SRINAGAR โ E-commerce, Food and Grocery Delivery services in Kashmirโs capital city Srinagar are suspended as the Jammu and Kashmir police and paramilitary CRPF have launched a massive crackdown on two-wheelers, ahead of the Union Home Minister Amit Shahโs visit, seizing hundreds of motorcycles. About 4,000 youngsters are employed by over three dozen courier companies…
Officials claim the prisons in J&K are overcrowded but so is the Agra jail where they have been shifted to. SRINAGAR โ The family of Yasir Majeed Mir was awaiting his release from Kathua jail when they heard that their son has been shifted to a high-security jail in Agra. Mir, 22, was arrested in…
Many non-local labourers were seen boarding trains at Nowgam railway station and contract carriage vehicles in Lalchowk. SRINAGAR โ Thousands of non-local labourers who travel to Kashmir in summers to make a living are fearful for their life. The reason being the fresh spate of attacks that killed at least four of them in the…
The family of the slain Imtiyaz Ahmad Kakroo claim that he was arrested by the army and killed in a โfake encounterโ. SHAHGUND (BANDIPORA) โย The family of the slain Shahgund boy, Imtiyaz Ahmad Kakroo, Monday contested the police claim saying that their “innocent son” was passed as a militant and killed in the Bandipora โencounterโ.…
SRINAGAR โ Sheikhpora Pandit Colony in Central Kashmirโs Budgam district wore a deserted look on Friday. The previous day a Kashmiri Pandit teacher and a Sikh teacher were gunned down by โunknown gunmenโ. Two days before their killings, a renowned Kashmiri Pandit businessman, Makhan Lal Bindroo, was killed in his shop. Otherwise a bustling place…
The political parties are still not clear whether to contest elections without seeking restoration of special status and statehood. SRINAGAR โ When the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi met various political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir including former chief ministers and parliamentarians, in June this year, one of the issues discussed was to strengthen…
J&K medical colleges were reserved for local students but it changed as J&K admin gives nod to 15 per cent All India Quota. SRINAGAR โ Medical seats in Jammu & Kashmir colleges, which were restricted to local students till recently, have been opened to applicants from mainland India via the National Eligibility and Entrance Test…
The Government denies that it is a new infection. It advised the orchardists to follow the departmental guidelines to stop and eradicate this insect. SHOPIAN โ Asif Ahmad Lone, an apple farmer from Reshipora in the southern Shopian district, did not notice a cocoon-like web on his apple trees. However, he did take note of…
โIf the government is serious about reviving the film industry, it should focus on developing the infrastructure and provide funding and concessions to promote regional films.โ SRINAGAR โ Jammu and Kashmir Administration, led by New Delhi appointed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on August 5 launched Jammu Kashmir Film policy 2021. The policy promises to offer…
JCCI calls for shutdown on September 22, says government disrupting local trade. SRINAGAR โ More than thirty years ago, when the then National Conference government proposed an end to the annual Darbar move between Jammu and Srinagar, the winter capital shut for 23 days before the decision was reversed. The Bharatiya Janata Party supported the…