KASHMIR

13 hospitalized after consuming forest mushroom in Gbl, 8 referred to SKIMS

13 hospitalized after consuming forest mushroom in Gbl, 8 referred to SKIMS

Ganderbal, Aug 06: At least 13 persons have been hospitalized after consuming forest mushrooms at Banjar Basti Gutlibagh area of centeral Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Official sources said that soon after villagers consume the forest variety of mushrooms, commonly known as ‘Jangal Hedar’, they complained of vomiting, diarrhea and other reactions. They said at least 13 […]

Kupwara court rejects bail of three former BJP leaders involved in faking militant attack 

Kupwara court rejects bail of three former BJP leaders involved in faking militant attack 

Kupwara, Aug 05: A local court in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district Thursday rejected the bail plea of three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders including former district president, who were detained for faking a militant attack on them last month. According to an order, Rajiv Tadyal while hearing the the bail plea of three accused persons rejected […]

Highway Bottlenecks: Govt Forms Panel For Expeditious Forest Clearances

Highway Bottlenecks: Govt Forms Panel For Expeditious Forest Clearances

Srinagar, Aug 4:  The government on Monday formed a committee for expeditious forest clearances of re-aligned sections of Jammu-Srinagar Highway. The committee is headed by Principal Secretary to Government PW (R&B) Department and its members include Commissioner Secretary to government, Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, J&K, nodal officer FCA, […]

Two teenage girls go missing from Bijbehara village

Two teenage girls go missing from Bijbehara village

Bijbehara, Aug 4: Two teen aged girls have gone missing from South Kashmir’s Bijbehara village. Both girls are 14 years old and are the residents of Gadhanjipora village of Bijbehara town of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Police sources said that fathers of these teen aged girls-Ali Muhammad Dar and Farooq Ahmed Dar filed written complaints […]

NIA raids two residences in Bandipora Village

NIA raids two residences in Bandipora Village

Srinagar, Aug 04: National Investigation Agency (NIA) along with Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday morning raided two residences in Chittibanday village in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Reliable sources said that a team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) accompanied by a Police team raided the residences of one Muzamil Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Hassan […]

MMU pledges a ‘sustained campaign to prevent growing suicides, drug abuse in Kashmir’

MMU pledges a ‘sustained campaign to prevent growing suicides, drug abuse in Kashmir’

Srinagar, Aug 03: Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of different religious organizations of Kashmir, Tuesday said that they will launch a sustained campaign to plug the growing incidents of suicides and drugs abuse among youth in once conservative Valley. The MMU also said that it will shoot a letter to J&K’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha […]