New Delhi: National Conference’s Member of Parliament Hasnain Masoodi Tuesday called for a meaningful dialogue to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir issue and demanded that Assembly elections be conducted in the state at the earliest. ‘There should be a roadmap to tackle the Jammu and Kashmir issue. There was talk about ‘Jamhuriat’ (democracy), but the state […]
Srinagar: Traffic was suspended on Tuesday on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway due to some repair work, a traffic police official said. “We have suspended traffic on the Ladakh highway since Tuesday morning after a message was received from Beacon authorities that some immediate repair was being done Tuesday, a traffic police official said. He said Beacon authorities […]
Srinagar: Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested and 500 grams of heroin and charas each was seized from their possession in Ramban and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Tuesday. The arrest comes a day after Inspector General of Police, Jammu, M K Sinha said terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen is engaged in smuggling narcotics […]
Srinagar: Two schoolchildren were killed when a dumper they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, police said. The driver and five other students were critically injured in the accident which took place on the Karol-Kundi link road near Jaishwal bridge, a […]
Srinagar: J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has launched call & WhatsApp helpline number 9419678060 on which the citizens can report demands for bribe/ corruption through social messenger and also through call. The motive of the ACB behind the announcing a WhatsApp and call helpline is to encourage citizens to report cases of corruption and bribe demands, […]
Srinagar: Two persons died and at least five others were injured in a road accident in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, police said. An official said that a Ramban-bound dumper (tipper) rolled down from the Karol-Kumet link road near Jaiswal bridge and plunged into Chenab. Soon after the accident, a rescue operation […]
Srinagar: Srinagar court has granted bail to the senior journalist, Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, in connection with the case filed 30 years ago. Qadri was arrested during the wee hours of Thursday after a Police party raided the house of Qadri (62), who is printer and publisher of one of the oldest Urdu newspaper ‘Daily Aafaq’, […]
Srinagar: Asserting that law for reservations in promotions was first brought by her father Mufti Mohammad Syed during his term as CM in 2004, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said she support it wholeheartedly, but the manner NDA adopted it is unconstitutional with sole motive of disempowering J&K’s constitution. ‘Law for reservations in […]
Srinagar: One person was electrocuted in Mochan village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district Tuesday. Reports identified the deceased as Shabir Ahmad Malik (25) son of Ghulam Mohammad of Mochan Beerwah. They said that he received an electric shock while repairing a transformer in the area today morning and received serious injuries. He was immediately […]
Srinagar: Traffic was suspended on Tuesday on 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh national highway, the only road connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir valley due to some repair work, a traffic police official said. However, the national highway, linking Kashmir valley with the rest of the country, was through for two-way traffic for Light Motor Vehicles (LMVs) while Heavy […]
