32-yr-old Kashmiri man arrested in Delhi for stealing Laptops

32-yr-old Kashmiri man arrested in Delhi for stealing Laptops

Srinagar: Delhi police on Thursday arrested a Kashmiri man for allegedly stealing laptops in Delhi metro. Delhi police in a statement said that “a notorious laptop thief who targeted people travelling in the Delhi Metro was arrested.” The accused was identified as 32-year-old Raqib Ahmad, a resident of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, reports quoting […]

Overnight blaze guts block office, panchayat building in Bandipore

Overnight blaze guts block office, panchayat building in Bandipore

Srinagar: Overnight fire has gutted block office and panchayat building in Aloosa village of northern Kashmir’s Bandipora District. According to eyewitnesses, the fire emanated from the building at 2 in the morning on Friday. The block office, according to reports, has lost all the records in the fire incident. “Block office which operated in the […]

Government issues wazwan advisory, asks cooks to get registered

Government issues wazwan advisory, asks cooks to get registered

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has issued an advisory asking “wazwaan cooks” to get themselves registered with food safety authority of the state. Commissioner food safety has issued an advisory asking the cooks to declare their location premises and get registered with the government as well. The advisory has also asked people not to […]

Authorities to exhume raped, murdered Uri minors body for samples

Srinagar: Authorities will exhume the body of nine year old minor girl who was raped and later murdered in Boniyar area of Uri in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district.  The exhumation will be done to collect samples from the body, a police official said.  “Forensic experts and doctors from Government Medical College Srinagar will collect the […]

There is fear in Kashmiri mind about India: Dr Farooq

There is fear in Kashmiri mind about India: Dr Farooq

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that Kashmiri people fear they have no place in India. Addressing an event in New Delhi, Farooq said that New Delhi needs to wake up or else “India will fall apart”. “There is the fear in Kashmiri mind. […]

Omar questions appointment of ‘temporary DGP’

Omar questions appointment of ‘temporary DGP’

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned the appointment of a temporary Director General Police and said that “there was no hurry to replace Vaid as DGP”. In a tweet, tech-savy Omar said, “Changing the DG is the prerogative of the administration but why a […]

PDP without any decision about local bodies polls

PDP without any decision about local bodies polls

Srinagar: PDP is yet to take final decision regarding the local bodies elections. Meeting was held on Thursday which concluded without taking any decision regarding its participation in upcoming local bodies elections in Jammu and Kashmir. PDP Spokesperson Rafi Ahmad Mir also confirmed that party was yet to take final decision regarding the local bodies elections. […]

New domestic power connections can be availed free of cost till Nov 30

SRINAGAR: In a communication issued here by the Chief Engineer, Electric Maintenance & Rural Electrification Wing, Power Development Department Kashmir, the general public has been informed that new domestic power connections can be availed free of cost under the Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana (or Saubhagya Scheme).   The free connections which also includes provision […]