South Kashmir: Three Shopian youth abducted by unknown gunmen

South Kashmir: Three Shopian youth abducted by unknown gunmen

Shopian: Unidentified gunmen have abducted three youth from Shopian villages on Saturday morning. Police sources confirmed the abduction and said they are looking into the matter. They abducted youth have been identified as Farooq Ahamd Thoker, and Shahid Ahmad Ganie, both residents of Saidapora and Huzaif Kuttay, a resident of Manzgam Kulgam. More details awaited

Panchayat polls: Baramulla in north Kashmir records 24.86% turnout till 11 am

Srinagar: 24.86 percent of registered voters have exercised their franchise in the first phase of Panchayat polls in north Kashmir’s Bramaulla district till 11 am. Elections are being held at Kunzer, Uri, Parenpillan, Noorkah and Kandi-Belt Rafiabad in Baramulla in the first phase of the nine-phased election process. Polling for the first phase of Panchayat elections […]

Kashmir Panchayat polls: 65 votes out of 3643 cast in Gurez till 10 am

Kashmir Panchayat polls: 65 votes out of 3643 cast in Gurez till 10 am

Srinagar: 65 votes were polled in Gurez panchanyat halqa on Saturday till 10 am out of 3643 registered voters. The voter turnout was recorded at 1.78 percent. In Tulail, officials said that 182 registered cast their franchise out of 4989 taking the percentage to 3.65. The results of the Bagtor panchayat hala were awaited, officials said. Polling […]

CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: report

CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: report

Washington: The US Central Intelligence Agency has concluded Saudi’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, The Washington Post reported Friday, citing people close to the matter. The US assessment directly contradicts the conclusions of a Saudi prosecutor one day prior, which exonerated the prince of involvement in the […]

Kashmir shuts as Panchayat polls begin in first phase across the state

Kashmir shuts as Panchayat polls begin in first phase across the state

Srinagar: Kashmir valley is observing a complete shutdown on Saturday as the polling in the first phase for panchayat elections began today morning. All shops and business establishments are shut across the valley while public and private transport are off the roads. The authorities have also suspended the train services as a precautionary measure. The nine-phased […]

‘Next elections will be a fight not a one sided walk over’: NC on upcoming legislative, Parliamentay polls

‘Next elections will be a fight not a one sided walk over’: NC on upcoming legislative, Parliamentay polls

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) on Friday rejected the jibes of Minister of State (MOS), Prime Minister Office (PMO) MO Dr Jitendra Singh as sheer panicky borne out of BJP’s edginess about the participation of Jammu and Kashmir National conference in forthcoming Assembly and Parliamentary elections. In a statement, party’s Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani said […]

Alienation cannot be addressed without sustained political process: Mehbooba Mufti

Alienation cannot be addressed without sustained political process: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti has asked the national leadership to address the alienation of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and said that same cannot be done without sustained political process. Addressing party functionaries of south Kashmir’s Bijbehara and Srinagar’s Zadibal, Mehbooba reiterated that the core philosophy […]

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