Srinagar: As the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said that they will boycott the municipal elections and panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the governor has apparently told both the parties that given the state’s situation, its not the right time to take a position on Article 35A or Article 370. […]
Srinagar: Amnesty International India on Tuesday said that the intimidation, harassment, and detention of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir, by the state, threatens basic freedom of expression norms. “What we are witnessing in the valley is a new form of censorship where journalists are detained for doing their job. The recent arrest of Kashmir-based journalist […]
Srinagar: Five army personnel and a civilian were injured Wednesday after a speedy bus bumped into an army vehicle at Tangmarg in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Witnesses said that the bus bearing registration number JK01C-4779 bumped into an army vehicle along the Srinagar-Gulmarg highway. The injured army men and the civilian have been rushed to […]
New Delhi: India has expressed regret that the Kashmir issue is being raised at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) after mentions of it by Michelle Bachelet, the new UN Human Rights High Commissioner, and by Pakistan at its current session, reports said on Wednesday. “Terrorism is the biggest scourge and greatest violator of human […]
Srinagar: With Jammu and Kashmir’s two major political parties taking a decision to boycott the local body polls, there is now a chance that the polls scheduled to be held in October are likely to be deferred to January, according to an NDTV report. The PDP’s decision to boycott local body elections comes days after its arch-rival, the […]
Srinagar: Militants attacked a CRPF party on Srinagar-Jammu highway near Jhajjar Kotli in Udhampur district Wednesday morning. Reports said that unidentified militants shot at CRPF manning a checkpoint in Jhajjar Kotli area when a truck they were traveling in, was signaled to stop. Sources said that after firing the shots, the militants managed to flee […]
KABUL: A suicide bomber in Afghanistan killed at least 25 people at a gathering on Tuesday on the highway between the eastern city of Jalalabad and the main border crossing into neighbouring Pakistan, officials said. The blast, less than a week after a suicide attack killed more than 20 people in the capital, Kabul, came […]
Jammu: All Jammu Kashmir Panchayat Conference on Tuesday castigated the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party for dragging Panchayati Rai Institutions into their dirty politics of blackmail. Slamming the NC and the PDP leadership for announcing boycott of the upcoming Panchayat elections, Panchayat Conference state president Anil Sharma said that both the parties have […]
Srinagar: After the National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) announced to boycott Local Urban Bodies (UBL) and Panchayat polls, a delegation of Congress discuss the issue with Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday. An official spokesman said here a delegation of Congress led by Ghulam Ahmad Mir, President of PCC, met Governor Malik […]
Srinagar, Sep 11: In a bid to curb stunt biking menace and save precious lives, Police Station Nishat Srinagar today arrested three stunt bikers, who were performing dangerous stunts, scaring other roadu-sers on boulevard road. The trio arrested were seen riding their bikes with just the back wheel on the ground, and performing dangerous stunts, […]
