Srinagar, May 1: Deputy Mayor Srinagar Saturday pitched for the suspension of Ward Officer and Building Officer who according to him facilitated the illegal construction at Shalteng and Maloora area of Srinagar city. Sources said that after receiving complaints about illegal structures coming up on State Land, Deputy Mayor Srinagar Parvez Qadri and Chief Enforcement […]
Srinagar, May 1: Weatherman on Saturday forecast “scattered” and “fairly widespread” rain from 4 to May 7 and has issued “yellow warning” for isolated lightning and thundershowers with gusty winds in Jammu and Kashmir. Till May 3, isolated light rain and thundershowers in Kashmir and Pirpanjal range of Jammu division towards late afternoon have been […]
Srinagar, May 1: A team of Forest Control Room was ‘brutally attacked’ by Timber smugglers, leaving two employees injured, during the former’s night patrolling in Mitrigam forest area in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Official sources said that during the course of night patrolling in Mitrigam forest area, few timber-laden horses were spotted in wee hours. […]
Srinagar, April 30: The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference on Friday welcomed the order of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir quashing the circular issued by RTO, Kashmir, mandating the vehicle owners to re-register their vehicles purchased from outside J&K, saying the measure has brought respite to people. NC welcoming the order, the […]
Srinagar, Apr 30: At a time when J&K is grappling with the Covid challenge with positive cases and deaths showing a spurt on daily basis, the UT’s prisons department has a big reason to cheer as not a single prisoner lodged in 13 major jails of the UT has been found Covid positive so far. […]
Srinagar, Apr 30: After witnessing a significant dip in positive cases and deaths in last five months (Nov-March), the intensity of Covid-19 pandemic in J&K witnessed a steep surge in positive cases and April month turned out to be deadliest so far as 289 persons died of infection while as 45123 positive cases were recorded […]
Uri (Baramulla), Apr 30: The office of Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) continues to lie headless even after nearly two weeks into transfer of erstwhile magistrate, causing huge inconvenience to the local residents. A local delegation said that public works have come to a grinding halt after the erstwhile SDM Reyaz Ahmad Malik was transferred – Malik, […]
Srinagar, April 30: World famous health resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam received light rains even as mercury hovered above normal in most parts of Kashmir Valley, officials said on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 11.4°C against 11.6°C on the previous night. The temperature was 2.1°C above normal for […]
Srinagar, April 29: Police on Thursday said that three persons were arrested as they were on way to cross Line of Control in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police in a statement said that three persons, Majid Rakeeb Konshi (26) of Nowgam Handwara, Waseem Ahmad Khan (28) of Deedikot Kupwara and Ghulam Mustafa […]
Srinagar, April 29: Administration in Srinagar on Thursday said that wholesale dealers, standalone grocery, vegetable, meat and milk shops may remain open during the 84 lockdown beginning this evening. In a detailed order, the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Mohammad Aijaz Assad also said that restaurants in hotels can remain functional for in-house guests, to be served […]
