Kashmir Transport Welfare Association calls on Advisor Sharma
JAMMU,: A joint Deputation of Kashmir Transport Welfare Association today called on the Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma and discussed several issues related to transport sector in the Kashmir valley. The deputation raised several issues like increasing the quantum of subsidy to be provided to the transport buses and Mini Buses. The issues of […]
One way traffic on highway despite snow at Banihal
Traffic officials in Srinagar said that one way traffic was plying on highway from Jammu to Srinagar on saturday morning. Reports said that traffic was moving slowly due to slippery conditions on the road at several places. A senior traffic officer told this newspaper that there was no stranded vehicles on Srinagar Jammu highway and […]
Kashmir shuts for second consecutive day
Srinagar: Normal life remained affected in Kashmir for the second consecutive day on Thursday due to a two-day strike called by separatists to protest the NIA raids at residences of several leaders in connection with investigation into funding through hawala channels in the valley. Most of the shops and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar […]
Three drug peddlers arrested in Anantnag
Anantnag: Three persons were arrested today following an action against those involved in drug peddling in Anantnag. Three persons were arrested for the drug offences during Naka checking at Tulkhan Bijbehara. This is a part of proactive action initiated by Anantnag police against the drug peddlers. Officers have seized 72 bottles of codeine from drug peddlers […]
Advisor to JK Governor chairs high level meeting at KU
Srinagar: Shri K Skandan , Advisor to Governor J&K State, urged the University of Kashmir and SKUAST-K to set bench marks for its performances in varied aspects of University Education and introduce new courses in tune with industry needs . The advisor was chairing a high level meeting at the University of Kashmir Tuesday . Vice Chancellor Kashmir University […]
Any decision on Article 35-A, granting special status to JK, will be taken by an elected govt: Rohit Kansal
Jammu: Putting all speculation to rest, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said its stance remained unchanged that only an elected government would be able to take a stand on Article 35-A before the Supreme Court, which is hearing a bunch of petitions challenging its validity. Addressing a press conference, senior bureaucrat Rohit Kansal, […]
Governor reassures people of Kashmir not to panic
JAMMU: Governor Shri Satya Pal Malik called a informal meeting of the State Administrative Council to review the current situation in the State, particularly in the context of the terror attack in Pulwama last week and the subsequent developments. The meeting was attended by Advisors, Shri Vijay Kumar, Shri K K Sharma and Shri K […]
Strike cripples life in Kashmir on Afzal Guru’s sixth death anniversary
SRINAGAR: Life in the Kashmir valley, including summer capital, Srinagar, was on Saturday crippled due to general strike called by separatists on the sixth death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged in Delhi’s Tihar jail on this day in 2013. Business and other activities were paralysed and traffic was off the […]
Amid massive snowfall thousands participate in LeT Commander’s funeral procession in Pulwama
Pulwama,: Amid massive snowfall, thousands of mourners attended the funeral prayers of slain Lashkar-e- Toiba commander Irfan Ahmad Sheikh in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Irfan, a resident of Chakoora was killed with government forces in his own village in a brief shootout on Wednesday. Locals said that thousands of mourners converged in Chakoora, […]
Despite ban, Illegal construction rampant on agricultural land in Srinagar outskits
Srinagar: Self-propelled elements carrying influence of Governor rule are using hundreds of hectares of fertile agrcultural land for constructional purposes in Pratapgadh, Amargadh, and Panzi Nahra areas of district Baramulla and Bandipora, just 10 Km away from Srinagar .Besides the total ban on the construction on agricultural land by the court, number of the trucks […]
