TRAL : Windstorm amid heavy rainfall, Monday night triggered flash floods in Tral villages incurring huge losses to crops. “Many areas adjoining Kahlil, Tral have incurred huge losses as standing crops in the area.” locals said. The areas include Wazilkulnad, Nagapathri and many parts of Lalpora Kahlil in Tral sub district. “We were expecting good yield […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday claimed to have busted the JeM module and arrested three Over Ground Workers at Haritar and Yarbugh Rafiabad areas. “Acting on a credible input, a joint team of security forces laid a naka at Haritar area today. During checking, a suspicious person was apprehended and during preliminary questioning, he […]
Srinagar: A local court has rejected the bail plea from two brothers arrested in the killing of notorious government gunman Rashid Billa. In April last year, notorious pro-government gunman Rashid Billa was shot dead by suspected militants inside his home in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Police had accordingly lodged an FIR vide […]
Srinagar: Peoples Conference chairman and former minister Sajad Lone on Monday took strong exception to the criticism of the previous Mehbooba led PDP-BJP government and said Omar led NC-Congress coalition government was one of the most inefficient brutal and corrupt regimes in Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to micro blogging social networking website twitter, Sajad Lone […]
SRINAGAR: The government today ordered that Secretary Information, Sarmad Hafeez shall hold the additional charge of the post of Director Information & Public Relations till incumbent Director, Tariq Ahmad Zargar resumes his duties. Pertinently, Zargar has proceeded on leave to perform Hajj. Meanwhile, Sarmad Hafeez today visited the media complex, Srinagar to personally take stock […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 16: The J&K Government Grievance Cell (JKGGC) has, on the directions of the Governor N N Vohra, sought a report from the Managing Director, Jammu & Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) regarding non-functioning of the lift system at various hospitals in the State. According to a statement issued by a spokesman of the […]
Srinagar: Term 1st examination for Class 9th started today across Kashmir Division including Leh and Kargil in which a total of 48020 students are appearing for which the Department has established 914 centres across the Division. JD Central Abid Hussain, Chief Education Officer Srinagar Mudasir Kaleem Fazili and other officers of the Department visited many examination […]
Srinagar: Governor N.N. Vohra has expressed grief over the loss of lives in an unfortunate hill slide incident at Siar Baba Waterfall in Reasi District. He also conveyed his sympathy to the bereaved families. On being informed about the accident Governor directed Dheeraj Gupta, CEO, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, to make immediate arrangements […]
Srinagar: PDP President Mehbooba Mufti today chaired a meeting of party leaders of Central Kashmir at her Gupkar residence today. In a statement to KNS, PDP chief spokesperson Rafi Ahmad Mir said that the meeting was called to discuss the grass root mobilisation of party cadres of Central Kashmir and to discuss the feedback of […]
Srinagar: Fresh batches of pilgrims, including women and sadhus, on Sunday left for the holy Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, where 1.76 lakh yatris have paid obeisance so far since the commencement of the 60-day-long annual pilgrimage from June 28. However, during the pilgrimage, 22 pilgrims died due to health reasons and accidents […]
