New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) A total of 52,494 persons were arrested under the provisions of the Railway Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966, related to unlawful possession of property belonging to Indian Railways during the last five years (2021–2025). Of these, complaints were filed against 50,432 offenders in the respective courts, according to official information tabled in Parliament.The protection of railway property is entrusted to the Railway Protection Force. The Railway Pro…
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Srinagar, March 19 (IANS) Eid eve shopping continued across Kashmir on Thursday despite incessant rain and cold temperature.People carrying bags full of bakery, grocery, mutton, chicken and other essentials of life were seen braving the rain and cold to prepare for the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.Makeshift stalls of bakery have come up both in old city and uptown Srinagar as buyers haggle with sellers over prices of goods. For a change, people are again buying warm clothes as heavy snowfall has occurre…
Rajouri (J&K), Feb 23 (IANS) In a landmark achievement for the remote hilly areas of J&K’s Rajouri district, more than 14,000 people in its Kotranka subdivision are receiving tap water at their homes for the first time since Independence under the Central government’s Jal Jeevan Mission scheme. Villages including Mowra, Jaglano, Khadyoon, Upper Kandi, Lower Kandi, Hubbi, Mowra-B, and Phalni have now been covered under the ambitious project. Residents have expressed immense gratitude to t…
Srinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) After the Ramadan crescent was sighted at many places in the country, including in J&K, on Wednesday, the 30-day-long Muslim fasting month will begin on Thursday.Muslims throughout the world observe dawn-to-dusk fast during the holy month of Ramadan.The month is observed as the month of prayer and penance. Devout Muslims offer the routine five-time daily prayers and, in addition, also offer the ‘Tarawih’ prayers in the evening.Tarawih (or Taraweeh/Taravi) refers t…
Srinagar, Feb 7 (IANS) Scores of Shia Muslim took out a protest on Saturday in the Kashmir Valley against the suicide bombing at a Pakistan Shia mosque in which 31 people were killed and 169 others injured.Scores of Shia Muslims raised anti-Pakistan slogans and took out a protest on the Srinagar-Baramulla highway to protest against the suicide bombing at a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan.The protest erupted in Hanjiwera area of Baramulla district as angry protesters said attacks had been taki…
Jammu, Feb 7 (IANS) Heated exchanges took place on Saturday in the Legislative Assembly between the ruling National Conference and Opposition BJP members over the issue of Jammu and Kashmir’s (J&K) special status.Chaos broke out in the House when National Conference MLA, Javid Baig started speaking about special status for J&K.Leader of Opposition (LoP) and BJP MLA, Sunil Sharma countered him by asserting that there is no such thing as a special status.“I am ready to face any punishm…
Srinagar, Jan 31 (IANS) Night temperature dropped below the freezing point in the Valley in the wee hours of Saturday and the ski resort of Gulmarg was the coldest at minus 6.5 degrees Celsius.However, the day temperatures improved in J&K after the 40-day period of harsh winter cold known locally as the ‘Chillai Kalan’ ended on January 30.Srinagar city had 10 and Jammu 22.1 as the maximum temperature on Friday.Today, the minimum temperature was minus 0.1 in Srinagar, minus 2.6 in Pahalga…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi reiterated that Operation Sindoor remains ongoing, and a future misadventure will be resolutely responded to, while adding that the military action was “the best example of tri-services synergy under clear-cut political directive and full freedom to act or respond”.He also acknowledged the “proactive role” of all stakeholders involved in Operation Sindoor.Addressing the annual press conference of the Indian Army here, Gen Dwivedi…
Jammu, Jan 11 (IANS) A section of traders and businessmen in Jammu on Sunday rejected the demand for a separate state for Jammu and instead demanded statehood for J&K.The group was reacting to the recently made demands by members of some right-wing organisations, including the RSS and Bajrang Dal, for a separate state of Jammu. These groups alleged that the interests of the Jammu region have been compromised by the ruling parties belonging to the Valley.The trading community group said that …
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The political heat escalated on Wednesday as Bihar Minister Dilip Jaiswal launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her opposition to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying that she has lost her mind.Responding to Banerjee’s threat to gherao the Election Commission (EC) office in Delhi, Jaiswal said, “Mamata Banerjee has lost her mind. The people of Bengal will never accept the way she has supported illegal…