Jammu: Police arrested three inter-state drug peddlers with heroin worth Rs one crore and a cash in Gandhi Nagar area here. Police on Thursday evening laid a surprise ‘naka’ at Valmiki Chowk in Gandhi Nagar and intercepted a car for frisking. “During the checking of the vehicle, one-kg heroin was recovered from the possession of […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Friday threatened a peaceful agitation if Governor grants divisional status to Ladakh and not to Chenab Valley and Pir Panchal. She said both Chenab Valley and Pir Panchaal regions were more inaccessible and hilly areas. Mehbooba also blamed Governor […]
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik on Friday called for a complete protest shutdown in poll-bound areas on Saturday. The areas include Hyhama, Kupwara, Hajin, Nadihal, Narwah, Boniyar, Qamarwari, B.K.Pora, Narbal, Achgooze, Pampore, Imam Sahib and Qaimoh. The polling for the 8th phase of panchayat elections […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday urged the United Nations to take note of ground situation in Kashmir by sending a high level team to the Valley. Addressing a Friday congregation at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz said that the human rights situation in Kashmir is “grim”. Mirwaiz condemned the detention […]
New Delhi: The J&K government Friday sought adjournment of the case in Supreme Court challenging the validity of the sensitive Jammu and Kashmir Resettlement Act of 1982. The Act envisages grant of permit for resettlement of Pakistani nationals who had migrated to Pakistan from Jammu and Kashmir between 1947 and 1954 after India’s partition. A […]
Srinagar: BJP Friday hit back at National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah over the allegations of “communal divide” saying that the tirade of Abdullah and three time former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister was driven by his “frustration and desperation.” “His tirade against BJP is driven by the fact that Modi government has ignored the […]
Jammu: On the auspicious occasion of Losar, the Ladakhi New Year, Governor Satya Pal Malik has conveyed his hearty greetings to the people of Ladakh. In his message of felicitations, Governor observed that the festival of Losar symbolizes the high traditions of love, tolerance, amity, communal harmony and brotherhood, which the people of Ladakh have cherished […]
Srinagar: Clashes between government forces and civilian protesters erupted in Srinagar’s old city area on Friday. Reports said that the youth clashed with government forces outside Jamia Masjid in Srinagar’s Nowhatta soon after the congregational prayers culminated. They said that government forces used tear smoke shells and pellets to disperse the protesters. More details are awaited.
Srinagar: The residents of Gousia Colony in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday held a protest demonstration against the failure of Power Development Department to get their electricity transformer repaired. The residents blocked Pulwama Srinagar road near Degree College Pulwama and raised slogans against the Power Development Department. The locals said that the electric transformer […]
Srinagar: Scores of Hurriyat Conference (G) and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leaders and activists on Friday held a protest demonstration at Hyderpora in uptown Srinagar on the call of Joint Resistance Leadership. The protest demonstration was held to protest the Human Rights Violations in Jammu and Kashmir. The JRL had asked people to observe Human Rights Week from […]
