Srinagar: After 70 years, Madwah village of Nowgam in north Kashmir’s Langate area of Kupwara district got electricity connection for the first time. The region was deprived of power supply since 1947. “It is like Eid for us. Even after more than 70 years there had been no electricity here. Earlier also we had approached […]
Udhampur: In order to facilitate Kashmiri migrants in the General Election 2019, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has accorded the facility of postal ballot to them in their respective constituencies. In this regard, Assistant Returning Officer (Migrant) Dr. Anirudh Rai informed that migrant voters who wish to cast their vote in person or through […]
Srinagar: Six alleged stone pelters were arrested during night-long raids in apple township of Sopore in this north Kashmir district, official sources said here on Tuesday. They informed that the security forces and state police raided a number of residential houses during the night and arrested about six youths. The youths were involved in stone […]
Srinagar: About 1.85 million people have now been affected by Cyclone Idai and its aftermath in Mozambique alone, UN humanitarian agency OCHA said on Tuesday, as aid workers raced to fathom the scale of the disaster and determine what help is most urgently needed, Reuters reported. “Some will be in critical, life threatening situations. Some will […]
Srinagar: Workers building a mosque in southwestern France found a pig’s head and animal blood at the entrance to the site on Monday, the latest in a series of attacks on Muslim places of worship over the past decade. Construction of the mosque in the small town of Bergerac — known for its fine Bordeaux […]
Srinagar: Welcoming the decision of the Pakistan government to facilitate access to Sharda Peeth in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PaK), senior Congress leader and former union minister Saifuddin Soz said the temple is precious cultural heritage for the people of Kashmir. Prof Soz in a statement here on Tuesday afternoon said, “It is several years before that […]
Baramulla: Government forces on Tuesday launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, official sources said. They said troops of CRPF, Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir police and 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) launched a joint search operation at Hatlangoo, Sopore in Baramulla on Tuesday following a tip-off […]
Srinagar: Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar administration has suspended six MBBS students for their alleged involvement in ragging the freshers. An official told a local newspaper that the students are involved in ragging within the hostel premises and violating the hostel rules and regulations besides interfering in hostel administration matters. The hostel warden has also informed […]
Srinagar: Peoples Conference (PC) candidate, Irfan Raza Ansari on Tuesday filed nomination papers for the upcoming parliamentary polls from Srinagar-Budgam constituency. Ansari was accompanied by party chairman and former minister in the Sajad Gani Lone, PC General Secretary Imran Ansari, PC senior leader Abid Ansari, Junaid Azim Matoo and other leaders today in front of District […]
Baramulla: After People’s Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference senior leader Ali Mohammad Sagar on Tuesday said that his party was the original “Mujahideen party” of Kashmir. He was addressing a public gathering in Baramulla. Sagar said that party contribution towards Kahsmir valley was known to all and “our candidates will lead on every seat […]
