SRINAGAR — Weather remained cloudy with light rain in J&K and Ladakh on Thursday as the Meteorological (MeT) department forecast partly to generally cloudy weather during the next 24 hours. “Today, a brief spell of light Rain/snow(over higher reaches) is likely at scattered places of Kashmir whereas weather will be partly to generally cloudy in […]
POONCH — At least two persons were injured in a firing incident in Surankote of Poonch district on Wednesday evening, officials said. They said the incident took place at Hari Mohalla Iqbal Nagar Surankote during a meeting regarding a husband-wife dispute in the house of an advocate. “During the course of meeting an advocate namely […]
SRINAGAR — Tourists from different States across the country were jubilant at the Asia’s largest Tulip garden in the foothills of Zabarwan Mountains overlooking famous Dal lake Srinagar that was thrown open for the public on Wednesday. As the tulips were in full bloom, the visitors from different places including the locals were seen clicking […]
SRINAGAR — At least 31 couples tied a knot on Wednesday in a simple mass marriage function held at Babademb area of Srinagar City. The couples from different districts tied the knot in a mass marriage function, organised by ‘The Helping Hand’s foundation, a local NGO. President of NGO, ‘Helping Hands foundation’, Umer Ahmad told […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested four over ground workers of militants and recovered four hand grenades from them in Srinagar. “Today evening during a Naka checking at Bemina chowk, one OGW namely Zubair Sheikh son of Altaf Sheikh of Elahi Bagh Soura was intercepted by police party and on his search […]
SRINAGAR — At least seven persons including three policemen, two traffic cops, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man and a civilian were injured in a grenade attack at Rainawari area of Srinagar on Wednesday. Official sources said that unidentified persons lobbed a grenade towards a naka party in Rainawari area this evening. The incident […]
SRINAGAR — A youth was arrested with a grenade during a naka checking in Bemina area of summer-capital Srinagar on Wednesday evening, police said. A police officer told GNS that one Zubair Altaf Shiekh son of Mohammad Altaf Shiekh, a resident of 90 Feet Soura Srinagar on way towards Hamandia Colony was intercepted by a […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday morning flagged off ‘Spring Run for Drug- Free Srinagar’ on the Boulevard on the banks of Dal Lake. As per an official, around 1500 youth participated in the run and pledged to eradicate drug menace from the society. The event was a part of IEC activities of […]
NEW DELHI — Parliament on Wednesday approved the Rs 1.42-lakh-crore budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2022-23, with Rajya Sabha returning the relevant bills to the Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha had passed the bills on March 14. The upper House returned the bills — The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, […]
NEW DELHI — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said after abrogation of Article 370, militant related activities have declined in Jammu and Kashmir, and an environment for investment has been created. Replying to a discussion on Budget for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Minister said people are benefiting after implementation of 890 […]