SC dismisses plea seeking appointment of govt nominees in trust for building mosque in Ayodhya

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea which had sought directions for nominating central and state government representatives to the ‘Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation’ trust for building a mosque in Ayodhya. The apex court on November 9 last year had paved the way for the construction of a Ram Temple by a […]

NC remembers founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 115th birth anniversary

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday paid glowing tributes to h Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 115th birth anniversary, terming him the founding father of political awakening and social transformation in Jammu and Kashmir. While paying glowing tributes to  him  the party in a statement said that   in Sheikh Sahib’s legacy we find answers to […]

ANTF seizes heroin worth 1.5 crore  in Awantipora

Srinagar: Anti-narcotic Task Force (ANTF) on Friday claimed to have seized contraband worth 1.5 crores from an alleged ‘notorious drug dealer’ at Malangpora Awantipora in south-Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A statement in this regard issued reads that on receipt of specific information about a drug smuggling bid being carried out by a notorious drug dealer in […]

DDC polls phase 3: 305 candidates in fray for 33 constituencies

DDC polls phase 3: 305 candidates in fray for 33 constituencies

JAMMU: The third phase of District Development Council polls are being held today across Jammu and Kashmir amid strict security arrangements. State Election Commissioner K K Sharma said that voting will be conducted in 33 constituencies, including 16 from Kashmir and 17 from Jammu. The polling will start from 7 am to 2 pm. He […]

Woman from PaK standing in DDC elections in Kupwara

Somia Sadaf has a master’s in Urdu, her own dairy and poultry farm, and passion for social work Kupwara: A woman originally from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) is among the eleven female candidates standing in DDC elections for Dragmulla constituency in frontier district Kupwara. Somia Sadaf had married a Kashmiri, Abdul Majeed Bhat, resident […]

Brace for ‘inclement weather’ today, tomorrow and again next week

Brace for ‘inclement weather’ today, tomorrow and again next week

Srinagar-Jammu highway shut today Srinagar: The meteorological department on Thursday predicted inclement weather across Kashmir valley with low to moderate snowfall in upper reaches and light rainfall in the plains for two days, starting Friday, while also predicting a substantial wet spell in the next week. The department said that the weather is likely to […]

BJP levelling false allegations against Gupkar Alliance leadership: Omar

BJP levelling false allegations against Gupkar Alliance leadership: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Alliance led by Farooq Abdullah is upbeat with the unprecedented support it is receiving from people across Jammu and Kashmir. “We are doing politics in extraordinary times, never in history post 1996, has the Government of India been so disinclined […]

HC seeks quarterly reports on Solid Waste Management Bye-laws

HC seeks quarterly reports on Solid Waste Management Bye-laws

Srinagar: The J&K High Court directed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sonmarg Development Authority and Housing and Urban Development Department to file action taken reports on quarterly basis about implementation of the Solid Waste Management Bye-laws. The court of Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Puneet Gupta ordered that status reports be filed before the […]

10 more die of Covid

10 more die of Covid

Srinagar: Ten more persons infected with Covid-19 died on Thursday, taking the total number of deaths related to the pandemic to 1,710 in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, five deaths were reported in Kashmir and five in Jammu division. The deceased persons include four from Srinagar, one from Bandipora and three from Jammu and […]

Treat journalists who succumbed to virus as ‘COVID warriors’: PCI to GoI

Calls for group insurance scheme for journalists NEW DELHI: The Press Council of India has urged the Government of India (GoI) to include journalists, who died due to COVID-19, in the category of ‘COVID warriors’ like doctors and other essential health staff, and provide them with the same benefits. In a letter to the GoI […]