Hamzapora village sans water supply

Anantnag: Barely two kilometers away from Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s residence, Hamzapora village in Bijbehara area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district is lacking water supply, causing hardships to the villagers. The village, situated on national highway is facing acute shortage of drinking water while the authorities have failed to take any step to provide with […]

Screening test for Contractual Lecturers postponed

  Srinagar: Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Saturday said that the screening test for the engagement of contractual lecturers on academic arrangement in Kashmir division has been postponed and will now be held on Mar 02, 2018. Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G.N. Itoo while talking to Media Centre SIE Kashmir in GHSS Kothibagh […]

Pattan residents stage protest, seek adequate water supply

Pattan: Scores of residents from Hanjevera, Reshipora area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Saturday protested against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to provide adequate water supply to their area. The residents blocked the main Baramulla-Srinagar road for several hours to mark a protest against the department. The aggrieved residents chanted […]

Encroachers ‘destroy’ Mughal’ period bridge in Verinag 

Anantnag: As the encroachment continues on River Jehlum in Verinag, a famous Stone Bridge constructed during the Mughal period known as ‘Kani Kadal Verinag’ suffered damage while the authorities are acting as mute spectators and are not bothering to take action in this regard.  Irfan Ahmad, one among the locals said that they approached Chief […]

Show restrain and maturity, Er Rasheed tells India-Pakistan

  Uri: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Saturday visited victims of cross border shelling in Uri and appealed both the neighboring countries including India and Pakistan to show restrain and maturity. Er Rasheed according to the statement issued here asked the government to give alternate land to […]

CASO in Hajin leads to protests

Srinagar: A Cordon and Search Operation was started by government forces on Saturday morning in Hajin town of north Kashmir’s Bandipora District, witnesses said. They said that following inputs about the presence of some militants in the area, Army’s 13 RR unit, SOG and police launched a cordon and search operation in twin villages of […]

Strike in Rajouri areas enters day nine

Jammu: An ongoing strike to press for an Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) post in the area disrupted normal life in parts of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir for the ninth day on Saturday, officials said. The strike was continuing in Nowshera, Sunderbani and Kalakote sectors near the Line of Control (LoC) since February 16 […]

Traffic dept asks transporters to implement ‘students concession’

Srinagar: The traffic police in Srinagar have advised the transporters to charge only half passenger fare in respect of students travelling from their residential place to the location of their Educational Institution and back once in a day. According to an advisory issued by the department, the student, however, needs to produce a bonafide and […]

Drug peddler held at Dooru

Anantnag: Anantnag police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a drug peddler in Dooru area and recovered psychotropic substance from his possession. Police officials said that a police party headed by SHO Dooru Muddasir Nazar after receiving specific information nabbed a drug peddler of Dooru identified as Showket Ahmad Sofi, son of Mohammad Ashraf Sofi […]

Three missing in Kupwara avalanche; heavy rains, snow hampering rescue operation 

  Srinagar: Three persons were missing after they came under a snow avalanche at Lolab forest area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday. Local sources said that five persons had gone for hunting in Lashkote- the top forest area of Darpora which connects Lolab and Bandipora forest areas two days ago. They later divided into […]