SRINAGAR — The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has produced a charge sheet against former Block Medical Officer (BMO) Uri, Baramulla and 16 others for fraudulent withdrawal of arrears. ACB said that a charge sheet was filed in Case FIR No: 47/2015 Police Station Vigilance Organization Kashmir (now Anti-Corruption Bureau) against accused public servants namely Sheikh […]
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55 tie knot in Kashmir’s biggest mass marriage function
SRINAGAR — Over 55 couples belonging to underprivileged sections from various districts of the Kashmir Valley tied the knot at a simple ceremony in Srinagar on Sunday. The Jaffri Council, the organisers of the ceremony, said it is the biggest such event held in Kashmir. Dozens of people witnessed the ceremony which was held at […]
BJP weaponising pain of Kashmiri Pandits to garner votes: Mehbooba Mufti
JAMMU — Accusing the BJP of weaponising the pain of Kashmiri Pandits to garner votes and further its “divisive politics”, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said Kashmiri Muslims have to work harder on seeing the return of their Hindu brethren in a dignified manner. She said some BJP-linked persons, who are sitting in the studios in Delhi […]
Congress pays glowing tributes to Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on his 132nd birth anniversary
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Sunday paid glowing tributes to Pt. Jawharlal Nehru on his 132nd birth anniversary. JKPCC also recalled the great contributions of first Prime Minister to inclusive development of Modern India. Srinagar District Congress Committee in a function at Srinagar Party Office paid floral tributes to […]
Saddened by the plight of 90-year-old man, SSP Srinagar won hearts by backing him as a son
SRINAGAR — In a inspiring gesture Srinagar police Chief SSP Sandeep Chaudhary decided to pay Rs one lakh from his pocket to a 90-year- street food vendor who was robbed on Saturday evening in the old city of Srinagar. Abdul Rahman, a roadside channa seller, was thrashed by some bugglers at Bohri Kadal Srinagar on […]
Google seeks more details in Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra’s case
SRINAGAR — Google has sought more details from the Jammu and Kashmir Police on its demand of records related to email exchanges of Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, a close aide of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, in connection with his alleged links with Pakistan-based secessionist leaders and militants, officials said here on Sunday. According to officials, they had […]
Father-daughter duo killed, mother injured after truck rams into vehicles in Ramban
RAMBAN — A man and his minor daughter were killed while his wife was injured after a truck rammed into their private car on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. An official said that a truck heading towards Kashmir hit several vehicles, including a car and two passenger cabs […]
Communal Bonhomie: Muslim Brethren Perform Last Rites of Elderly Pandit in Pulwama
PULWAMA — In a classic act of communal harmony and amity, members of Muslim community Sunday performed last rites of an elderly deceased Pandit in Washbugh in south-Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Kanhaiya Lal, 80, as learnt by GNS, was putting up as a lone family member at Washbugh and died of prolonged illness on Saturday evening. […]
6 lakh people in J&K drug addicts, reveals Govt data
SRINAGAR — The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is gripped with drug addiction as a huge chunk of the population has become drug addicts. During the maiden meeting of the state-level committee of the narco coordination centre held on Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar it was informed that as […]
Private school teacher dies by suicide in Pampore
SRINAGAR — A 32-year-old private school teacher allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself to death on Sunday in Khrew hamlet of pampore area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official told that a youth (name with held) who was working as teacher in a local private school village allegedly ended his life by hanging self […]









