168 Rohingyas living in Jammu sent to ‘holding centre’
Jammu: Authorities here have sent 168 Rohingyas to jail (holding centre) after they were found living illegally in the city, officials said on Sunday. The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday had began a drive to collect biometric and other details of Rohingyas staying here. The drive is part of an exercise to trace foreigners […]
Abdullah’s ED petition hearing today
Srinagar: A petition of veteran politician Farooq Abdullah challenging an order of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of attaching his properties in the erstwhile state will come up for hearing on Monday before a new judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. The plea, which has given a detailed reason for cancelling the provision attachment […]
Kashmir is ideal place for film projects: Bollywood celebrities
PICTURE SPEAKS: EVENT IS OK BUT WHAT ABOUT COVID SOP????
Uri: Film celebrities Vickey Kaushal and Sonali Chauhan, who attended the “Umeed Ki Sehar”, a cultural event organised by Indian Army in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday, termed Kashmir as ideal place for Bollywood projects. Appreciating the role of Army for providing the locals an opportunity to showcase their talent, Kaushal […]
Labourer killed, 2 others injured after falling from Rly bridge in Ramban
Srinagar: A labourer died and two others were injured after they fell from an under-construction railway bridge in Sumbar area of Ramban district Sunday. Police identified the deceased as 39-year-old Zahoor Ahmad, son of Mohammad Afzal, a resident of Heewagan, Ramsoo, while the injured were identified as 22-year-old Pradeep Kumar, son of Daulat Ram, resident […]
College teacher in Udhampur booked under UAPA
Jammu: A college teacher in Udhampur was arrested and booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for allegedly instigating and disturbing law and order in Kashmir Valley, an official said on Sunday. A police team from Kulgam district of south Kashmir arrested Shabir Ahmed from a college in Udhampur district on Saturday, they […]
Minor tremor felt in J&K
Srinagar: A light intensity earthquake occurred in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday even as no report of any casualty or damage to property was received from anywhere. Officials of the disaster management authority said an earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale occurred at 4.40 a.m. on Sunday whose coordinates are latitude 33.0 degrees north […]
“In drug abuse, Kashmir as bad as Punjab”
Div Com seeks help and cooperation from religious scholars to sensitize youth on dangers of this menace; farmers for growing poppy and cannabis
Srinagar: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Saturday said that the situation in Kashmir is as bad as in Punjab as the use of drugs by youth has reached a dangerous level here. The Div Com, Pandurang K Pole, said this while chairing an awareness programme on drug abuse organized jointly by Muslim Waqf Board and Excise […]
DSEK postpones resumption of class work for lower primary classes
Srinagar: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir has decided to postpone the proposed reopening of schools in the Valley for lower primary classes by a week. The schools resumed class work for classes 9-12 from March 01 while as standard 1st to 8 were scheduled to resume class work from Monday March 08. However, in […]
Amid tussle over mutton rates, butchers asked to open shops within 2 days
Srinagar: Amid the ongoing row over rates of mutton, the butchers have reportedly been directed to open their shops within two days or else face punitive action. However, the butchers have sent legal notice to the concerned authorities, questioning which law permits such punitive action against them. Local news agency KNO quoted the president, Butchers […]
Fruit growers demand 100% duty on apple imports under SAFTA pact
Srinagar: An organization of fruit and vegetable growers from hilly states and union territories on Saturday demanded imposition of 100 percent duty on apples imported from Iran and other countries via Afghanistan under the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA). “To safeguard the interests of the domestic growers and associates, the import duty on apple […]
