Srinagar: A three member delegation of Kashmir Journalist Association (KJA) on Wednesday met Principal Secretary Health Atal Dullo in his office and submitted a formal complaint against a doctor for manhandling journalist Irfan Amin Malik at his private clinic. The delegation comprised of Junaid Rather, Yasir Ashraf and Manzoor ul Hassan. A statement of the […]
Srinagar: Not a single candidate has filed nomination papers for 177 municipal wards out of a total 624 in the Kashmir Valley, while 215 wards will return their representative unopposed. The filing of nomination papers for the four-phase municipal polls ended on Tuesday. Voting is scheduled for October 8, 10, 13 and 16. Given the situation […]
Srinagar: The students of integrated Masters in Business Administration, 4th semester, in North Campus of Kashmir University on Wednesday held protest demonstration in the campus at against over bus fee issue. Witnesses said that the students boycotted the classes alleging the university authority has been forcing them to pay two months bus fee while the […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir have constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the “loot of weapons” from the official residence of PDP lawmaker Ajaz Mir in Srinagar. The police had earlier said that it has identified the civilian who helped the Special Police Officer (SPO) of the Jammu and Kashmir police in the “loot”. […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a drug peddler from Lassipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Acting on specific information, a team headed by SHO Litter and SDPO Litter arrested a drug peddler at Lassipora area and recovered 96 kilograms of poppy straw from his possession, a police spokesperson said today. One […]
Jalalabad(Afghanistan): The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as ISIS have claimed responsibility of the dastardly attack in an election campaign rally in eastern Nangarhar Province on Tuesday killing 13 and wounding dozens. Earlier, Attaullah Khoyani, a spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province, said the attacker targeted a campaign rally held […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference working president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah has taken a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party after the party roped in a former militant commander to fight the Urban Local Body elections. The former militant had returned to this side of Jammu and Kashmir under the rehabilitation policy […]
Srinagar: The Government of India on Wednesday has red-flagged the visit of Iranian clerics to Jammu and Kashmir amid reports of fiery speeches being given by them at congregations and mosques. The immediate trigger seems to be the posters of Hizbul Mujahideen “commander” Burhan Wani that surfaced during a Muharram procession in Kashmir last month, […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday denounced the arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chief Muhammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday. Condemning Yasin Malik’s arrest, Mirwaiz termed it ‘arbitrary and an act of intimidation’ He said that no intimation can stop the pro-freedom leadership from speaking truth and serving the cause […]
Srinagar: A Kashmiri Pandit group has sought United Nations’ intervention for withdrawal of a postage stamp issued in Pakistan, alleging it had pictures of their protest to highlight human rights violations in Kashmir. The group has written a letter to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres seeking his intervention for the stamp’s withdrawal. A major […]
