Two notorious drug peddlers arrested in Srinagar: Police
Srinagar, June 03 (KNS) Srinagar Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested two notorious drug peddlers along with drugs. A police statement issued to KNS reads, in its continuous offensive against menace of drug abuse under the command of SSP Srinagar, Srinagar police continues its war against drugs. Police Station Kralkhud Srinagar during naka checking […]
Shah Faesal, two PDP leaders released after over ten months
Srinagar: Authorities have released former IAS officer and head of J&K People’s Movement (JKPM) party Shah Faesal besides two other PDP leaders, Sartaj Madni and Peer Mansoor, booked under Public Safety Act in August last year. Taking to twitter, former Chief Minister and NC leader Omar Abdullah hailed the released even as he demanded setting […]
In Crime Branch charge-sheet in Delhi riots case, a reference to Tablighi Jamaat
Faisal Farooque, a key conspirator in the Delhi riots case, was in close contact with Abdul Aleem, described as a close associate of Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Mohd Saad when the February riots were taking place, the Delhi Police has said in its chargesheet filed in a Delhi court. According to people familiar with the […]
Reopening of schools amid vortex of Pandemic may prove disastrous for Children: Qayoom Wani
Srinagar, June 03 (KNS): Former EJAC President and Civil society member Qayoom wani cautioned the Government to reconsider it’s intention of reopening of schools in mid June as this would be an ill-advised and harmful step anyway. Wani said that in Kashmir the COVID-19 scenario as the experts say and the observations tell us are […]
J&K nod to media policy ‘to reach out to people’
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday approved a Media Policy-2020, saying it “aims to put in place a Standard Operating Procedure for reaching out to the people in situations of crisis like health issues and natural disasters”. A statement issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) said the policy will help […]
Delimitation controversy
After the central government announced even the associate executive members for the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies in North East and UT of Jammu and Kashmir, there have been lot of political rumblings in Kashmir. National Conference maintain silence over the issue for many months but they were forced to break the silence when […]
Police say militants killed in Pulwama
By: Mudasir Ahmad Khan Pulwama: Army, Crpf and J&K Police encircled Astan Mohallah in Kangan area of Pulwama after credible inputs that three militants belonging to Jaish were hiding the area. A senior police officer said that they established contacts with militants during the wee hours of this morning resulting in a gunfight. As the […]
Cyclone Nisarga to now make landfall south of Maharashtra’s Alibag between 1pm and 4pm: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday revised its forecast and said Cyclone Nisarga is now likely to make landfall between 1pm and 4pm just south of Alibag, a resort town in Maharashtra’s Raigad district. Cyclone Nisarga is now 130km south-southwest of Alibag, 175km south-southwest of Mumbai and 400km south-southwest of Surat, the weather bureau said. It had said […]
US probes digital services tax imposed by India & others, could hit back with tariffs
Washington: The Trump administration is starting investigations into digital services taxes considered by several trading partners from the European Union to India that could lead to tariffs being imposed on the countries’ exports to the U.S. The probe announced Tuesday encompasses digital taxes that have been either adopted or are under consideration in Austria, Brazil, the […]
Polio immunisation falls casualty to Covid as fear, staff shortage halt drive across India
New Delhi: With Covid-19 outbreak, the pulse polio immunisation drive across the country has come to a halt, ThePrint learnt. The polio immunisation drive is usually conducted in four to six rounds annually, starting from January. States such as Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Haryana, which completed the first round, have yet to begin the second […]
