JUST IN
Srinagar : Mainly dry weather has been forecast in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours while rain and thunderstorm with snowfall over higher reaches at scattered places has been predicted on March 24-25.
“Mainly clear and dry weather is…
Chock-o-block-like situation of traffic to persist beyond May in Srinagar
Srinagar : Srinagar city particularly the city centre will continue to witness traffic jams for at least two months, owing to the work going on under Smart City Project.
It will at least take over 2 months to get the work done on roads and…
Blacklisting contractors discriminatory and inherently biased: Sajad Lone
Srinagar: J&K People’s Conference President Sajad Gani Lone Wednesday termed the practice of blacklisting contractors on the basis of reports from covert agencies as being discriminatory and inherently biased.
He asserted that such a…
Awantipora Accident: 1 more injured succumbs, toll 6
Srinagar : Another non-local labourer, who was injured in a road accident in Awantipora area of Pulwama district, has succumbed to his injuries, taking the death toll to 6.
An official that Ali Hassan Ansari of Jharkhand succumbed to his…
Anti-Modi posters in Capital: 44 FIRs, 4 arrests
At least 2,000 posters were removed and 2,000 more seized after a van was intercepted.
The Delhi Police has registered 44 FIRs and arrested four persons, including two printing press owners, after posters including some seeking the ouster…
After militancy; Police starts war against drugs in South Kashmir
206 drug peddlers arrested this year; 151 FIR's registered, 22 Notorious peddlers detained under PIT NDPS Act: Official figures; List of accused evading arrests handed over to other states: SSP Anantnag; All districts of South Kashmir have…
No improvement expected as MeT predicts cloudy weather, light rains till Mar 30
Srinagar : The weather would unlikely improve by the end of this month as the weatherman here has predicted more rains with cloudy weather conditions till March 30.
Deputy Director, Meteorological department (MeT), Dr Mukhtar Ahmad told…
On Navroz, Leech therapy still popular in Kashmir Therapy used to treat pain, skin ailments
Srinagar : Despite being abandoned as a medical cure by modern science long ago, many people in the Kashmir Valley still let leeches suck their blood in hopes of curing everything from swollen joints and headaches to frostbite and acne.
A…
Parliamentary committee pushes for representation of minorities in DDCs & BDCs
Srinagar : The department-related parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) has pushed for giving due representation to minority communities and small groups in the district development councils and block…
Status quo maintained on LAC, ceasefire continues on LoC: Army Commander‘ Formations on high level…
Jammu : Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi Tuesday said that the status quo is maintained with China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh while ceasefire continues on the Line of Control (LoC) in J&K.…