Woman commits suicide as son fails in class 12th in Samba
Srinagar : A woman committed suicide after her son failed in class 12th examination in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said on Tuesday. “A woman identified as Neelam Devi, resident of village Taloor, Samba on Monday allegedly committed by consuming poisonous substance after her son failed in class 12th”, the sources further […]
Police arrests youth for alleged rape of minor in Ganderbal
Srinagar : In the second shocking incident this week, a youth was arrested by police in Ganderbal’s New Colony Haran after a family alleged rape of minor by the accused. A police official said that the family of a girl, aged about 16 years approached them with a complaint on Sunday evening. Senior superintendent of […]
Start of DNB broad speciality courses at district, sub-district hospitals a great beginning: DAK
Srinagar : Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today said that start of DNB broad speciality courses at various district and sub-district hospitals by state government is a very great initiative and is definitely going to address shortage of specialist doctors on fast track basis and will help in overall improvement and strengthen of health care delivery […]
Delhi Police Arrests Alleged Jaish Militant From Srinagar
NEW DELHI — Delhi Police has arrested an alleged militant of Jaish-e-Mohammad carrying a reward of Rs 2 lakh from Srinagar, officials said Tuesday. The accused has been identified as Abdul Majeed Baba, a resident of Magrepora district of Sopore, they said. The arrest was made on Saturday evening from Soura in downtown Srinagar, Sanjeev Kumar […]
Basic amenities a major issue in Srinagar: Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar : Former Finance Minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged the governor led administration to ensure the sufferings of people for want of basic amenities are reduced especially in the Srinagar city. “Normally the administration was expected to be on toes in view the sanctity of the month of Ramadan. But people of […]
Bandipora minor’s rape: GDC Kangan students hold protests
Srinagar : The students of Degree College Kangan on Tuesday staged A peaceful protest demonstrations in Kangan demanding justice and capital punishment for the alleged accused in the rape of a 3-year-old girl in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Reports said dozens of students including females boycotted their classes and marched from the college campus Margund to the […]
Kashmir highway closed after fresh landslides, thousands stranded
Srinagar: Kashmir highway was closed for traffic on Tuesday following landslides and shooting stones at Digdol in Ramban. A traffic official said that the fresh landslide occurred at the Digdol causing an inconvenience to traffic movement. He said thousands of people were stranded on the highway because of the slide. “It is requested that there should be no movement from Jammu to Srinagar on […]
Mirwaiz appeals for unity, warns of sectarian divide
Srinagar : Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday appealed the people of Kashmir to maintain unity and vigil in view of the “mischievous forces” waiting to create a sectarian divide. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Mirwaiz said, “Fervent Appeal to all peple of Kashmir to maintain unity and vigil especially in view of […]
Train service suspended on Srinagar-Baramulla track
Srinagar : Train services have been suspended between Srinagar and Baramulla as a precautionary measure on Monday following massive protests against the rape of a 3-year-old girl in Bandipora. “We have suspended train services between Srinagar-Baramulla in north Kashmir for security reasons,” a railway official said. However, trains continued to chug on Budgam-Srinagar-Islamabad – Qazigund […]
One-way traffic resume on highway, Mughal and Ladakh roads
Agencies Srinagar-Jammu highway was through for one-way and vehicles will ply from Srinagar to Jammu on Monday, official sources said. Meanwhile, the highway linking Ladakh region with Kashmir and historic 86-km-long Mughal road are also through for one-way traffic on Monday, sources told a news agency. Despite forces convoy day on Sunday, only stranded vehicles […]
