Srinagar: Srinagar: The Governor’s Administration on Thursday said that ‘the outcome will be exclusively in the hands of the people’ and has said that the media has misrepresented governors comments on Srinagar mayor which has created furore in the political circles of the valley. “As the Head of the Government, the Governor will ensure this(free […]
Srinagar: Government has ordered suspension of class work in educational institutions of various districts of Kashmir valley after reports about trapping of top militant Manan Wani in a gunfight in northern Kashmir Kupwara’s district. Kupwara district officials said that the class work in all educational institutions of the district will remain suspended. Officials said that […]
Srinagar: A top Hizbul Mujahideen Commander Manan Wani including two more militants are believed to be trapped in a cordon laid by government forces in north Kashmir’s Handwara area, intelligence sources revealed to The Kashmir press Sources said the forces have laid the siege of the area while the searches were on to locate the […]
Srinagar: A known top militant commander is believed to be trapped in north Kashmir’s Handwara area following which the authorties have asked Islamic university to shut the educational establishment. According to the Islamic university sources, after the the known militant commander was believed to be trapped with government forces, the varsity was told not to […]
Srinagar: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) J&K, Shaleen Kabra this evening said that overall 30% polling was witnessed in the Phase-II of Municipal Polls-2018 across J&K today. Kabra said in Jammu division 76% polling was witnessed in 214 wards that went to polls today while Kashmir division witnessed average 3% polling in 49 wards with Bandipora recording the highest […]
Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar on Wednesday recorded a percentage of 2.24 in municipal polls. Here is the ward-wise breakup. Total Voters 186085 Total votes Polled 4169 Total Percentage 2.24 Area Total voters Votes polled Solina 5671/355 Aalochibagh 7178/84 Sheik Darood Coloney 11114/88 Ziyarut Batmaloo 8795/62 Shaheedgunj 7312/123 Karannager 7480/71 Chatabal […]
Srinagar: Kashmir capital city Srinagar and southern Kashmir’s Islamabad district recorded the lowest turnout in the second phase of the ongoing urban local body elections on Wednesday. Besides the twin districts, officials said, Handwara in northern Kashmir recorded a poll percentage of 5.1 while Sopore recorded 6.1. The highest turnout was recorded in Sumbal municipal […]
Srinagar: The capital of China’s Xinjiang region, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority, has launched a campaign against halal products to stop Islam penetrating secular life and fuelling “extremism”, Reuters news agency reported. In a meeting on Monday (Oct 7), the Communist Party leaders of Urumqi led cadres to swear an oath to “fight […]
Srinagar: After a Kashmiri youth studying engineering in Dehradun allegedly joined militant outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, other students from the valley said that they were afraid that they might be asked to leave by local residents or be subjected to constant surveillance, Times of India reported. They said that they were worried of being put under […]
Srinagar: The Pakistan army’s media wing on Wednesday announced that Lt Gen Asim Munir has been appointed the new director general (DG) of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Dawn reported. Following reports that former DG ISI Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar would be retiring, various sections of the media speculated that Lt Gen Munir was next in […]
