Srinagar: Two militant associates of the Lashkar-e-Taiba were arrested in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir and some ammunition was recovered from their possession, police said on Tuesday. “Security forces arrested two militant associates of LeT (TRF) at Kunzer Baramulla,” a police official said. The Resistance Front or the TRF is an offshoot of the […]
Srinagar: ‘Shab-e-Barat’ was observed across the Kashmir valley with night-long prayers at major mosques and shrines , officials said. Devotees thronged mosques and shrines on Tuesday night to pray and participate in the recitation of the Holy Quran, while preachers and religious scholars highlighted the importance of the night and the teachings of Islam. ‘Shab-e-Barat’ […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday expressed her astonishment over Central Bureau of Investigation’s message asking people not to pay any money or bribe to any government servant/employee, in the backdrop of purported awarding of contract to APTECH Company for conducting upcoming Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) exam(s). Taking to micro-blogging […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference on Tuesday held a provincial meeting at its party headquarters in Srinagar. The meeting was organised by the Provincial Committee headed by Provincial President Mohammad Khurshid Alam and attended by senior leadership, members of the youth wing, women’s wing and student wing of the party. In the course of […]
Srinagar: Falling returns and lack of incentives had brought the art of making fancy wicker products to the verge of extinction, but timely intervention by the Jammu and Kashmir administration has revived the craft introduced in the Valley by the British. Considered to be the youngest art in the valley’s handicrafts spectrum, wicker work involves […]
Srinagar: A court here on Tuesday rejected bail plea of one of the accused in the death of a juvenile allegedly due to “rash and negligent act” at Budshah Nagar area here last month. “In the instant case the accused is charged with the commission offence under Section 304 IPC which carries a punishment of […]
Srinagar: Barring “very light rain and thunders at one or two places over the higher reaches”, the meteorological department here has forecast mainly dry weather for next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. An official of the MeT department here said that mainly dry weather was expected till March 12. Regarding the minimum temperature, he […]
New Delhi: Even as the Republican Party predicts it a ‘Ron vs Don’ for nomination for 2024, former US President Donald Trump feels he has not been done yet and has vowed to remain in the 2024 presidential race even if he ends up being criminally indicted by various Congress committees and the courts. Florida […]
Srinagar: A ten-day training cum workshop on ‘Microbiological Methods’ was inaugurated on Tuesday at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir’s Faculty Outreach Centre, FVSc&AH, Shuhama campus. The workshop is being organised by the university’s Division of Veterinary Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Shuhama under the World Bank-ICAR-funded […]
Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid informed that the concerned police and administration officials came to Jama Masjid Nowhatta and locked the gates of the mosque at 5.30 pm. The Anjuman in a statement said the officials informed it that as per the orders of DC Srinagar, no Shab-e-Barat prayers will be allowed to take place […]