Srinagar: Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, on Friday wrote a letter to the administration seeking permission to visit the grave of her maternal grandfather and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in south Kashmir on his fourth death anniversary on January 7. Iltija, a Special Security Group protectee, has written to Additional […]
Rajouri: Four army soldiers including an officer were seriously injured after three mine blasts rocked Kalal Sector of Nowshera area of Rajouri district. Defense sources told Kashmir News Trust that a patrolling party led by a Lieutenant was on a routine patrol when three mines exploded suddenly. These blasts resulted in critical injuries of four […]
Srinagar: To check pilferage and curb revenue loss, the Jammu and Kashmir administration will install nearly a million pre-paid smart electricity meters in urban and rural areas to curb transmission and distribution (T&D) losses. After the abrogation of Article 370, the administration has decided to implement the project on a priority basis as the Union […]
SRINAGAR: Family members of acid victim – Mohammad Yaseen Bhat held a protest here on Friday demanding action against perpetrators. Three masked men had thrown acid on Bhat at Padshahi Bagh here on December 8, 2019. They assembled in Press enclave and chanted slogans, “We want justice”, “Throwing acid is a crime” and “Punish the […]
34 more wounded; govt announces ex-gratia relief
Srinagar: Nine people were killed and dozens wounded as a passenger bus rolled down into a gorge in Jammu’s Rajouri on Thursday. The accident occurred around 1:30pm when a bus on its way to Sharda Sharief in the district skidded off the road and fell into a gorge at Dera ki Gali. Officials said that […]
MeT predicts snow, rains today
SRINAGAR: Ahead of forecast for snow spell in Kashmir, Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for traffic leaving hundreds of passengers stranded on the road. The highway was shut after landslides blocked the road at multiple places on the 300-km long highway. Landslides were reported from Karol in Chanderkot near Jaiswal bridge on Thursday and from Digdol […]
Assures traders of resolving genuine issues
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Thursday said that the government is “actively considering” restoration of internet in a phased manner in Kashmir. He told this to joint delegation of traders from Kashmir who called on him at Raj Bhawan in Jammu to discuss about the issued faced by them. Murmu said that the […]
Srinagar/Jammu: After initial hiccups, broadband internet services were restored in 80 government hospitals and nursing homes in Kashmir, officials said, a move which is being seen as a big relief for patients and healthcare professionals in the Valley. Medical Superintendent of Chest Disease hospital in Srinagar Dr Saleem Tak confirmed that internet started working in […]
SRINAGAR: Daughter of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, Iltija Mufti on Thursday said that she has been detained by the government at her residence to bar her from speaking to media. Iltija told Kashmir Reader that security personnel interrupted her scheduled press conference which was planned to be held at her Gupkar residence. “My late […]
Jammu: A Border Security Force soldier on Wednesday suffered a bullet injury in the firing by Pakistan army in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. The soldier was manning a forward post and was hit by a bullet in the left leg from across the border in Mankote area of Mendhar […]