Baramulla, Apr 05 : Two militants, who were involved in grenade throwing incident on a wine shop in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on May 17 last year, have fled from the police custody, officials said on Wednesday. An official told the news agency— (KNO) that two LeT militants identified as Maroof Nazir and Shahid Showkat,…
SRINAGAR, APRIL 04: In wake of busting of a prostitution racket yesterday in Bagh-e-Mehtab locality of the District, the District Magistrate Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today issued an order for appointment of Special Police Officer for dealing with offence under immoral Traffic Prevention Act 1956 within the territorial jurisdiction of the District. The order reads…
Director FCSCA says shops selling mutton beyond Rs 600/kg will be sealed Srinagar, Apr 04 : Amid the holy month of Ramadan, people have accused the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs (FCSCA) department of failing to regulate the prices of mutton which they say is being sold at Rs 650-700 per kg against the…
Pulwama, Apr 4 : Local women took to the roads on Tuesday and held a protest against the installation of smart meters in the Malikpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama town. The women congregated on Pulwama-Kakapora road to protest the installation of the latest electricity meters. Consequently, the traffic movement was halted. “Since we come…
Srinagar, Apr 4 : Despite a blanket ban on the begging practice, beggars in Srinagar swarm on Srinagar roads, particularly at traffic signal points. From young girls to elderly people, mostly from outside states can be seen begging on Srinagar roads. The practice has been taking a toll on common people who have appealed to the…
Srinagar 3 April: People in Kashmir are grappling with one of the worst power crises in years during the onset of summer as power outages mark the holy month of Ramadan dampening the spirit in the region. Locals across the valley complained of unscheduled power cuts throughout days especially during Sehri, a time for pre-dawn…
Srinagar, Apr 3, : Police busted an alleged sex racket in Srinagar outskirts on late Monday evening. After receiving specific inputs, a police party from police station Chanapora raided a house in Bagh-e-Mehtab area and arrested two kingpins and four sex workers. Police said the duo were running the brothel for a long time. They…
Doctors sound alarm, ask people to take precautions Srinagar, Apr 03 : Covid has returned with Jammu and Kashmir witnessing spike in infections for the last few days. Also, there is a surge in patients with upper respiratory tract symptoms. A doctor from GMC Srinagar told that SARS COV-2 (COVID-19), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), Influenza-A (H1N1,…
Srinagar: The per hectare production of saffron in J&K has increased manifold, bringing cheers among the saffron growers who had been constantly seeing decline of the crop which is famous across the world. Saffron growers are happier and this is for the first time in the last eight years that saffron production in Kashmir has…
The 2023 Indian Premier League began with huge fanfare on Friday night as Gujarat Titans took on the Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, and the latter were the first team to use an ‘impact player’ in the tournament when they brought on Tushar Deshpande to replace Ambati Rayudu in the XI. The ‘Impact Player’ rule…
