SRINAGAR — Anti Corruption Bureau Thursday said it arrested naib-tehsildar Chuker in Tehsil Kunzer in Baramulla district for demanding bribe from a complainant. “Anti Corruption Bureau received a complaint, wherein the complainant had alleged that Habibullah Mir, Naib Tehsildar Chuker, Tehsil Kunzer, District Baramulla was demanding bribe of Rupees 30,000 from complainant for granting permission […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday said that there is no abrupt rise in crimes against women in Srinagar but some cases have surfaced recently and they believe narcotics and lack of monitoring by parents in their children are two major reasons responsible for crimes in the city. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Students Association here today urged Kashmiri students studying outside Kashmir not to write provocative content on social media. In a statement, the National Spokesperson of the Students Association, Nasir Khuehami said, we urge all Kashmiri students studying outside Kashmir to desist from any activity that could disrupt peace. He said that a […]
SRINAGAR — A shopkeeper was seriously injured after unknown assailants on late Wednesday night attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon in Zoogipora Khag in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and looted cash from him. A Police official said that prima facie it seems that assailants attacked the shopkeeper to loot a cash-filled bag from him. He […]
SRINAGAR — Partly cloudy weather continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Thursday as the Met Department forecast same erratic weather conditions during the next 24 hours. The minimum temperature again dropped below the freezing point in Srinagar on Thursday after three days. Srinagar recorded minus 1.0, Pahalgam minus 4.5 and Gulmarg minus 7.3 […]
NEW DELHI — GAIL India Ltd plans to lay a pipeline to Srinagar to take the environmentally friendly natural gas to the Kashmir Valley as it doubles down on efforts to expand infrastructure to helm the government vision of a gas-based economy, its chairman and managing director Manoj Jain said. GAIL will by May 2023 […]
SRINAGAR — A famous Kashmiri trout stream continues to drain into a sinkhole since the last several days due to which several kilometres of the stream have dried leaving aquatic species dead. Brengi stream is one of the most famous trout angling streams. Earlier this week a huge sinkhole developed in the stream draining all […]
SRINAGAR — The Board of School Education (BOSE) on Wednesday declared annual regular results of 10th standard with an overall pass percentage of 78.43 percent. The girl students yet again have outshined boys in the exams. According to BOSE, the total pass percentage includes 78.14 percent in boys and 78.74 percent among girl students. BOSE […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today interacted with representatives of Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK), who called on him here today at Civil Secretariat. During a marathon interaction, a range of vital issues pertaining to the industrial sector were discussed in detail. Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce (I&C), Ranjan Prakash Thakur; […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four OGWs of TRF in Srinagar. “On the basis of reliable intelligence input, it was found that the (militant) organization “The Resistance Front (TRF) is active in J&K and is being orchestrated by handlers based in Pakistan. Two active (militants) namely: Basit Ahmed Dar of Redwani […]