Highway closure’: Dedicate Mughal Road for heavy trucks to ease crisis: Karra
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Tuesday urged the government to dedicate the Mughal Road exclusively for heavy vehicles to ease the crisis faced by fruit growers and…
‘Save Apple, Save Kashmir’: NH blockade sparks outcry
Political leaders accuse admin of neglect; Seek relief, storage facilities, urgent restoration of traffic
Srinagar: Amid growing outrage over disrupted movement of fruit-laden trucks, the political parties on Tuesday backed growers and…
Strong Investigation Will Improve Conviction Rates In Narcotics and Terrorism-Related Cases, IGP…
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, V.K. Birdi-IPS, on Tuesday chaired a security review meeting at PCR Kashmir to assess the prevailing security situation across the Kashmir Zone. The meeting was attended by all Range…
19-year-old labourer electrocuted while fixing smart meters in South Kashmir’s Kulgam
Kulgam: A 19-year-old labourer from north Kashmir’s Handwara died after suffering an electric shock while working on smart meter installation in Yaripora area of Kulgam district on Tuesday.
Officials said the deceased, identified as…
NH-44 restoration under review: Principal Secretary R&B monitors landslide-hit stretch in…
Udhampur: Anil Kumar Singh, Principal Secretary of the Public Works (R&B) Department, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday visited Thard along the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) to monitor restoration work at the landslide-hit…
Pulwama Police foil drug smuggling bid, arrest woman peddler
Pulwama: Pulwama Police on Tuesday foiled a drug smuggling bid at Newa area of the district and arrested a woman peddler with contraband substance.
Officials said that 120 grams of heroin-like substance were recovered from the…
Security forces bust militant hideout in Kulgam
Kulgam: Security forces on Tuesday claimed to have busted a militant hideout during a joint cordon and search operation in Churat village of Qazigund area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
Officials said troops of 9 Rashtriya Rifles,…
Apple Crisis: MP Ruhullah alleges deliberate attempt to dent Valley’s economy
Srinagar: Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah on Tuesday expressed strong concern over the continued closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at a time when apple transportation from the Valley is at its peak.
Speaking to reporters…
Light to heavy rains lash higher reaches of Kashmir, More rains expected by evening
Srinagar: Parts of Kashmir are likely to witness rain and thunderstorms during the next three hours, the local meteorological office said on Tuesday.
Officials said brief intense rainfall or even hailstorm cannot be ruled out at a few…
PDP leader Iltija Mufti raises concern over apple industry crisis with LG Manoj Sinha
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti on Tuesday called on Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and apprised him of the difficulties faced by the Valley’s apple industry due to repeated closures of the…