Srinagar Police launches drive against traffic violators

Srinagar: Srinagar police has launched a drive against traffic violators in Parraypora area and has seized/challaned 40 two-wheelers under MV Act. According to a press statement, Police Station Sadder has launched a  special drive against traffic violators to check the menace of traffic violations by the bike riders in Parraypora area which is the hub of the […]

Forces lay siege to Buchpora area of Srinagar

Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday laid a siege to Buchpora area of Srinagar outskirts. Official sources said that SOG and CRPF cordoned off Gulberg Colony in Buchpora following inputs about the presence of some militants in the area. When reports last came in the searches in the area were going on. Meanwhile, the search operation which […]

37 govt employees suspended in J&K’s Kishtwar

Jammu: Kishtwar district authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have suspended at least 37 government employees for being absent from duty without approval, an official spokesman said today. During a surprise inspection at government offices in Marwah tehsil yesterday, District Development Commissioner Angrez Singh Rana ordered that the employees absent without official approval be suspended. Seventeen […]

Government forces launch Cordon and search operation in city outskirts

Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday launched a cordon and search operation at Mochow area of Nowgam in outskirts of Srinagar city.   Official sources said that a joint team of SOG and CRPF launched the operation following intelligence inputs about the movement of some militants in the area.   Additional reinforcement has been rushed to the spot amid […]

Lawmaker on indefinite fast inside Handwara police station

Handwara: Awami Ithiad party (AIP) and MLA Langate Er. Rasheed has started indefinite fast inside police station Handwara after being arrested at the outskirts of Handwara on way to Kupwara. According to a statement issued to the press, Rasheed was scheduled to go on an indefinite fast outside DC Office against Public Safety Act on […]

Casual employee of Forest department critically injured in Baramulla outskirts

Baramulla: A casual employee of forest department was critically injured while performing his duties after he fell from his forest compartment and rolled down into a deep ravine sustaining multiple fractures and head injuries on Tuesday evening.  The injured labourer was identified as Lateef Ahmad Lone son of Mohammad Subhan Lone of Sheeri Mirher in Narwav Baramulla. […]

Protest in Sopore against transfer of doctors

SOPORE: Hundreds of people including patients and residents today held a protest demonstration at Iqbal Market Sopore,  seeking revocation of transfer order of three special surgeon doctors including Dr. Kaiser and Dr. Rukhsana of MCH Sopore. Notably,  all  the three doctors were posted in the Sopore hospital and as per the protesting patients- were transferred […]

CBI begins questioning of Rotomac owner Kothari

New Delhi: The CBI today started questioning of Rotomac owner Vikram Kothari at its Headquarters here in connection with alleged loan default of Rs 3,695 crore towards a consortium of seven nationalised banks, officials said here. Earlier, Kothari was being questioned in Kanpur where his company and residence is located, they said. He was called […]

Seven dead, one injured in road accident in T’gana

Hyderabad: Seven persons were killed and another one was injured in a road accident involving two cars in Wanaparthy district of Telangana today, police said. The accident took place in Kothakota mandal of the district around 8 am, they said. “Seven persons travelling in the cars died on the spot and another one sustained injuries,” […]

India has nothing to worry about China-Bangla ties: Hasina

Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked India not to worry about Dhaka’s growing ties with China, asserting that the cooperation with Beijing was meant only for the country’s development. Hasina said her government was only concerned about the development, and is ready to cooperate with any country that helps Bangladesh’s growth. “We want […]