GANDERBAL: Taking cognizance of a complaint, Food Safety Team Ganderbal, headed by the designated officer sealed a Sweets manufacturing unit at 90ft Pandach after finding it working in unsanitary conditions. During inspection, the team observed that the unit was in working unsanitary condition as well as without license/registration. The unit under question was sealed till further […]
Srinagar: Chairman Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Wednesday thanked the people of Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria including many Kashmiris, who were part of the Arba’een walk and staged a silent protest against the “oppression in Kashmir”. Sehrai in a statement said: “When we study Karbala we observe it was social, political and religious […]
Srinagar: Kashmir sapphires are renowned for their brilliance and strong saturation of velvet blue, which is reminiscent of the colour of a peacock’s neck. An exceptional necklace set with 21 top-quality Kashmir sapphires, carrying a total of 109.08 carats, will be offered at Christie’s in Hong Kong on 27 November at US $ 12-15 million. […]
Pakistan: A division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in Pakistan has annulled an over two-year old decision of a single bench regarding the appointment of a Grade-20 officer as member Inland Revenue Department of Pakistan administered Jammu and Kashmir Council. The division bench, comprising Justice Athar Manallah and Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb, announced […]
Srinagar: Southern Shopian district is observing a complete shutdown on Wednesday to mourn the death of two Hizbul Mujahideen militants killed in a gunfight with government forces yesterday. Witnesses said that all shops and business establishments are shut in the district Wednesday, while a thin movement of traffic plied on the roads. Two militants Idrees Ahmad of Safnagri […]
Srinagar: For the Phase-II of Panchayat Polls, 1038 candidates are in the fray for 468 Sarpanch Halqas and 4165 candidates for 3610 Panch wards across the State after scrutiny of nominations. Voting and counting for Phase-II of Panchayat Polls-2018 is scheduled be held on 20 November 2018. According to the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra, […]
Srinagar: The 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh highway, connecting Ladakh region with Kashmir and historic Mughal road remained closed for the 7th day on Wednesday due to accumulation of snow and slippery road conditions. However, the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway was through for one-way traffic, a traffic police official said. He said traffic remained suspended on Ladakh highway due […]
Srinagar: Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar Wednesday recorded the season’s coldest night at minus 2.2 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley dropped below the freezing point. The Kashmir Meteorological Department said that the minimum temperatures remained below the freezing point in the valley as Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so […]
Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik has extended warm greetings to the people on Diwali, the festival of lights, and hoped that this auspicious occasion would be a harbinger of peace, progress and prosperity in the State. In his message of greetings, Governor observed that this festival symbolizes the triumph of truth and righteousness over falsehood and of […]
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairperson Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Tuesday termed November 6, 1947, as a “black day” in the history of Kashmir. In a statement, Sehrai said that it was on this day when lakhs of Muslims were massacred in Jammu region by the communal forces patronized by the rulers. “It was on this day when lakhs of […]
