Srinagar: Bulandshahr’s Amargarh village grew tense after a group of local residents allegedly objected to the height of a minaret being constructed near a mosque, claiming it was a threat to their lives. They have demanded that the structure either be demolished or its height be brought down to half. The district administration and police […]
Pakistan: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan has annulled an over two-year old decision of a single bench regarding the appointment of a Grade-20 officer as member Inland Revenue Department of Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir Council. The division bench, comprising Justice Athar Manallah and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb, announced […]
Srinagar: Southern Shopian district is observing a complete shutdown on Wednesday to mourn the death of two Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed in a gunfight with government forces yesterday. Witnesses said that all shops and business establishments are shut in the district Wednesday, while a thin movement of traffic plied on the roads. Two militants Idrees Ahmad of Safnagri […]
Srinagar: For the Phase-II of Panchayat Polls, 1038 candidates are in the fray for 468 Sarpanch Halqas and 4165 candidates for 3610 Panch wards across the State after scrutiny of nominations. Voting and counting for Phase-II of Panchayat Polls-2018 is scheduled be held on 20 November 2018. According to the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra, […]
Srinagar: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway, connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir and historic Mughal road remained closed for the 7th day on Wednesday due to accumulation of snow and slippery road conditions. However, the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway was through for one-way traffic, a traffic police official said. He said traffic remained suspended on Ladakh highway due […]
Srinagar: Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar Wednesday recorded the season’s coldest night at minus 2.2 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley dropped below the freezing point. The Kashmir Meteorological Department said that the minimum temperatures remained below the freezing point in the valley as Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so […]
Jammu: Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam has said crops spread over 9000 hectares of agricultural land were damaged during the recent snowfall in Kashmir. “As per the preliminary assessment done by the State Government’s field agencies nearly 53000 hectares of horticulture and 9000 hectares of agriculture crops have been severely damaged and the tentative […]
POONCH: District Magistrate Poonch, Rahul Yadav, in exercise conferred upon under section 144 of Crpc , suspended all the arms licence issued in favour of residents of Poonch District, either valid for Poonch District, J&K State or All India. He further directed the licence holders to immediately deposit the weapons with concerned police stations. The […]
Srinagar: Afghan officials say at least 20 Afghan border troops have been killed in a Taliban attack on their base in western Farah province. Abdul Samad Salehi, a provincial council member, says more than 45 border forces were at the base in Posht Koh district; only three of them could reach a nearby village, rest […]
Baghdad: The Islamic State group left behind more than 200 mass graves in Iraq containing up to 12,000 victims that could hold vital evidence of war crimes, the UN said Tuesday. The United Nations in Iraq (UNAMI) and its human rights office said they had documented a total of 202 mass graves in parts of […]
