Jammu, Mar 22 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather, on Saturday announced formation of a House Committee to probe the alleged irregularities in implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in the state. The Speaker said that there had been a constant demand from several legislators regarding constitution of a House Committee since…
Srinagar, Mar 20 (UNI) BJP leader and former MLA, Gurez Faqeer Mohammad Khan, allegedly shot himself dead at Srinagar’s high-security Tulsi Bagh area on Thursday, officials said. Khan, a senior leader of the BJP who unsuccessfully contested the assembly polls on the party ticket in 2024, had a gunshot wound. Police said initial findings suggest…
Srinagar, Mar 17 (UNI) After nearly a week-long wet spell, bright sunshine greeted people in Kashmir on Monday. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said the weather will generally remain dry till March 26 with a chance of light snow over isolated higher reaches on the night of March 19. There are chances of a fresh spell…
Shimla, Mar 16 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh witnessed snowfall in the higher reaches and thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in several other parts of the state on Sunday, disrupting daily life. Power outages and damage to property were reported in various regions. The high-altitude regions of Himachal Pradesh received substantial snowfall, with Kothi in Kullu district recording…
Srinagar, Mar 16 (UNI) Security forces averted a major tragedy when they recovered and destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday. Army in a post on X said that “the IED was recovered in the general area Narikut Forest Kupwara”. “ChinarWarriors and @BSF_Kashmir averted a terror incident today…
Srinagar, Mar 15 (UNI) The J-K Peace Forum, an organization of Kashmiri Pandits, has strongly condemned the Centre’s decision to ban the Awami Action Committee (AAC) led by Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, calling it unjust and detrimental to the peace and development of Jammu and Kashmir. Last month, Mirwaiz and Forum president Satish…
Srinagar, Mar 14 (UNI) The Kashmir plains continue to receive widespread intermittent rainfall, while some higher reaches witnessed light snowfall over the past 24 hours. The Kashmir Valley has been experiencing rainfall for the past five days, and the Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Friday predicted widespread light to moderate rain and snow to continue across…
Srinagar, Mar 14 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday lamented that certain “bigots” have transformed Holi festivities, once a symbol of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb, into a “source of fear ” for minorities. In a post on X, Mufti said,” Holi for me has always symbolized India’s Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb. I fondly remember…
Srinagar, Mar 14 (UNI) Anjuman Auqaf, the managing body of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, on Friday said that Kashmir’s chief cleric, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has been placed under house arrest, preventing him from delivering the sermon at the historic mosque. The latest restriction on Mirwaiz comes days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) declared…
Srinagar, Mar 11 (UNI) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken up the issue of Indian nationals, including Kashmiri youth Faizan Rasool, trapped in Myawaddy with the concerned authorities in Myanmar. Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA), who had taken up the issue, said MEA has informed them all requests have been forwarded to…
