Srinagar: Baramulla district in northern Kashmir is observing a complete shutdown for the third consecutive day on Saturday to mourn and protest the militant killings. Reports said that all shops and business establishments remained closed in the district while public transport remained off the roads. Three local militants identified as Suhaib Farooq Akhoon, Mohsin Mushtaq Bhat […]
Srinagar:Kashmiri journalists on Saturday boycotted the Republic Day of India functions in Srinagar after some senior scribes were stopped by the security forces to cover the function at Sher-i-Kashmir stadium. A senior photojournalist told Kashmir Reader that the security men outside the stadium told some senior journalists that they cannot cover the function. “The official […]
Srinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people on India’s 70th Republic Day on Saturday. “Happy Republic Day to all fellow Indians,” he tweeted. Several leaders took to social media to extend their greetings on the occasion. “As we celebrate #RepublicDay2019, let us renew our vow to our country: let us strive to live up to […]
New Delhi: Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, a renegade-turned-army man who was killed by militants in Shopian in Kashmir in November, was awarded the Ashoka Chakra by President of India Ram Nath Kovind Saturday. The award — India’s highest peacetime gallantry honour — was received by Wani’s wife and mother at the Republic Day celebrations […]
Washington: Submitting to political pressure, President Donald Trump has backed a deal to temporarily end the record-breaking government shutdown in America’s history despite getting no funding for his controversial plan to build a wall along the US-Mexico border. The deal resolved the crippling 35-day closure but not the fight over his proposed border wall. Trump […]
Srinagar: Kashmir highway remained shut on Saturday for the 6th consecutive day due to landslides at several places. Reports said that shooting stones continue hitting the highway in Gagroo, Anokhi Fall and Battery Chashma area even as debris clearance operations were underway. Over 2,000 trucks, most of them carrying essentials to the Kashmir Valley have been […]
Srinagar: Kashmir valley is Saturday observing a complete shutdown on the call of Joint Resistance Leadership who have asked people to observe it as “Black Day. The Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohd Yasin Malik asked people of Kashmir to register their strong protest against Government’s Policy of non-resolution of […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administrative on Friday approved the incorporation of the state IT infrastructure development company under the Companies Act. The administration, under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik, met here in the evening and took the decision to form the Jammu and Kashmir IT infrastructure development company private limited, an official […]
Brumadinho (Brazil): A collapse of a disused dam at an iron-ore mine complex in southeast Brazil killed at least seven people and left 150 missing, officials said, as they sought to evaluate the full scope of the disaster. The tailings dam, owned by Brazilian mining giant Vale, broke apart “very violently, very suddenly”, sending a […]
Srinagar: Intense clashes erupted between civilian protesters and government forces personnel near the gunfight site in Srinagar city outskirts on Saturday. Reports said that as the gunfight raged, the local youth took to streets and pelted government forces with stones ho retaliated triggering intense clashes. The gunfight broke out after government forces following inputs about presence […]
