SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader and Constituency incharge Habba Kadal, Srinagar Arif Laigaroo has expressed shock over the sudden rise in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and said it is addition to skyrocketing prices of daily use commodities including fruits, milk, meat, vegetables, fuels etc. He said, with this hike, […]
SRINAGAR — The family members of a pregnant woman who died at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura on Sunday, alleged that she died due to medical negligence by hospital authorities. The family members of a deceased woman namely Ulfat Jan of Wakura Ganderbal alleged that she was not given proper treatment, which consequently […]
SRINAGAR — A civilian who was injured in a mysterious blast in Warpora, Sopore area of Baramulla district on February 23, 2023 has succumbed to his injuries at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura on Sunday. According to reports, the man namely Mohammad Jamal Dar (50), a resident of Warpora, Sopore was injured in […]
SRINAGAR — Two persons were arrested for stalking and harassing a girl in Dal Gate area of Srinagar, Police said on Sunday. Police said that two eve teasers namely Saqib Mehraj Sheikh S/o Mehraj ud Din and Faizan Yousuf Sheikh S/o Mohd Yousuf Sheikh, both residents of Kanidiver Hawal were arrested for stalking and harassing […]
SRINAGAR — A low intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.9 on the Richter scale hits Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported. According to reports, officials of the Disaster Management Authority said an earthquake measuring 3.9 on the Richter scale occurred in Bandipora […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Pulwama deputy commissioner to administer the oath of office as a DDC member to PDP youth leader Waheed ur Rehman Parra, provided there are no legal restrictions envisaged under the Panchayati Raj Act. Parra could not take the oath after being elected as a […]
JAMMU — Kashmiri Pandit government employees demanding relocation outside the Kashmir Valley in the wake of targeted killings by militants, suspended their 310 days long strike, saying they were “surrendering” as authorities had “stopped” their salaries. The protesters comprised Kashmiri Pandits working in different government departments under a prime minister’s employment package. The Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR — The General Administration Department (GAD), Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday ordered transfers and postings of nine officers in the interest of administration. According to an order, Mr. Atul Gupta, JKAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, is transferred and posted as Joint Director, Information, Jammu. Mr. Mohammad Aslam, JKAS, Joint Director, Food, Civil […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday attached property of a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant, who was killed last month in Pakistan, in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The property of Bashir Ahmad Pir, a resident of the Babarpora area of Kralpora in the north Kashmir district, was attached […]
NEW DELHI — Stressing that successive governments have committed the mistake of looking at Kashmir in black and white, without bothering to understand the nuances and improvise with the change in ground reality there, former RAW Chief AS Dulat feels it would do good for politicians in Delhi to realise that nothing can be taken […]