KASHMIR

Farooq Abdullah writes to EC about frisking away of non-BJP DDC candidates on pretext of security

Farooq Abdullah writes to EC about frisking away of non-BJP DDC candidates on pretext of security

Srinagar, Nov 21: National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Saturday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) K.K Sharma about the frisking away of the non-BJP DDC candidates under the pretext of security and sought his interference for free and fair DDC election. The letter written by Dr. Farooq Abdullah to CEC reads as; “I […]

Cash looted from two shrines in North Kashmir

Cash looted from two shrines in North Kashmir

Baramulla, Nov 20: Burglars yet again looted cash from two shrines in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Reports said that thieves broke into the shrines located in Yarbugh Rafiabad and Delina areas and decamped with cash. These two incidents occurred during the intervening night of November 19 and 20. One of shrines where devotees flock in […]

Covid-19:- 05 patients die, 560 test positive in J&K

Covid-19:- 05 patients die, 560 test positive in J&K

Srinagar, Nov 19: Jammu and Kashmir Thursday recorded 05 Covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1,618 in the Union Territory while 560 positive cases were reported taking the tally of positive cases to 104,715 in J&K. Of the exact number of 104,715 cases, 63,166 are from Kashmir and 41,549 from Jammu division. Among 560 […]

Election for Srinagar Mayor on November 25

Election for Srinagar Mayor on November 25

Srinagar, Nov 19: After deferring the polls in wake of COVID-19 pandemic, the authorities have finally decided to hold the mayoral elections for Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on November 25. According to a notification, issued by Secretary SMC under number SMC/CS/5027-5116, dated 19-11-2020, the polls will be conducted on November 25 while forms of nomination paper […]

High Court directs admin to take steps for evicting illegal occupants of govt accommodations

High Court directs admin to take steps for evicting illegal occupants of govt accommodations

Srinagar, Nov 18: Jammu and Kashmir high court has directed the authorities to take steps for the eviction of illegal occupants including former ministers and bureaucrats from government accommodations. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, A division bench of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Puneet Gupta directed the authorities to file the details of properties […]

“It was Late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah who chosen to remain with Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru’s secular India”: Devender Rana

“It was Late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah who chosen to remain with Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru’s secular India”: Devender Rana

Jammu, Nov 18 National Conference (NC) Provincial President Jammu Devender Singh Rana on Wednesday said the coalition of J&K based political parties under Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has frustrated BJP from top to bottom, saying the scare prevailing in saffron party ahead of DDC elections can be gauged with the statements of New […]

Paramilitary Trooper shoots self in North Kashmir

Paramilitary Trooper shoots self in North Kashmir

Srinagar, Nov 18: A CRPF trooper ended his life by shooting self dead with his service rifle in Wadura area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla District on Wednesday morning. A police official confirming the incident identified the deceased as Head Constable Rajan Kumar of 92 Batallion hailing from Odisha. “The cause of him taking such an […]

Death of lady a day before marriage: Srinagar Administration orders exhumation of body

Death of lady a day before marriage: Srinagar Administration orders exhumation of body

Srinagar, Nov 17: Srinagar Administration Tuesday ordered the exhumation and conduct of post mortem of a Srinagar lady who died on this month a day before her wedding. The would-be-husband of 29 year old Shahnaza Sultan of Sultan Mohallah area of Saidakadal Srinagar outskirts alleged that Shahnaza died without exhibiting any complications and he has […]