KASHMIR

Roadside tea stalls, restaurants close as Ramadan begins in Kashmir

Roadside tea stalls, restaurants close as Ramadan begins in Kashmir

Srinagar: Majority roadside tea stalls, restaurants and shops in ‘Food Street’ were closed on Tuesday in Kashmir valley, including summer capital, Srinagar, as the holy fasting month of Ramadan began after the sighting of moon on Monday night. The ‘Food Street’ in the civil lines, which attracts large number of customers on daily bases, wore a […]

Property worth crores of rupees destroyed in Srinagar fire

Property worth crores of rupees destroyed in Srinagar fire

Srinagar: Property worth crores of rupees was destroyed in a devastating fire incident in summer capital, Srinagar, in the wee hours of Tuesday, official sources said. They said fire broke out in a house at Maharaji Bazar market at around 2 am. However, before the fire tenders could reach the spot, fire spread to other […]

Ex-legislator Er Rasheed leads protest rally in Srinagar against ‘failure’ of govt to provide basic amenities to people

Ex-legislator Er Rasheed leads protest rally in Srinagar against ‘failure’ of govt to provide basic amenities to people

Srinagar: Former legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid Monday led a protest march here against the alleged “failure” of the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide basic amenities to the people. Rashid, along with the supporters of his Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), assembled near the Magarmal Bagh area of the city and tried to march towards the civil […]

Shopian, Pulwama record 1.72 percent turnout till 1 pm

Shopian, Pulwama record 1.72 percent turnout till 1 pm

Srinagar: Less than two percent voting was recorded till 1pm in third and final phase of polls for Anantnag Parliamentary seat on Monday. Pampore constituency-the home town of National Conference contesting candidate retired justice Hasnain Masoodi witnessed highest 3.60 percent voting till 1 pm followed by Shopian at 3.40 percent. Pulwama registered the lowest voter turnout […]