Srinagar: One-way traffic resumed on the historic Mughal road on Wednesday after remaining suspended for over 5 months due to the accumulation of snow. The road connects Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri in Poonch. The road was closed in December last year following heavy snowfall and accumulation of around 5 to 8 feet snow on […]
New Delhi: With the home ministry and the J&K administration proposing September-November window for assembly elections in the state, instead of the May-June period, the Election Commission of India has decided to seek legal opinion on the matter. It has also decided to seek clarification from the ministry. A statement after a meeting said that […]
Srinagar: The Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a ban on the use of burqa by women of a particular community as it threw its weight behind a similar plan being mulled by the Sri Lankan government in the wake of the Easter terror strikes which claimed over 250 lives. “This restriction has been recommended as […]
Washington: Four members of a Sikh family, including three women, have been fatally shot in their home in the US, authorities said. The victims who died of gunshot wounds in their home in a suburban Ohio community were found by another relative who called the police, West Chester Police Chief Joel Herzog said. “My wife and […]
Srinagar: A man attempted suicide in Nowpora area of Iddgah Srinagar by setting himself on fire. Reports said that a person identified as Muzaffar Ahmad son of Mohammed Subhan Ganie, a resident of Nowpora Iddgah Srinagar attempted suicide by setting himself on fire after pouring petrol on himself. He was rushed to SMHS Hospital Srinagar […]
Pulwama: As the last leg of Parliamentary polls is approaching, Government forces have intensified the crackdown against the youth in the twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian. Reports said that the government forces detained almost 20 youth during nocturnal raids in the twin district on Wednesday. They said that at least one dozen youth were […]
Jammu: Police arrested two nonlocal narcotic smugglers and seized 48 kg of cannabis in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. The seizures were made after police teams intercepted two vehicles at Sham Palace in Ramban, they said. After searches, 26 kg and 22 kg of cannabis were seized from the two vehicles […]
Poonch: A 55-year-old man died after falling from a newly constructed house in Mendhar area of Poonch district on Wednesday morning. Reports said that a man identified as Somnath Sharma son of Rugunath Nath Sharma, a resident of Dachial, Mendhar, aged 55 while spilling water to the newly constructed house suddenly fell unconscious due to which […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has strongly condemned the “dastardly acts of strangulating” the already ailing economy of the Jammu and Kashmir. The Hurriyat (G) spokesperson in a statement said that the blockade of trucks loaded with fresh fruits, vegetables, livestock and other necessary edibles has rendered the wide section of business […]
Srinagar: Police have arrested Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front zonal president Noor Muhammad Kalwal and lodged him at police station Kothi Bagh Srinagar, JKLF chief spokesperson Muhammad Rafiq Dar said on Tuesday. The spokesperson while condemning the arrest of Noor Kalwal and prolonged incarceration of others, said: “Suppressing political dissent by banning organizations, arresting political leaders, […]
