SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson, Darakshan Andrabi on Saturday said that donation boxes of “salesmen” have been removed from shrines and some people are trying to play politics over it. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here, Andrabi said that the order issued about unethical practices at shrines cannot […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board chairperson, Darakhshan Andrabi on Saturday said that there is no record available about Qard-e-Hasanah given to the people so far, while she has made efforts to get the record about it, but it has not been received as yet. Andrabi said that new agreement fixed by Waqf Board […]
SRINAGAR — A non-local labourer drowned in the river Jhelum, while extracting sand from in South Kashmir’s Pulwama on Saturday morning even as the rescue operation has been launched to retrieve his body. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that a group of men were extracting sand from the Jhelum at Badripora […]
BANDIPORA — Mehmooda Fazli wife of late Atta Mohammad Zia and mother of noted journalist Muzamil Jaleel passed away on Saturday at her native village Gamroo in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. A family member told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that Mehmooda left for heavenly abode at around 03:00 AM and her Nimaz-e-Janaza will […]
SRINAGAR — Weather was mainly clear in J&K during the last 24 hours as the MeT office said on Saturday that mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely during the next 24 hours. “Mainly clear to partly cloudy weather is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours,” MeT department official said. Srinagar had […]
SRINAGAR — The body of labourer, who had drowned in river Jhelum while extracting sand, was retrieved on Saturday after two days in Rajbagh area of Srinagar. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the labourer identified as Jaffar Wani (22) of Banihal drowned into river Jhelum while extracting sand in Sonwar […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea that alleged that relatives of former judges and staff were favoured in the appointments in judicial institutions and courts in Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Hima Kohli issued notice and sought a response from the Jammu and Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — Taking cognizance of a video that went viral on social media regarding children of Oasis School of Education wherein school children were having lunch in shallow area below the floor of the school buses, the District Magistrate Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad constituted a team to investigate the matter. The team is headed by […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Friday claimed to have arrested a Hybrid militant of Lashkar-i-Toiba outfit in North Kashmir’s Sopore. In a handout, the police said that today at about 21:15 hours, a joint naka was established by PC Sopore along with 22 RR, 179/BN CRPF at Shangergund crossing in the jurisdiction of police station Sopore. […]
SRINAGAR — A 33-year-old female dies in Tangmarg hospital after family alleges negligence on the part of doctors in sub district hospital at Wadvun Tangmarg on Friday. Talking with Media, family members of the deceased and locals of the area said, that the doctors are playing hide and seek as they always show irresponsive behaviour […]