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Kolkata, Aug 27 (UNI) A procession led by Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal unit president Sukanta Majumdar faced tear gas shells fired by police as it moved towards Lalbazar on Tuesday afternoon to demand the release of protesters arrested during Nabanna Avijan or march towards secretariat, called by West Bengal Chhatra Samaj, earlier in the…
Govt says Rs 165 cr pending, assures payment ‘immediately after court order’ Srinagar, Aug 24 : The empanelled private hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir have threatened to halt their services under the Ayushman Bharat scheme starting September 1, 2024, due to non-receipt of funds since March this year. According to details available with the news agency—Kashmir…
Srinagar, Aug 22 (UNI) Seven people were killed and 21 others sustained injuries some of them critically when a school bus skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in the Union territory of Ladakh on Thursday, officials said. With the death of a critically injured person in a hospital in Leh, the…
Srinagar, Aug 3 (UNI) Member of Parliament from Srinagar Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has urged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to release prisoners of Jammu and Kashmir. The demand was made by MP Ruhullah after meeting the Home Minister on Friday evening. “Met the @HMOIndia yesterday evening and asked him for the release of the…
New Delhi, Aug 3 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to the people to hoist the tricolour at their homes from 9th to 15th August under the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign and upload their selfies on the website. On microblogging site X, the Minister said, that the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign has…
Qazigund records heat wave; MeT predicts rains for next few days Srinagar, Aug 02 : Amidst the forecast of intermittent light to moderate rains, the scorching heat has once again gripped Jammu and Kashmir on Friday a day after the heavy rainfall was recorded at multiple places in the Union Territory. Qazigund, a gateway of Kashmir,…
Srinagar, Jul 23 : Kashmir is expected to experience a mix of sunny and cloudy conditions with intermittent rain showers over the next few days, according to a weather forecast issued Tuesday by independent weather forecaster Kashmir Weather. Temperatures across the region are expected to improve, with a slight chance of rain in the morning or…
Srinagar, Jul 16 : Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday said to have trapped and arrested Patwari Halqa Chanapora, Srinagar while demanding and accepting bribe of Rs 40,000 for issuance of Revenue extracts. A spokesman in a statement said that Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau received a written complaint wherein it was alleged that Patwari…
Srinagar, Jul 11 : The recent suicide incident by a youth, Faid Fayaz, who jumped from Qamarwari Bridge into the river Jhelum, has heightened community concerns, thereby demanding immediate actions including the proper fencing of the vulnerable bridges across Srinagar. Local residents urged the authorities to implement enhanced safety measures, including proper fencing of vulnerable bridges,…
SRINAGAR, JULY 3: Following the directions of Commissioner SMC, Dr. Owais Ahmed the corporation took a significant step towards creating encroachment-free public spaces and enhancing the urban landscape with a comprehensive anti-encroachment drive across various areas of Srinagar city. The operation, led by the Joint Commissioner along with Anti-Encroachment Officers, concerned ward officers, and other officials,…
