Mudslide In Banihal Shuts Jammu-Srinagar Highway

Mudslide In Banihal Shuts Jammu-Srinagar Highway

Srinagar, Mar 3: Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, was blocked Wednesday after massive mudslide in Banihal area of Ramban district. Official sources said that the mudslide hit near Shabanbass Banihal, leading to the suspension of the strategic thoroughfare early morning. Deputy Commissioner Ramban said the debris removal […]

Lieutenant Colonel Shoots Self Dead In Khonmoh Srinagar

Lieutenant Colonel Shoots Self Dead In Khonmoh Srinagar

Srinagar, Mar 3: An army officer of lieutenant rank committed suicide by shooting himself dead at an army depot in Khonmoh area in outskirts of Srinagar, official sources said on Wednesday. They said that the officer identified as Sudeep Baghat Singh ended life by shooting himself with his service rifle. On hearing the gunshots, some […]

3 Female Media Workers Shot to Death in Nangarhar

3 Female Media Workers Shot to Death in Nangarhar

Kabul: Mursal Habibi, Saadia and Shahnaz, three female employees of Enikass TV, were killed by unidentified gunmen in two separate attacks in Nangarhar province on Tuesday, said Zalmay Latifi, the head of the TV and radio network according to Tolo news. The first incident took place about 4pm local time in Jalalabad city’s PD1 as […]

Congress workers burn effigy of G N Azad for praising Modi

Congress workers burn effigy of G N Azad for praising Modi

Jammu, Mar 02: Moments after some activists protested against senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, a group of Congress workers appeared at Press Club Jammu defending him, saying that he would always be a part of the party. Azad, who retired last month from Rajya Sabha as the opposition leader has also served as the chief […]

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq likely to be released this week

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq likely to be released this week

Srinagar, Mar 02: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is likely to be released from 20-month long house detention this week, official sources said Tuesday. Official sources said t Mirwaiz, who will complete 20 months under house detention at his Nigeen residence in Srinagar is likely to walk free this week and more like […]

Patwari dies of cardiac arrest in Shopian

Patwari dies of cardiac arrest in Shopian

Shopian, Mar 02: A young Patwari was on Tuesday found unconscious in Aglar area of Shopian following which he was taken to hospital where he was declared dead. Sources said that some locals spotted a man lying unconscious in an orchard in Aglar Pinjoora area of Shopian following which they took him to the hospital. […]

Hight Court Quashes PSA Detention Of Pulwama Youth

Hight Court Quashes PSA Detention Of Pulwama Youth

Srinagar, Mar 2: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed detention order under Public Safety Act against a resident of Pulwama and directed authorities to release him from preventive custody forthwith. “On the touch stone of the settled position of law and perusal of record, the (detainee) was not supplied the materials relied upon by […]

Mehbooba Mufti approaches High Court For issuance of Passport

Mehbooba Mufti approaches High Court For issuance of Passport

Srinagar, Mar 2: Former Chief Minister and PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti, has approached J&K High Court for issuance of passport allegedly denied to her for want for police verification. In her plea before the court, Mehbooba Mufti said that the passport issued to her was valid till 31st May 2019. She applied for issuance of […]