Srinagar: Weatherman on Monday predicted fresh snowfall across Kashmir Valley on January 30 and 31. Talking to a local news gathering agency, an official of MeT said that there is possibility of light snowfall across the Valley from Jan 30 evening to Jan 31 evening. He said that a Western Disturbance (WD) is affecting Kashmir […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP Monday urged Governor Satya Pal Malik to reconsider the Finance Department’s notification reversing the previous government’s “historic decision” of exempting women from paying stamp duty on registration of land. The statement comes days after former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said Malik’s move to reverse the […]
Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Assistant Commandant died of brain haemorrhage in Gund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district Monday afternoon. Reports said that Assistant commandant CRPF, Ravinder Kumar son of Rama Kumar coy 118 BN a resident of village Mahrar, Post office Kalach Abad Utter Pradesh fell unconscious after suffering brain haemorrhage at […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani Monday condemned the plight of Kashmiri prisoners at Tihar Jail and appealed the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to use its good office to end the ‘long and continued custody of these political prisoners.’ In a statement, Geelani, who heads his faction of the Hurriyat Conference, said […]
Srinagar: An Army soldier was injured on Monday in a mine blast along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. During patrolling of the borderline, a mine exploded in Mendhar sector, resulting in injuries to the soldier, they said. He was taken to a hospital where his condition was stable, they said.
Dubai: Pakistan will try to resume peace talks with India only after election results are out as it is “useless” to talk to New Delhi because no big decisions are expected from the present Indian government, a senior minister has said. Fawad Chaudhry, Minister of Information of Pakistan, said that the time is not right […]
Srinagar: Eighteen animals were burnt to death after a major fire engulfed in their shed in Doda district, police said Monday. Farmer Tirath Ram, a resident of Gajoth village here, had reportedly lit the fire to keep the shed warm when at least 15 goats, two bulls and a horse died, police said. Ram was devastated […]
Islamabad: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi invited all parliamentarians of Pakistan and the political leadership of Pakistan Administered Kashmir to attend a seminar on the Kashmir issue at the United Kingdom’s House of Commons early next month. The invitation was extended on Monday as the foreign minister met members of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, […]
Srinagar: An army vehicle on Monday afternoon crushed a top Forest department official while he was travelling in his private Car at Chougal in Handwara. The deceased has been identified as Ajaz Rasool Wani, a resident of Handwara. He was posted as assistant director forest protection force Handwara. Reports said that an alto car bearing registration number […]
Srinagar: A police team was attacked by locals with stones while it was tracking a gang of drug peddlers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the police team led by Rajouri city in-charge Sub -Inspector Danish Maqbool raided a shop where the peddlers were present. The owner of […]
