Voters queue up to cast their ballots at a polling station in Srinagar during the fourth phase of voting in the Lok Sabha election on May 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD Reacting to the voter turnout DPAP chief Ghulam Nabi Azad and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti reacted differently to the voter turnout in … Read more
Farooq Abdullah. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “Summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah has informed the agency he will not appear before it, in Srinagar, on February 13 as he is out of town,” official sources said. They said the Lok Sabha member from Srinagar … Read more
The National Conference (NC) and CPI(M) on Monday criticised the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to drop the title Sher (lion) from the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), now referred to as KICC, in Srinagar. Referring to the Lieutenant-Governor’s administration, NC spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said this airdropped government’s unwavering determination to obliterate the history … Read more
These three men claimed to have married the same woman since 2022 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In the past 24 hours, over half-a-dozen men have held street demonstrations in Srinagar against a woman from the Pir Panjal valley’s Rajouri district, whom they accuse of marrying multiple men for a couple of months and later … Read more
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday launched India’s first Tele-MANAS chat-bot in the Union Territory, which will ensure round the clock services of health counsellors, clinical psychologists and consultants, officials said. The service was launched after Sinha inaugurated ‘J-K Health Conclave’ on mental health and non-communicable diseases at SKICC here, they … Read more
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde (L) with Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Photo: Special Arrangement Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on June 11 met Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and requested him to provide land in Srinagar for the construction of ‘Maharashtra Bhavan’. The meeting took place in Srinagar during which … Read more
The blooming tulips at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar | Photo Credit: ANI The Rembrandt tulip is believed to have got its name from the striking flame-like flashes of colour over a base shade. One of the prettiest and most painterly among tulips, they are a tribute to legendary Dutch artist Rembrandt … Read more
Srinagar: Two civilians were injured in ‘accidental firing’ by a soldier of the 21 Rashtriya Rifles inside the premises of a masjid in Handwara town of northern Kashmir on Thursday afternoon. An Army spokesperson said soldiers were on routine patrol in Handwara town and a scuffle led to ‘accidental discharge of a weapon’. The troops … Read more
Almost all flights at the Srinagar International Airport were cancelled on Tuesday due to fresh snowfall and rains in the Kashmir Valley. Electricity supply was also disrupted in several regions including in the border and rural areas. The meteorological department has issued an ‘orange alert’, warning that the prevalent weather system is expected to intensify. … Read more
Kashmir valley is currently under the grip of the 40-day harshest winter period known as ‘Chilla-i-Kalan’ which began on Tuesday. The cold wave conditions intensified across Kashmir as Gulmarg skiing resort witnessed season’s record low with mercury plunging more than 10 degrees below the freezing point, officials said on Wednesday. Kashmir valley is currently under … Read more