Official apathy
Sonamarg Development Authority along with other wings of the government like Tourism Department has only tried to blame each other for the present mess in this tourist resort. Dozens of hotels with rooms more than approved on the files are already in business. There are dozens of construction works going on the more hotels within […]
Dr Kaiser Kaul Is New Principal GMC
SRINAGAR — The administration on Friday gave charge of Principal Government Medical College (GMC) to Dr Kaiser Ahmad Kaul, days after Jammu and Kashmir High Court chided the government for not replacing Dr Samia Rashid despite quashing of a cabinet order by it. “Consequent upon the directions given by the Chief Secretary, J&K, Dr Kaiser Ahmad […]
Shopian Gunfight: Bodies of slain militants handed over to families
Srinagar : Bodies of slain militants who were earlier killed in an encounter at Adkhara area of Imam Sahab in south Kashmir’s Shopian district were handed over to families for last rites. A Police officer told GNS that the bodies of the slain militants namely Lateef Dar alias Tiger of Dogripora Pulwama, Tariq Molvi of […]
NIA summons Geelani’s grandson on May 6
Srinagar : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued second summon to Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani’s grandson, Anees-ul-Islam Shah for questioning. Anees is a son of incarcerated Hurriyat (G) leader Altaf Shah (Fantoosh). According to a summon, a copy of which lies with KNS reads that Anees has been asked to appear for […]
Hafeez unavailable for T20, first two ODIs against England
Mohammad Hafeez will be unavailable for Pakistan’s T20 and first two One Day Internationals (ODI) against England. Hafeez who is part of Pakistan’s 15-member ICC Cricket World Cup squad is recovering from an injury sustained during the Pakistan Super League. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Director Media Samiul Hasan Burney informed media that Hafeez could return […]
3 dead as cyclone Fani hits Odisha
Three people were killed in separate incidents as cyclone Fani battered the Odisha coast on Friday, officials said. A teenager was killed when a tree came crashing down on him at a place within Sakhigopal police station area limits in Puri district. Flying debris from a concrete structure hit a woman in Nayagarh district when […]
BJP office damaged in IED blast
Agencies Jamshedpur : A BJP office in Jharkhand’s Seraikela-Kharswan district was partially damaged in an IED blast triggered by suspected Maoists on Friday, police said. No one was injured in the blast, they said. Four armed men came to the party office at Kharswan early Friday morning and dragged out two/three persons sleeping inside the […]
Modi only PM since 1996 who failed to hold Assembly elections in JK on time: Omar
Srinagar : Hitting at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his failure to hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on time, National Conference (NC) vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah Friday said that he (Modi) talks about IPL, but forgets his failure in Kashmir. In a tweet, Omar said, “Why is the Hon […]
Train service suspended in south Kashmir
Srinagar : Train service was suspended on Friday for “security reasons” in south Kashmir, where two militants were killed by government forces in an encounter during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Shopian district. Train service in north Kashmir between Srinagar-Badgam and Baramulla was normal, a railway official told a news agency. He said […]
Missing Kangan youth held with arms in Handwara, stopped from joining militancy: Police
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said the missing Kangan youth was prevented from joining a militant outfit and was arrested along with arms and ammunition. A police spokesperson in a statement said that Handwara police today arrested a person along with arms and ammunition who was reportedly missing from Kangan. “On a […]
