Police ask drivers of auto rickshaws to remove the windows
By: Wani Fazil VOV Srinagar Police on Monday said that in Srinagar city they will not allow auto rickshaws to have some hidden spaces and have asked them to remove the windows. The police action has come after the police claimed that Some crimes have come to fore where autos were used and they were […]
Transporters to observe strike on Wednesday in J&K
By: Mudasir Khan VOV Srinagar Passenger transport industry has been suffering in the past few years in a massive manner due to the clampdowns and lockdowns. The transport industry in Jammu and Kashmir has been worst hit and they were expecting some relief from the government if not a package for their survival. They […]
Omar Abdullah requests MEA to help a Kashmiri family to transport body of engineer
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar In a tragic incident a Kashmiri engineer passed away in Saudi Arabia and now his family is trying to get back the body and former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday requested MEA (Ministry of External Affairs) to help his family in this hour of grief. Omar Abdullah took to […]
Mentally unsound youth found hanging in Budgam village
A 23-year-old mentally unsound youth was found hanging at his home in Khag area of Budgam on Monday morning. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a mentally unsound youth from Kokerbagh Khag was found hanging following which he was subsequently rushed to PHC Khag where doctors declared him brought dead. “The body […]
13 Sheep Killed in Suspected Leopard Attack in Qalamabad, Handwara
At least thirteen sheep were killed in a suspected leopard attack in Qalamabad area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on intervening Sunday and Monday night. “Once I went to feed the sheep this morning, I saw many of them dead with blood lying around inside the shed” Owner of the livestock Zeeshan Gani Mir – […]
Petrol, Diesel Prices Hiked Again; Total Increase Now Stands Above Rs 4
Petrol price on Monday was hiked by 30 paise a litre and diesel by 35 paise, taking the total increase in rates in the last one week to Rs 4-4.10 per litre. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 99.41 per litre as against Rs 99.11 previously while diesel rates have gone up from Rs […]
Speaker suspends 3 BJP MLAs amid chaos in Delhi Assembly
Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Monday suspended three BJP MLAs for the day amid vociferous protest by the AAP over “derogatory” remarks made by Delhi BJP president Adesh Kumar Gupta against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. MLAs Anil Bajpai, Jitender Mahajan and Ajay Mahawar were told to leave after they stood on the benches […]
West Indies crush England by 10 wickets to clinch series victory
ST. GEORGE’S: West Indies clinched the Botham-Richards Trophy with an emphatic 10-wicket victory over England in the deciding Test of the series on day four at the Grenada National Stadium on Sunday. Chasing a token target of 28 in their second innings after earlier dismissing England for 120, West Indies reached it without loss, captain […]
Youth’s Body Found In Shopian Orchard
Body of youth was found inside an orchard in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Monday, officials said. Hitherto unidentified, the youth seemed to be in early 20s and his body was recovered from the orchard at Kadgam Shopian, they said. A police officer told GNS that the body will be taken into custody and […]
Thousands protest in Madrid against abortion
MADRID: Thousands of people marched though Madrid on Sunday to protest against abortion, as Spain’s leftist government prepares a law to guarantee access to the procedure at public hospitals. Carrying signs that read “Abortion is not right” and chanting “More respect for life”, demonstrators walked through the centre of the Spanish capital to Cibeles square […]
