Polythene ban in Rural areas on priority. Haq
JAMMU, APRIL 29- Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Law & Justice, Abdul Haq Khan said that ban on polythene bags should be strictly implemented in rural areas with imposition of harsh penalties on the defaulters. The Minister said this while chairing a high level meeting to review the functioning of Rural Development Department […]
Polytechnic students and police Clash.
Srinagar: Clashes erupted between students of Government Polytechnic College, Gogji Bagh, Srinagar and police on Saturday afternoon. According to reports, as soon as the classwork ended in college, students started to throw stones at a nearby CRPF bunker and shouted anti-India and azadi slogans. However, police came to the spot and defused the situation. “No student […]
Historical Khree Sultan Cho’s Grave yard in shambles.
By: SAJJAD KARGILI Grave yard of Sultan Mohammad cho Kargil’s First Muslim King. Kargil, April 28, 2017 Kargil’s first Muslim King Khree Sultan Mohammad Cho, whose resting place is at Karpo kher area of Sankoo Sub-Division, is in a dilapidated condition. The King was one of the major supporters of Mir Syed Hashim, eminent Islamic […]
School timings changed in Srinagar.
SRINAGAR, APRIL 29: According to the Director School Education Kashmir, the school timings for Government as well as recognized private schools within the Municipal limits of Srinagar city shall be from 8 am to 2 pm and for the schools outside Srinagar Municipal limits shall be from 9 am to 3 pmfrom May 1, 2017
Weather likely to improve after one week:MET
SRINAGAR: Kashmir valley receives rainfall in plains and a light snowfall in Pahalgam on Saturday. It is till snowing in the tourist destination. Officials in the MeT department said that isolated rainfall will continue in most parts of the valley till May 8. Snowfall was also reported from Pahalagam Islamabad district. The weather is going […]
19 killed as Myanmar bus plunges into gorge
AFP YANGON: Nineteen people were killed and 21 injured after their bus toppled into a ravine in eastern Myanmar, police said Saturday. The bus was carrying around 40 passengers from central Bago province when it plunged off a highway near Myawaddy, a town on the Thai border, on Friday. “Nineteen people were killed and 21 people […]
Regional divide demand grows fast.
JAMMU: State President, Shri Ram Sena, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajiv Mahajan asked the Central Government to immediately separate Jammu and Ladakh region from Kashmir and give Jammu separate statehood, Kashmir separate state and Ladakh as Union territory to end discrimination with the citizens of Jammu and Ladakh at the hands of Kashmiri rulers. Addressing press […]
Aga Syed Mehdi T20 cricket tourney from Tuesday
Srinagar:The 14th edition of the Aga Syed Mehdi memorial T20 cricket tournament organized by Al-Mehdi Foundation Budgam would be inaugurated at sports stadium Budgam on Tuesday. During inauguration all the participating teams would be present and the inaugural match would be played between Budgam-XI and Srinagar-XI.
7.1-magnitude quake jolts Philippines
An earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale the island of Mindanao in Philippines on Saturday morning, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake struck offshore near Glan town in Sarangani province at a depth of 10 km around 4.23 a.m., 68 km south of the city of General Santos, Xinhua news agency quoted […]
