Food business operators fined

SRINAGAR: Ten food business operators were fined Rs 210000 for safety violation by Adjudicating Officer (ADC Srinagar) during a market checking in summer capital today. The erring food business operators were charged under Food Safety & Standards Act for manufacturing and selling substandard food items which include one milk processing unit and two spices manufacturing […]
Sagar says Mehbooba has failed to bring peace

Srinagar: National Conference General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar on Monday said that Mehbooba Mufti has failed to bring peace and end the cycle of death and destruction in Kashmir. Sagar said that the recent attacks including the grenade attack at Khanyar has shown that the situation was slipping out of the hands of the government […]
Seven killed including 5 cops in Kulgam Bank Van attack

Srinagar: Police confirmed this evening that 5 cops and two bank officials were killed in a suspected militant attack.when they looted a cash van in Kulgam. Earlier, DIG South P.S. Pani was quoted by PTI News Agency that the 4 cops and two bank officials were killed after being dragged out of the vehicle. The […]
Rasheed urges Mehbooba to resign

Srinagar: MLA Langate Engineer Rasheed has urged Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to resign as soon as possible because of BJP snubbing to her. He said that BJP President Amit Shah has left now nothing to be talked about the coalition and agenda of alliance. Rasheed said that Amit Shah wants a majority government of BJP […]
PSA detainee escapes

Srinagar: A young boy of Shopian who was detained under PSA by the authorities on the charges of stone-pelting in 2015 has escaped from the custody, police sources said. Police has identified the detainee as Zubair Ahmad Turray of Keygam. The search operations have been launched in the area to trace him.
Seven feared killed in Kulgam attack
Unconfirmed reports said that seven people are feared killed including some cops when suspended militants on Monday afternoon fired upon a vehicle of bank in Kulgam. The cash van of J&K Bank was passing through a village area of Kulgam when the attack was conducted. In the vehicle several policemen were also present. More details […]
Is social media network ban really salvaging the situation?

Srinagar: The decision of the government to put curbs on the social media networking sites in Kashmir Valley has its own impact on many stakeholders in Kashmir especially business community and students. Cross section of people in Kashmir especially the students are questioning the wisdom of the government to ban internet or social media networking […]
Home Minister chairs security meet on Kashmir

VoV Web Desk Srinagar: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has chaired a high level meeting to discuss the prevailing situation in Kashmir and it also discussed the recent Naxal attack at Sukma, reports said. Report further said that the high level meet was attended by Research and Analytical Wing (R&AW) Chief Shankaran Nair, Intelligence Bureau […]
More clashes in Pulwama after student protests

Srinagar: There were more clashes between the students and police in various parts of Pulwama town as the students refused to break their dharna outside police station as they were demanding the release of those students who were arrested during the earlier clashes. In the Monday morning students from different educational institutions finally converged near […]
Turkish President for multi-lateral dialogue on Kashmir, ready to mediate

VoV Web Desk Srinagar: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has surprised New Delhi during his visit when he talked at length about Kashmir dispute and asked both India and Pakistan settled this issue by multi-lateral dialogue and offered mediation of Turkey to settle this dispute. He said that it has a human issue and offered […]