Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Continuing its sustained drive against drug trafficking under the ongoing “Nasha-Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyan”, police in J&K’s Ganderbal achieved a significant success on Thursday.In a specific and credible input received through reliable sources, Police Station Kangan was informed that Javed Ahmad Dar, son of Abdul Rehim Dar, resident of Khanan Kangan, had concealed a contraband substance (Charas-like material) in a cowshed adjacent to his residence, a police …
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New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) The record turnout registered in the Assembly polls held on April 9 is being ascribed to several reasons, with a similar outcome anticipated in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal at the end of April. Assembly polls will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 23, while West Bengal will vote in two phases, on April 23 and 29. The latter may see a particularly sharp spike, as the state has historically witnessed high turnouts, especially over the last three decades, as reflected in po…
Srinagar, April 7 (IANS) The strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway was reopened for passenger traffic on Tuesday after it remained closed for a day due to a landslide and shooting stones in Ramban district of J&K.Traffic department officials said this morning that passenger traffic has been allowed from both sides on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44).Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Traffic National Highway, Raja Adil, told reporters that vehicular movement has resumed on…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) In a significant step towards India’s first fully digital Census, PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, completed his “self-enumeration” for Phase-I of Census 2027 (Houselisting and Housing Census) on Saturday. The development was announced by the official Census India handle, which expressed gratitude to Mishra for his active participation and support in this monumental national exercise. His timely action is being seen as a strong…
Srinagar, March 29 (IANS) Three soldiers were injured in a fratricidal firing incident in J&K’s Kupwara district, official sources said on Sunday.The incident occurred at an army camp in the Trehgam area of Kupwara when a soldier allegedly opened fire on his colleagues last night.Three soldiers were injured in the incident before the erring soldier was overpowered, officials said, adding that the injured soldiers are undergoing treatment at a local military hospital. Further details of the…
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…
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…