Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik has extended warm greetings to the people on Diwali, the festival of lights, and hoped that this auspicious occasion would be a harbinger of peace, progress and prosperity in the State. In his message of greetings, Governor observed that this festival symbolizes the triumph of truth and righteousness over falsehood and of […]
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat chairperson Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai on Tuesday termed November 6, 1947, as a “black day” in the history of Kashmir. In a statement, Sehrai said that it was on this day when lakhs of Muslims were massacred in Jammu region by the communal forces patronized by the rulers. “It was on this day when lakhs of […]
Jammu: A 65-year-old undertrial Pakistani prisoner, arrested for crossing the border illegally, died during treatment at a hospital here, police said Tuesday. Doulat Din, a resident of Sialkot, was arrested in 2013 for illegally crossing the International Border into Jammu and lodged in Amphalla jail, they said. They added that the prisoner fell sick on October […]
Srinagar: Terming the slaughtering of lacs of Muslims by Dogra and Hindu fascist forces in 1947 as the worst human tragedy, octogenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday said that all the areas of the Jammu region witnessed the ugliest and most “brutal human carnage” and all streets and fields of the region were flooded […]
Jammu: They might be living in the darkness behind the closed walls but are lighting thousands of houses with their skills and creativity. Inmates of Kot Bhalwal Jail, located here on city outskirts, are these days busy in manufacturing colourful candles on the festival of Diwali, which are on high demand in the market because […]
Shopian: Octogenarian Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani addressed the funeral procession of Amir Amin telephonically Amir Amin was killed along with army man turned militant Idrees Ahmad in overnight Shopian gunfight .The slain militants were on Tuesday afternoon laid to rest in their respective villages amid massive funerals. Thousands of people on Tuesday participated in […]
Islamabad: The National Accountability court (NAB) on Tuesday extended the transit remand of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in the National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif until November 10. NAB produced Shahbaz before Accountability Judge Mohammad Bashir as the transit remand extended by the court on Oct 31, expired, Dawn reported. The anti-corruption […]
Baramulla: At least twenty-one people were attacked and injured by stray dogs in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday. Reports said that a pack of stray dogs appeared in Kantbagh area today morning and attacked scores of people. In the incident, twenty-one persons were injured. All the injured were taken to District Hospital Baramulla for treatment, they […]
Mumbai: The Rupee on Tuesday recovered by 21 paise to 72.91 in opening trade on brisk selling of US Dollars by bankers and exporters, dealers at Forex Market said. Rupee opened strong at 72.98 and advanced further to trade at 72.91, reflecting a rise of 21 paise over its previous close of 73.12 against the […]
Srinagar: Junaid Azim Mattoo was on Tuesday elected the Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation. Mattoo was a Mayoral candidate of Sajad Lone’s People’s Conference which was supported by the Bharatiya Janata Party. He defeated Congress’s Bashir Hajam. They said that Junaid won 40 votes while Congress’s Hajam bagged 26 votes. 4 votes declared invalid. Hailing […]
