SRINAGAR — Traders in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed their resentment over the UT administration’s decision to end the 149-year- old practice of bi-annual Durbar Move saying it would hurt Jammu’s economy and also, increase the void between the two regions, the New Indian Express reported. Surinder Mahajan, president of Raghunath Bazar Businessmen’s Association, said: […]
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17-year-old Muslim girl allegedly abducted by Vijay Kumar in Kathua
SRINAGAR — Twenty-Five Days after, the 17-year-old daughter of Mohammed Afzal of Bilawar area of Kathua was allegedly abducted by Vijay Kumar, the family has demanded the whereabouts of their daughter. “The SHO told me that my daughter had issued a video in which she had said that she accepted Hinduism by her own choice […]
Woman among 2 persons injured in attack by wild bear in Banihal
BANIHAL — A woman was among two people injured in attack by wild animals in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Sunday, officials said. The first incident took place in Chapnari Guddar area of Banihal when Wazeera Begum returning to her house was attacked by a wild bear, they said. She is being treated at […]
PAGD Leaders Meet in Srinagar, First Time After PM’s All-party Meeting on J&K
SRINAGAR — A meeting of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) was held here on Sunday, the first such meet after Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s all-party meeting on Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi on June 24. The meeting of the leaders of the alliance, which seeks the restoration of the special status of […]
Sikh delegation from Kashmir meets Amit Shah
NEW DELHI — Days after the reports of alleged Sikh girls being abducted and forcefully converted to Islam, a delegation of All Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee – Kashmir met Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Sunday. Taking to twitter, Mr Shah said, “Met a delegation from All Sikh Gurudwara Mangaement Committee- Kashmir”. Though, the […]
Youth commits suicide by jumping into Aharbal waterfall in Kulgam
KULGAM — A 24-year-old youth on Sunday allegedly committed suicide by jumping into Aharbal waterfall in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources told that the youth (name withheld) from Sanigam village of Kulgam appeared near Aharbal waterfall this afternoon and in the blink of a moment jumped into it. “Rescuers immediately swung into the action […]
Huge quantity of ‘Fukki’ recovered in Pulwama: Police
PULWAMA — The Jammu and Kashmir police Sunday claimed to have seized a huge quantity of ”fukki” in the South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official told that acting on a tip-off, a police team headed by SHO Pulwama Manzoor Ahmad raided a residential house in Arihal village of Pulwama. He said that during the raid […]
Police book contractor after Executive Engineer accused him of assault in Budgam
BUDGAM — Police have booked a contractor and his nephew after top government official accused them of assault and lodged a police complaint against them. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that on Saturday, a contractor who resides in Khansahab accompanied by his nephew visited office of the Executive Engineer Roads and Buildings (R&B). […]
Covid restrictions, weekend curfew relaxed in 13 J&K districts
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday relaxed the Covid restrictions in 13 districts across Union Territory. The weekend curfew has also been lifted in these districts. However daily night curfew will continue to exist from 08:00 pm to 07:00 am. These districts include Jammu, Kathua, Samba, Poonch, Rajouri and Udhampur in […]
Mehbooba seeks LG’s intervention in stopping PDP leaders removal from govt quarters
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir People Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti has sought LG Manoj Sinha’s intervention in stopping removal of PDP legislators from government allotted accommodation in Srinagar. Mehbooba has shot a letter to Sinha and expressed her concern over “selective targeting” of PDP leaders and former MLAs by asking them to vacate […]








