2 CRPF personnel injured in road accident in Poonch
Srinagar: At least two CRPF personnel suffered injuries after a vehicle ferrying them met with an accident in Poonch on Friday afternoon, said an official. The official told GNS that a civil bus bearing registration number JK02A 4899 carrying CRPF personnel, on way from Saujiyan Mandi to Poonch to collect an Electronic-Voting-Machine (EVM), slipped off […]
ACB files 2 cases against Girdawar for DA, fraudulent mutation in revenue record
Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) J&K on Friday said to have registered two FIRs against Girdawar for disproportionate assets and for illegal and fraudulent mutation in revenue record. A spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that Anti corruption Bureau conducted verification into the allegations of accumulation of Disproportionate […]
Srinagar records hottest day of season at 32.2 degrees Celsius
JKDMA warns about possibility of forest fires in next 7 days Srinagar: Srinagar witnessed the hottest day of the season so far with the mercury touching 32.2 degrees Celsius. According to the details, the heat wave conditions intensified in Kashmir as all the stations recorded the hottest day of the season today with the local […]
Terrorist associate booked under PSA; 4 drug smugglers under PIT-NDPS Act
Srinagar: Police have booked a “terrorist associate” linked with proscribed outfit LeT under PSA and four “notorious” drug smugglers under PIT-NDPS Act in Sopore and Handwara, a police spokesperson informed Thursday. He said the “terrorist associate” named Ahsan Ul Haq Khanday, son of Nazir Ahmad Khanday, resident of Nowpora Kalan Sopore, has been booked under […]
Campaigning for LS polls for Anantnag-Rajouri LS seat concludes
Over 18.36 lakh voters to decide fate of 20 candidates in fray for Anantnag-Rajouri seat Srinagar: The high-pitch electioneering for the ongoing Lok Sabha polls ended in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday as the campaigning for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency came to a close in the evening. The newly carved out Lok Sabha seat in the […]
Elaborate security arrangements in place in Rajouri, Poonch ahead of polling
Jammu: Multi-layer security has been put in place in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, particularly along the Line of Control (LoC), part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency that goes to polls on May 25. These measures include increased deployment of security personnel, area dominations in hill regions, additional checkpoints and round-the-clock […]
Ongoing elections an opportunity to amplify region’s voice in parliament: Mufti
Asks people to vote for her Bijbehara: As she prepares for the May 25 electoral challenge from the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said these elections are an opportunity to amplify the region’s voice in the parliament. She also emphasized the necessity of expressing dissent against the “disempowering events” that have […]
Vendors serving ‘noon chai’ at Doodhpathri asked to pack up and go
Budgam: The authorities have asked the tea vendors in Doodpathri tourist resort in central Kashmir’s Budgam district to vacate the spaces they have occupied. The order, according to the news agency KNO, issued by Doodpathri Development Authority has asked the roadside tea vendors to vacate spaces they have occupied “illegally”. Chief Executive Officer DDA, Nargis […]
Will make Anantnag-Rajouri two separate constituencies if elected to power: Bukhari
Says Article 370 is nowhere now; it’s buried, but Apni Party will ensure whatever is good for people of J&K Srinagar: Apni Party president Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Thursday stated that delimitation has done grave injustice with people of south Kashmir, who have been merged with Poonch-Rajouri region, asserting that the Anantnag and Rajouri will be […]
MOEFCC calls for formulation of Tourism Master Plan for J&K
Srinagar: The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has called for the formulation of a tourism master plan for Jammu and Kashmir. As per a fresh notification from the MoEFCC, the UT administration has been suggested to prepare a tourism master plan consultation with the Departments of Environment and Forests of the Union […]
