him high dose injection
ANANTNAG — A fruit vendor identified as Irfan Ahmad Bhat, son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat of Janglat Mandi Anantnag died after a chemist allegedly gave him a high dose injection. Quoting Irfan’s brother who as per news agency KNO alleged that Irfan went to a medical shop in the locality with throat irritation where chemist […]
Militant hideout busted, four LeT associates arrested: Police
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have busted a militant hideout at Hafoo Nageenpora village in Awantipora town of Pulwama district in South Kashmir. Police said that hideout was busted and destroyed by it along with security forces at Hafoo Nageenpora village. Incriminating materials and other items were recovered from the […]
29-year-old man found dead in Sopore village
SOPORE — A 29-year-old man was found dead in a residential house in Warpora area of Sopore town in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that the man was found dead mysteriously inside a residential house in Badshah Mohallah of Warpora. The body was subsequently taken to sub-district […]









