A complete shutdown is being observed across Kashmir today on Friday against the killing of a civilian by government forces during a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Noorbagh area of Srinagar city on Thursday. Reports said that all shops, commercial establishments and schools are shut in Srinagar while public transport is off the roads. The reports of shutdown […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday arrested Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairperson Muhhamd Yasin Malik from his Masiuma residence, a spokesperson of JKLF said. He said that a contingent of police cordoned Malik’s residence in the wee hours and arrested him. The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar […]
Srinagar: Measles- Rubella (RB) Vaccination Campaign is turning out to be a great success as over 3 Lakh Children were vaccinated for the disease in 3 days of school activity in the state. According to the authorities one lakh sixty six thousand children in Kashmir were vaccinated for RB disease while one lakh thirty seven thousand two hundred […]
Srinagar:According to District Election Officer Bandipora, 40 nominations have been filed today for upcoming Urban Local Body election for Municipal Committee Sumbal.
SRINAGAR: Chief Justice Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal, today visited the District Court Complex Shopian and Kulgam where she interacted with the judicial officers and lawyers and took stock of the functioning of the District Courts. The Chief Justice was accompanied by Administrative Judge District Court Kulgam Justice Aalok Aaradhe, Justice Tashi […]
SRINAGAR: Lt. Gen. A.K. Bhat, GOC 15 Corps, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today and briefed him about issues relating to the security situation in the Valley and security arrangements made for the upcoming polls to Urban Local Bodies and Panchayats. Governor stressed the importance of maintaining a sustained coordination between […]
SRINAGAR: The State’s Industries and Commerce Department has embarked on an ambitious and futuristic marketing project for local handicrafts and other products including paintings by roping in e-commerce giant Amazon for promoting and trading J&K’s exclusive crafts online. A joint meeting of the State Government officials, Amazon Executives and local representatives of industry and artisans was […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday declined to refer to a five-judge constitution bench the issue of reconsideration of the observations in its 1994 judgement that a mosque was not integral to Islam which had arisen during the hearing of the Ayodhya land dispute. In a majority verdict of 2:1, an apex court bench headed by […]
Beijing: The Chinese defence ministry on Thursday denounced flyovers by US B-52 bombers over the South China Sea and East China Sea as “provocative” actions amid soaring tensions between the two global powers. The Pentagon said Wednesday the heavy bombers had taken part in a combined operation with Japan over the East China Sea and […]
Abuja: Nearly 200 people have died in flooding caused by heavy seasonal rains across 12 states in Nigeria, the country’s main relief agency said on Thursday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said 199 people had lost their lives after the main Niger and Benue rivers burst their banks. A national disaster has been declared […]
