Srinagar: Governor, Satya Pal Malik today give his assent to the Jammu & Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2014, providing reservation to the persons belonging to Pahari community, clan or tribe having distinct cultural, ethnic and linguistic identity, in the Government jobs. the government spokesman said. The amendment provides for addition of a separate category […]
Srinagar: The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has expressed concern over the assault on photojournalists, who were covering an encounter in Shopian district, on January 22 2019, which resulted in four journalists being injured. In a statement FORUM-ASIA strongly condemned all the attacks on photojournalists, who are often first-hand witnesses to conflicts and […]
Srinagar: Stressing that he was “pained” by the death of “even a militant”, Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday urged the valley’s militants to shun violence and return to the mainstream. The Governor also lauded the security forces including the state police for their success in curbing militant activities. Malik highlighted that his administration […]
Srinagar: A Jammu and Kashmir resident alleged to be a member of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has been arrested on charges of planning to carry out “terror strikes” in the Indian national capital New Delhi during Republic Day celebrations, Delhi Police officials said Thursday. Abdul Latif Ganai, alias Umair alias Dilawar, was arrested by Delhi Police’s Special […]
Srinagar: Two passengers were killed while 20 others suffered injuries after a bus they were travelling in met an accident on Udhampur-Ramnagar Thursday. Reports said that a bus on way to Ramnagar from Udhampur skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge at Kuh Nalla. Two passengers died in the mishap while twenty others […]
Srinagar: Senior Congress Leader Abdul gani Vakil on Thursday joined Sajjd Gani Lone led Peoples Conference. Vakil joined PC in presence of party president Sajjad Gani Lone. In the last Assembly election, Vakil had secured nearly 16000 votes from Rafiabad Assembly segment.
Srinagar: Pakistan’s Supreme Court will decide on January 29 whether to allow an appeal against its acquittal of a Christian woman who was on death row for eight years for blasphemy. The Supreme Court’s decision in October last year to overturn the conviction of Asia Bibi sparked nationwide protests and death threats from hardline groups. […]
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s royal families on Thursday picked a sports-loving sultan as the country’s new king after the last monarch abdicated in a historic first following his reported marriage to a Russian ex-beauty queen. The previous king, Sultan Muhammad V, stepped aside this month following just two years on the throne after reports surfaced he […]
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said the Delhi government’s law department was examining granting sanction for prosecution of former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case. He, however, accused the Centre of committing “sedition” by creating hurdles in the works of Delhi government. “I do not know whether Kanhaiya has committed sedition […]
Srinagar: Southern Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts are observing a complete shutdown for the second consecutive day on Thursday to protest and mourn the killings of six militants in two separate encounters in Shopian and Budgam districts. Reports said that all the shops and business establishments are shut in the twin districts and traffic is mostly […]
