Ahead of the Muharram processions in Srinagar, authorities here imposed strict restrictions in many areas across Srinagar City to prevent a Muharram procession, police said. As per officials, restrictions will be imposed on in areas falling under 13 police stations. The police stations are Batmaloo, Sherghari, Karanagar, Shaheedgunj, Maisuma, Kralkhud, Kothibag, RMBagh (partly), Nowhatta, Khanyar, […]
Just yesterday, Minister for Education Altaf Bukhari inaugurated the renovated Flower Mandi Complex at Rajbagh. The flower Mandi has been set up for the flower growers of Kashmir valley where they can market their products. Floriculture is a sunrise industry and it has been accorded 100 percent export oriented status. Owing to steady increase in […]
Even as the district administration imposed restrictions in Srinagar parts, the authorities on Friday foiled the Muharram procession that was scheduled to start from Guru Bazar and would have culminated at Dalgate area of Srinagar City. Reports said that restrictions under section 144 CrPC were imposed by the authorities in Srinagar areas falling under the […]
Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Friday expressed his deep concern over the increasing ‘lawlessness, harassment, bullying’ by forces personnel and incidents of braid chopping. Suspecting the involvement of government forces, Geelani said that in a highly militarized zone and in presence of CRPF, BSF, STF and police, the culprits go unnoticed. “The silence […]
On her first visit as Defence Minister to Jammu and Kashmir, Nirmala Sitharaman arrived here on Friday on a two-day visit to review the security situation along the borders and in the hinterland. Ms Sitharaman was received by Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Devraj Anbu and Chinar Corps Commander J S Sandhu at the Technical […]
Two youth sustained critical injuries during clashes that erupted at Nowhatta area of old city after Friday prayers. According to eyewitnesses, groups of youth resorted to stone-pelting on government forces after Friday prayers. They said police used tear gas and pellets against stone-throwers during which two youth identified as Sajad Hussain and Mudasir Beigh were […]
Composite Rehabilitation Centre (CRC), Bemina, the lone centre for the rehabilitation of physically challenged patients is struggling for a permanent administrative head since the establishment of the Centre in 2000. The non-availability of the administrative head is taking a serious toll on the overall development of the Centre. CRC was established for the Rehabilitation […]
As the fear among the people is running high, two more cases of braid cutting were reported from South and Central Kashmir on Friday, leading to protests and fear-psychosis among people. More than two dozen braid chopping incidents have occurred from past one month in South, Central and North Kashmir. The Southern districts of Shopian, […]
Police has registered a case against a Physical Education teacher for ‘assaulting’ a student who, according to the family of the student has suffered internal head injury. As per the complaint filed by the parents of a Class 10th student Muhammad Asif Dar, resident of Hanjivera Pattan area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, Physical […]
J&K Pradesh Congress Committee has strongly condemned the braid chopping incidents that are occuring in many parts of the Valley. The party alleged that the government is in deep slumber and is not trying to curb these ‘shameful’ activities. Expressing serious concern over the continuous incidents of Braid Chopping in South Kashmir and elsewhere in […]