Netizens said that forcing people to take off Pheran in the bone-chilling cold is unacceptable. BANDIPORA โ The arbitrary removal of Pheran of people visiting the Deputy Commissionerโs office in Bandipora has led to an outrage in Kashmir. On Tuesday, a video went viral on social media depicting people taking off their Pheran in a…
The two have been identified as Rouf Ahmad Khan, a resident of Srinagar city and ASI Muhammad Ashraf, a resident of Awantipora. SRINAGAR โ Two persons including a police assistant sub-inspector have been shot dead in two separate incidents in Srinagar and south Kashmirโs Bijbehara on Wednesday evening. Officials said that a civilian was shot…
โPeople should follow SOPs, wear masks, maintain hygiene and social distance, avoid gatherings and unnecessary travel.โ SRINAGAR โ Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reported the first three cases of Omicron variant of the coronavirus from Talab Tillo and Bantalab areas on the outskirts of Jammu City. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Jammu Dr. JP Singh while…
“Although this is just a proposal, it is clear that the exercise has been done by the ruling party to fulfill its political agenda.” SRINAGAR โ The proposal of the Delimitation Commission recommending six additional seats for the Jammu region and just one for the Kashmir Valley has drawn severe criticism in the valley. In…
The commission has also proposed nine seats for Scheduled Tribes and seven seats for Scheduled Castes. SRINAGAR โ The Delimitation Panel that met in New Delhi on Monday has proposed six additional seats for Jammu region and one for Kashmir division. This would take the total number of assembly seats in Jammu division to 43…
Mountain Ink spoke to several residents who have managed to get a fake vaccination certificate. Many among them are students, teachers, and businessmen. SRINAGAR โ Sehrish was tense. She was unvaccinated when the government announced the reopening of colleges but made vaccination a precondition for students to attend the classes physically. A 21-year-old college student,…
A police spokesperson said that Saifullah was also involved in the killing of BJPโs Bandipora President Waseem Bari, his brother and father. Srinagar โ The Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have killed a foreign militant in a military operation in the Harwan area of Kashmirโs capital city Srinagar. Police said that the…
Since Friday midnight 20,000 PDD employees are on an indefinite strike to protest the governmentโs move to merge J&KPDD into the Power Grid Corporation of India and privatisation of assets. SRINAGAR โ Several areas in Kashmir are facing electricity outages as the government has failed to negotiate with the Power Development Department (PDD) employees who…
The family of the baby alleged medical negligence by the staff of Sub District Hospital Tangdhar. SRINAGAR โ A new born baby died hours after the delivery, and his family members alleged that the baby had a deep cut on his head that apparently looked like a sharp object wound. The incident occurred at Sub-District hospital…
Vendors demand space near the main market that is accessible to people. SOPORE โ Theย street vendors in north Kashmirโs Sopore township are suffering for the past four years as the administration neither allows them to operate their stalls by roadsides nor provides them with an alternate space. In 2018, the vendors were granted permission for…