‘Apni Party continues to attract new members in Batamaloo’
Srinagar: A group of young political workers from Srinagar’s Batmaloo constituency, on Monday, joined Apni Party during an event organized at the party headquarters at M2, Church Lane, in Srinagar. The joinees included Danish Khan, Irfan Malik, Fayaz Khan, and others. Party’s senior leader and Provincial President Mohammad Ashraf Mir gave them a warm welcome […]
Govt initiates inquiry against deputy mayor SMC over corruption allegations
Srinagar: The government has ordered an inquiry into allegations of corruption against Parvez Qadri, deputy mayor, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and appointed Anil Koul as the inquiry officer. In an order by the Housing and Urban Development department, the government said that the inquiry was initiated on the basis of a report received from the […]
Soldier shoots himself dead in Baramulla
Baramulla: An army man shot self dead in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday afternoon, officials said here. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that the soldier shot himself dead with his service rifle. He said that inquest proceedings have been initiated and investigation is underway. The official said that it […]
3 drug peddlers arrested: Police
Srinagar: Police have arrested three drug peddlers in Handwara and Bandipora and recovered contraband/psychotropic substances from their possession, a police spokesman informed Monday. He said in Handwara, two persons — Zayeem Ahmad Ganie, son of Ghulam Mohammad of Haril, and Mohammad Hussain Bhat, son of Abdul Gafar of Maratgam – were arrested after 70gms of […]
Rana reminds Mehbooba of PDP’s ‘dubious’ role in Kashmir politics
JAMMU: Hitting out at the Peoples’ Democratic Party leadership for its dubious role in promoting separatism and creating disharmony in the inclusive Jammu and Kashmir over the decades in different avatars, Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana today advised them not to test public memory, as they stand exposed for their dubious politics and double-speak. […]
Pakistani intruder shot dead along IB in Arnia sector
Jammu: A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said, in the second such incident in a week. “The intruder was gunned down by the border guards when he ignored the repeated warnings and tried to flee after managing […]
4,000 Indian women performed Hajj without ‘mehram’, it’s ‘huge transformation’, says PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said over 4,000 Muslim women performing Hajj this year without ‘mehram’ was a “huge transformation” and asserted that more and more people were getting the chance to go for the annual pilgrimage with the changes made by his government in the Hajj policy over the past few […]
Army soldier on leave goes missing from Kulgam, massive search operation launched
Srinagar: An army soldier on leave has gone missing from his native Kulgam district of south Kashmir leading to security forces launching a massive search and rescue operation, officials said on Sunday. The father of the soldier, posted in the Ladakh region, said he was supposed to join work on Sunday. Javaid Ahmad Wani, a […]
Narco-terror case: SIA raids continue for second day in Poonch
Jammu: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) conducted raids in Poonch district in connection with a narco-terrorism case for the second day on Sunday, officials said. The SIA carried out raids at multiple locations in the border district and “questioned several people to expose the narco-terror module headed by Rafiq Lala”, who was arrested under the […]
Hundreds of KPs visit Martand sun temple in Anantnag to perform ‘pind daan’
Mattan: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits visited the Martand sun temple here in south Kashmir on Sunday to perform “pind daan” as part of the Banmass Mela and prayed for peace for the souls of their departed ancestors. Ashok Siddha, the president of the ‘mela’ management committee, said he is thankful to the local Muslims and […]
