Rajouri: Known for its historical significance, “RAJA-VAARI” or modern day ‘Rajouri’ is equidistant from both the capitals of Jammu and Srinagar. It is located in the border district close to the Line of Control (LOC) at an altitude of 3002 ft. It covers an area of 2630 sq km. The township can be touched through […]
Srinagar: Finally the government seems to have woken up from its deep slumber. The government has made it clear to the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) that it should immediately implement government orders of attaching the Secretary SMC, Hilal Dewani or face severe action. The Kashmir Press had earlier reported that Secretary SMC, Hilal Dewani, who […]
Srinagar: Born in an affluent family of Noorpora village in volatile Tral region of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Zakir Musa, succeeded Burhan Muzzafar Wani as the divisional commander of Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir soon after he was killed in an encounter on July 8, 2016. Zakir, who was in his mid-twenties, joined […]
Srinagar: In gross violation of government rules and without the approval of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Commissioner, Chief Enforcement Officer, Akbar Sofi has engaged consolidated workers in the corporation. After the recruitment scam surfaced in the SMC, Sofi who engaged six consolidated workers from the backdoor has been attached by an official order. “Mohammad Akbar […]
Srinagar: On Thursday morning, a rescue team of Wildlife SOS (Save or Skin) had to rush to former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s Gupkar residence where a highly venomous snake was spotted by his security guards. The snake was rescued later and released in Dachigam. The incident was, however, not reported in local media and people […]
Srinagar: Amid sporadic incidents of violence, the polling for the Anantnag parliamentary polls ended on Monday with the volatile Shopian and Pulwama districts recording a dismal turnout of over 2 percent taking the aggregate turnout to around 20 percent in Kashmir. The Election Commission of India conducted the polls for the Anantnag parliamentary constituency in […]
Awantipora: It all started on that cold evening in October of 2010. That’s when Burhan Wani left his home at Shareefabad in South Kashmir, only to return draped in garlands after six years, and with an enormously proud but equally sad and wailing crowd following his coffin. The crowd was in a tizzy, not […]
Srinagar: On the direction of security agencies, the government has decided to install Close Circuit Cameras (CCTVs) in schools across Kashmir, especial where pro-freedom protests have become a routine. A government document reveals that directorate of school education has been directed for installation of CCTV cameras in government schools located in Srinagar city, and towns […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Crime branch has started probe into the serious corruption and bungling charges faced by the Tyndale Biscoe School and Mallinson Society. In its report submitted to the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), the Crime branch has stated that the department has received the complain of mismanagement and misappropriation of […]
Srinagar: The right wing Hindu Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), symbolized by the saffron color, is bleeding green in Kashmir, apparently for the upcoming parliamentary polls The party has extensively used green color in its poll campaigning material like posters and used Urdu language in an apparent effort to attract voters since local population identifies with […]
