Srinagar: The JK-wide strike by Power department employees on Sunday entered the second day, leaving people bereft in the harsh winter with long power outages and faults remaining unrepaired. The crisis has deepened so much that Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ragav Langer has written to the Indian Army for assistance, as essential services have begun to […]
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P K Pole on Sunday claimed that their was no major impact to power scenario in the Kashmir due to the ongoing strike power development department. He, however, appealed the striking employees to call off their strike. Pole said that keeping in view the harsh weather conditions and difficulties being faced […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party President Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Sunday expressed serious concerns over the indefinite strike called by PDD employees in opposition to a government decision that intends to privatize grid stations. In a statement issued here, Bukhari said that a plethora of such arbitrary decisions taken by the government have always […]
Srinagar: National Conference on Sunday stated that J&K government lacks the political authority to privatise the power sector saying in current circumstances the measure will put extra burden on consumers by making basic public services cost more. “Most areas in J&K are reeling through massive power outages over the past 24 hours as government has […]
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions continued in Kashmir as most places experienced the coldest night of the season so far, with the weatherman forecasting further dip in mercury over the next few days, officials said on Sunday. The temperature on Sunday night was several degrees below the freezing point, they said. Srinagar recorded a low of […]
Jammu: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday claimed the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has worsened after the abrogation of Article 370 and called on the people of the union territory to stand up for their “snatched” rights. Addressing a party convention in Poonch district, Mehbooba termed the Centre’s decision to revoke […]
Srinagar: People’s Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday said the issue of Article 370 — revoked by the Centre in August 2019 — was sacrosanct and the demand for its restoration will never die. He said the party will fight for whatever has been snatched from the people of Jammu and Kashmir unconstitutionally . […]
Srinagar: A top militant commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba was killed in an encounter with government forces on Sunday morning in Srinagar’s Harwan area, police said. The slain was identified as Safiulla @Abu Khalid, @Shawaz resident of Karachi Pakistan. A police official said that police, army and CRPF laid a joint cordon and search operation in Theed […]
Anantnag: A policeman was shot inside his home and left wounded by unidentified gunmen late Sunday evening here in Pulwama district, police said. The injured policeman has been identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Wagay, son of Ghulam Muhammad Wagay, a resident of Bandzoo village in Pulwama district. “He was immediately shifted to hospital with bullet injuries […]
PAMPORE: A differently-abled 13-year-old girl from a poor family, which has two other persons with disabilities, in Khrew area of Pampore has penned a book titled “A Star Shines in Dark”. Irtika Mehraj, daughter of Mehraj Ud Din Sofi, has written about the hardships of her life in the book. From the poverty of her […]