5 cattle charred alive in Mandi Poonch
Poonch : Five cattle were charred alive in a midnight fire in Baila village in Mandi area in Poonch district, officials said on Friday.
They said the fire started from a residential house belonging to one Muhammad Sharif son of Wali…
Srinagar : At least 7 shops were gutted in a pre-dawn fire incident in Maisuma market of Srinagar…
Police sources told that a fire broke out in a shoping complex owned by one Khurshid Ahmed Dar in which 6 shops were gutted completely while one shop suffered partial damage.
The cause of the fire is being ascertained, they said.
One…
Div Com visits Kupwara; reviews developmental profile Asks officers to play proactive role in…
Kupwara : Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Thursday visited frontier Kupwara district and carried out a series of activities besides reviewing developmental profile of the district.
The Div Com accompanied…
Damaged in 2008 snowfall, school building in Tulail village awaits repair work
Bandipora : Residents of Abdulain, a remote village of Tulail area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, have accused the government of failing to repair the school building which suffered extensive damages due to the heavy snowfall in…
Famous Badamwari thrown open for visitors Almond bloom to be witnessed in next 7-8 days: Dir…
Srinagar : Kashmir’s historic Badamwari was on Thursday thrown open for the general public while the authorities said that the almond bloom to be witnessed in the next 7-8 days at the garden.
The visitors, especially the tourists from…
Passport issuance subject to police clearance, says RPO Srinagar Will take militant relative(s)…
Srinagar : The Regional Passport Officer Srinagar on Thursday said they will take up the issue with the concerned wing of the Jammu & Kashmir Police on the “verification clearance” for issuing the passport to those who have or had any…
No Vehicular Traffic On Highway Tomorrow
Srinagar : Authorities on Thursday announced traffic dry day on Jammu-Srinagar highway from March 10 morning upto March 11 morning.
"Traffic between Ramban-Banihal on Jammu Srinagar National Highway will be closed on 10th March. Only…
The dying art: Kashmir’s traditional mat ‘Wagoo’ Scores of weavers jobless in the face of no deman
Srinagar : The traditional reed mat popularly Known as 'Wagoo' which was once a household name in Kashmir is fading from public memory.
the traditional eco-friendly mat, according to people associated with the ancient craft, has no takers…
Co-operative Societies Ltd. Employee Killed During Scuffle in Budgam; Accused Surrenders Before…
Budgam : A Co-operative Societies Limited employee was killed after engaging in a scuffle with another person at Nasrullah Pora in central Kashmir's Budgam district on Thursday afternoon, reports and officials said.
Reports…
Wife allegedly stabs man in Srinagar uptown
Srinagar : A non-local man was seriously injured after his wife allegedly stabbed him with a knife in the Jawahar Nagar area of Srinagar uptown.
The man identified as Rakesh Kumar son of Ashok Kumar, a resident of Amritsar Punjab,…