Police arrested two drug peddlers in Awantipora

Continuing its drive against drug peddlers, Awantipora Police arrested two drug peddlers near Imamabara Wakherwan Awantipora. As per police statement issued to Rising Kashmir the two arrested drug peddlers have been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat resident of Renzipora and Waseem Ahmad Wani resident of Baderwan Pulwama and were arrested while they were travelling in […]
Income Tax Deptt Raids In Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct 22,: Income Tax Department on Thursday raided two malls in central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. Sources told news agency KDC, that Income Tax department sleuths accompanied by police and CRPF raided MS Mall on Residency road and City Walk Mall on MA road Srinagar and were conducting searches. “The purpose of the raids was […]
14-year-old boy dies by suicide in north Kashmir

Srinagar: A 14-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide by hanging himself at his maternal uncle’s home in Plan area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the boy (name withheld), a resident of Nowpora locality of Bandipora hanged himself at his maternal uncle’s home today. […]
India recorded export growth of 4 per cent in September: UN

Export growth declined in India in the third quarter of 2020 relative to the same quarter last year but picked up pace in September, according to a global trade update by the UN. The UNCTAD’s new global trade update said that global trade recorded a 5 per cent drop in the third quarter of 2020 […]
Article 370 abrogation gave people license to buy property in JK: Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday asserted that the abrogation of Article 370 has given folks of different states a “license” to personal property in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP leader made feedback to the impact at rallies he addressed in Jamui, Tarari and Paliganj meeting constituencies of Bihar. “Earlier, an individual from […]
England to tour South Africa next month for 3 ODIS, 3 T20s

England will travel to South Africa next month to play six limited-overs games against the Proteas after the South African government agreed to exempt the touring team from its coronavirus travel restrictions. South Africa currently doesn’t allow anyone to travel in from what it terms “high-risk” countries, with Britain on the list of 22 nations. […]
Nigeria in turmoil after police fire on demonstrators

LAGOS: Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfew on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day of violence, including the shooting of civilians by security forces. Fires burned across Lagos and residents reported hearing gunfire despite President Muhammadu Buhari’s appeal for “understanding and calm”. Armed police […]
Two militants surrender after their families brought to gunfight site in Sopore: IGP

Srinagar: In a rare incident two militants who were encircled by forces in Tujjar area of North Kashmir’s Sopore surrendered before police on Thrusday. Inspector-General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told a local news gathering agency Global News Service (GNS) that after militants were encircled by forces on a tip off surrendered before Police. IGP […]
COVID-19: India records 55,839 new infections, 702 deaths

New Delhi: The number of coronavirus infections reported in a span of 24 hours remained below 60,000 for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday as India’s caseload went past 77 lakh, while recoveries have crossed 68 lakh, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry. The COVID-19 caseload mounted to 77,06,946 with 55,839 new infections […]
Zojila project

The current summer is over and we are already in the autumn season. It means there would be no construction work on both sides of the Zojila tunnel in the coming months. Although the government recently awarded a contract to a new construction company as the previous contractor after one year of work has left […]