4 houses gutted in Pampore

Pampore, Dec 18: Four houses were gutted at Litterbal Kadalbal locality here on Saturday night. Reports said fire erupted at 12.30 during intervening night of Saturday and Sunday causing damage to the residential houses of Muhammad Latief Rather, Shabir Ahmad Rather, Pirzada Manzoor and Ghulam Nabi More

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Extortionist gang busted

Pakherpora, Dec 18: Police with the help of locals nabbed a gang of four extortionists at Chraripora village of central Kashmir Budgam district on Saturday.  Locals said the extortionists had demanded a ransom from a trader Ghulam Rasool Dar at Pakherpora on Friday night. Apart from demanding More

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Traders Federation appeal Sagar

Srinagar, Dec 18: Traders Federation Shahr-e-Khaas led by its President, Moulvi Nazir Ahmad called on Minister for Rural Development, Ali Muhammad Sagar here today and urged him to provide job to kin of shopkeeper Tariq Ahmad Bhat who was killed by miscreants, on compassionate grounds. The Minister More

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Kashmir will erupt if Afzal Guru is hanged: Bazaz

Srinagar, Dec 18: The chief of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Forum Pandit Bhushan Bazaz has said that keeping in view the political sensitivity of the Valley, there certainly could be another uprising in Kashmir, if Afzal Guru is hanged. “We cannot overlook that there is a sense of hurt, alienation More

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Speaker reviews dev works in Sonawari

Sumbal, Dec 18: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Muhammad Akbar Lone today visited various areas of Sonawari constituency and took stock of ongoing works there.  He also inspected the pace of three road projects of Hajan-Sadhrokot, Hakwara-Banyari and Ajas-Saidnara costing More

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BDO Lar clarifies

Srinagar, Dec 18: The Block Development Officer (BDO) Lar on Sunday said that only one Sarpanch Mushtaq Ahmed Sheikh and one Panch Showkat Ahmed Najar tendered their resignation on Saturday. Others Bilal Ahmed Bhat, Bashir Ahmed Khan and Muhammad Subhan Dar have not submitted their resignation nor More

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Plus 2 lecturers Forum Sgr unit welcomes regularization

Srinagar, Dec 18: Jammu and Kashmir Plus 2 Lecturers Forum, district Srinagar president Muhammad Altaf has hailed the cabinet decision on regularization of incharge lecturers and headmasters describing it a great victory of the teaching community. Altaf thanked Minister of Education Peerzada More

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Police foil burglary attempt

Srinagar, Dec 18: Police on Sunday foiled a burglary attempt in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Locals said that police nabbed three burglars at Rangreth Bagh colony this evening. “They (burglars) had barged into a house and had managed to snatch a  golden chain , cash , generator More

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