Police refutes reports of torching Panchayat ghar in Kulgam village
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday refuted the reports of torching of a Panchayat Ghar in Kulgam district of south Kashmir.
A police spokesperson in a statement said: “This is in reference to the news circulating on social media wherein it was…
India cannot suppress our emotions with brutality says: Geelani
SRINAGAR: Since 1947 our nation has rendered unparalleled sacrifices, thousands were caged and brutally tortured, properties worth billions razed to ground and looted, and sexual assault and rape used as war weapon. But India has not been…
Historic Jamia Masjid is all set to get new look in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: After nearly 250 years the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar is all set to get a new look as the restoration work of the minarets of the Mosque began on Tuesday.
The restoration work is undertaken by Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid…
NIA raids several places in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: In the Funding case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has raided several places in Srinagar city on Tuesday. They were also raided in the house of Kashmir's businessman Ejaz Ahmad Hakak and his chemist shop in Nauhatta.…
UN Secretary General express concern over situation in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has expressed concerns over the situation in Kashmir, calling for a ‘positive dialogue’ for peaceful settlement of the issue.
“I remain concerned by the situation in Jammu…
Stray dogs taking heavy toll on people in summer capital Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Failure of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to take measures for controlling fast growing population of stray dogs is taking a heavy toll on people in the summer capital Srinagar.
In absence of any regulation, children and…
Huge number of mobile towers in Srinagar pose dangers of health hazards, authorities unmoved
Wahid Bhat
SRINAGAR: Amid boom of cellular service, the huge number of mobile towers have been erected in residential, commercial areas. However the authorities seem unmoved over the hazards due to huge dose of radiations emitting from…
JKLF chief Yasin Malik arrested in Srinagar for poll boycott call
Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik was on Tuesday arrested in Srinagar to prevent him from carrying out an election boycott campaign, said a party spokesman.
Reports said that a police party raided the Abi Guzar…
1,200 people dead in Indonesia quake, tsunami
Palu: More than 1,200 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Sulawesi, Indonesia said Tuesday, as police pledged to clamp down on looting by survivors taking advantage of the chaos.
There were reports of…
Journalist ‘manhandled’ by a doctor in Tral
Srinagar: Dr Shan-i-Alam Shah, a gynaecologist posted in Sub District Hospital (SDH) Tral manhandled the journalist Irfan Amin Malik at his clinic on Sunday when he was working on a story about absence of doctors in the hospital.
Kashmir…