KISHTWAR: In its ardent effort to maintain cleanliness and sanitation in and around of Kishtwar town, Deputy Commissioner, is himself monitoring and supervising the Swachhta activities wherein he has already ordered Authorities of Municipal Committee, Kishtwar to impose fine against erring shopkeepers responsible for littering. Authorities of MC Kishtwar imposed fine against number of erring Shopkeepers who […]
Srinagar: The low turnout trend continued through the final of the 4-phased election to Urban Local Body polls, recording a abysmal 4.2 percent on Tuesday. According the Chief Electoral Officer, 25 wards Srinagar recorded 4.0 percent while 11.3 percent electorate cast their vote for 12 wards in Ganderbal in last phase. The overall voter turnout […]
Srinagar: Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar on Tuesday recorded a turnout of 3.36% till 3 pm in the fourth and last phase of ongoing Urban Local Bodies Polls. The neighbouring Ganderbal district recorded a turnout of 10.19% till 3 pm. An official spokesperson said that 8121 votes were polled till 3 pm n Srinagar, while 859 votes […]
Srinagar: Kashmiri students studying at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday extended their support and expressed solidarity with their counterparts in Aligarh Muslim University. The students said that the AMU Kashmiri students have been made victims of unfair and biased media trail and arbitrary action by AMU University administration. “Despite the Kashmiri students having exercised […]
Lahore: Pakistan’s anti-corruption body was on Tuesday granted a 14-day extension in the remand of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif in a multi-billion rupee housing scam case. The former Punjab Chief Minister, who has been in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) custody since October 6, was presented in the accountability court in Lahore […]
Istanbul: The scholars at the ‘The Muslim Ummah’ conference held in Istanbul noted that the challenge of sectarianism in Muslim societies is shaped by geopolitical interests rather than Islamic theology or Sharia. Speaking during the 1st session themed ‘The Challenge of Secularism’ at the “fault lines and perils facing Muslim societies’ conference on second day, […]
Srinagar: An Army man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. Sepoy Bahadur Thappa Mager (19), a resident of Nepal, was on guard duty when he shot himself fatally from his service rifle inside a camp at Bari Brahmana area of […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday took a dig at the Jammu and Kashmir government for imposing restrictions in Downtown Srinagar and imposing undeclared curfew in the area. The Mirwaiz also mocked the ongoing Urban Local Bodies polls. He tweeted: “Downtown barricaded ! undeclared curfew enforced, internet slowed down universities kept […]
Srinagar: 13 Congress candidates were on Tuesday elected unopposed to the Dooru-Verinag municipal committee as the polling in the fourth phase of Urban Local Bodies polls is going on in Valley. Reports said that the polling was not held for 17 wards of Dooru-Verinag municipal committee as 13 Congress candidates were elected unopposed following withdrawal […]
Srinagar: Youth hurled rocks on a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) candidate’s vehicle in Nowshera area of Soura in Srinagar city on Tuesday. The BJP candidate was inside the car alongwith her PSO’s. Local sources said that scores of youths pelted a BJP candidate with stones in Nowshehra who however escaped unhurt in the incident. The […]
