BUDGAM — Authorities Monday realized a fine of Rs 2 lakhs from different brick kiln owners for violating norms in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. A team from district administration Budgam conducted surprise check of various brick kilns in Waterwani area of the district. During the inspecting some brick kiln owners were found violating norms laid […]
SRINAGAR — A local court in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Monday remanded a district development council (DDC) member of Jammu and Kashmir Apni party to 10 days police custody. Official sources told that chief judicial magistrate Bandipora remanded Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Rather, a DDC member from Arin block of Bandipora district to 10 days police […]
SRINAGAR — A Srinagar Court has directed the SHO Sadder to file status report by 12th of this month to a petition filed by a student activist seeking FIR against Majinder Singh Sirsa and BJP JK president Ravidner Raina. The Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar has directed the SHO Saddar Srinagar to file status report failing […]
ANANTNAG — The Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have foiled bank robbery attempts by arresting two burglars in Dooru village of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told that during last night, burglars first made an unsuccessful attempt to rob J&K bank branch in Chenigund village in Dooru after they managed to […]
ANANTNAG — A driver was killed after two vehicles collided head-on at Jablipora area of Bijbehera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday afternoon. An official told that a truck collided head-on with an Alto car at new bypass near Jablipora area, resulting in serious injuries to Alto driver identified as Riyaz Ahmad Wani son […]
SOPORE — Local Muslims here in apple town of Sopore extending a help hand to a non-local Hindu family to get one of their family members cremated after his death on Monday. A 25-year non-local labourer identified as Pawan Kumar son Pokhan Kumar, a resident of Ferozpore Punjab died today after developing some complications. The […]
SRINAGAR — Ahead of the Delimitation Commission’s Jammu and Kashmir visit, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Monday said that there was no joint decision over meeting the panel. Addressing a presser, PAGD spokesman Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami said that the PAGD has not taken any joint decision vis-a-vis meeting the Delimitation panel, which […]
SRINAGAR — The historic 86 km-km-long Mughal road and Anantnag-Sinthan-Kishtwar road on Monday opened for passenger traffic after remaining suspended for about seven months due to accumulation of snow and COVID-19 restrictions. Meanwhile, the national highways connecting Kashmir valley with the rest of the country and Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh with Srinagar are also […]
SRINAGAR — Young people from Dalgate and Sonwara areas of Srinagar city Monday staged a peaceful protest demanding closure of all liquor shops on the tourist hub Boulevard Road and Sonwar. The protesting youth were carrying placards seeking an end to drugs and wine shops in Kashmir. The placards read: ‘We Won’t Allow Outsiders To […]
SRINAGAR — The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has expressed disappointment at the outcome of the All Party Meeting and has decided to reach out to other political parties in J&K with a view to take a common position on restoration of Statehood ahead of assembly elections. The PAGD met on sunday evening under […]