UT administration should own responsibility for not constructing bridge
Locals demand that heads should roll; don’t blame pol govts as they have not been in the office past half a decade Srinagar: As the locals continue to mourn the death of those who were in the ferry boat that capsized in the river Jhelum, most of the people in the area squarely blamed the […]
Cash, liquor, drugs worth Rs 4 crore seized in J&K ahead of LS polls: EC
Jammu: Authorities have seized cash, liquor, drugs, and freebies worth over Rs 4 crore in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India said on Monday. The poll body is on track for the highest-ever seizures of inducements recorded in the 75-year history of Lok Sabha elections in the country, […]
Incessant rains affect normal life in Kashmir
Srinagar-Jammu highway closed Srinagar: The winter chill returned to Kashmir as incessant rains brought the mercury down on Monday with the weatherman predicting light rains at isolated places for the next two days. The incessant rainfall throughout the day affected the normal life across Srinagar and other parts of the Valley. Director of Meteorological Department […]
Omar Abdullah not ideologically opposed to the BJP, his differences seem personal: Sajad Lone
Kupwara: J&K Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone today said that National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah has no ideological difference with BJP but issues seem personal Reacting to a media query regarding Abdullah’s statement that he would willingly work with Vajpayee even today if he was alive, Lone said there is no difference between […]
Social media user booked for posting ‘objectionable content’ against women: Police
Srinagar: Police on Monday said it has booked a social media user for posting ‘objectionable content’ against women folk of a particular community. Taking to micro-blogging site X, (formerly Twitter) Srinagar Police said, “Srinagar Police takes cognizance against an individual for posting objectionable/provocative content against women folk of a particular community on social media platform […]
LG attends book release function in New Delhi
‘The Art of Implementation: How Modi Ki Guarantee is Delivered’ New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended a book release function at New Delhi. The book ‘The Art of Implementation: How Modi Ki Guarantee is Delivered’ is an anthology of articles. The event was graced by Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. The publication has been […]
I belong to victimised majority; NC is the minority that tortured Kashmiris: Sajad Lone
“We were expecting some local but NC fielded a tourist from Baramulla-Kupwara segment” Srinagar: J&K Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday said that he belongs to the majority that has been brutalised by NC-BJP and NC-Congress alliances while as National Conference leads the minority that tortured and killed Kashmiris. Attacking National Conference over […]
LG flags off pilgrimage along heritage route to Varishno Devi shrine
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday attended ‘Pratham Pooja’ of the 22nd ‘Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji Pracheen Marg Pavitra Chhari Yatra’ at holy Kol Kandoli Temple in Nagrota here. Sinha paid obeisance at the temple and later flagged off the ‘Chhari Yatra’ carrying ‘holy Jyot’, an official spokesperson said. He […]
Five dead as vehicle falls into gorge in Doda
Five more injured critically; LG expresses grief Jammu: Five persons, including a 4-year-old girl child, were killed and as many injured on Saturday evening when a car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, police said. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed grief over […]
Mian Altaf dispels rumours about dropping out of race from Anantnag Rajouri LS seat
Srinagar: National Conference candidate from Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary constituency Mian Altaf Ahmad Saturday dispelled rumours about him not contesting the Lok Sabha elections, saying while he was unwell earlier, his health has now improved and he looks forward to fight the polls. “Since before Eid, I had a fever and underwent some tests. The doctors thought […]
