Srinagar: Defence Minister of India Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said that the army will airlift the stranded Kashmiri passengers including students from Jammu to Srinagar and vice versa. Sitharaman tweeted: “Army to help air-lift stranded students & others from Jammu to Srinagar & vice versa. Inclement weather affected their movement. Acknowledge the phone call of @MehboobaMufti on […]
Srinagar: Science college Jammu students on Monday pelted stones on stranded Kashmiri passengers in Jammu near Kanal road where the passengers had assembled to protest against the failure of state government to airlift them to the “disconnected” valley. Eyewitnesses said that the passengers had assembled at Kanal road near the college and raised slogans against the […]
Srinagar: Governor Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik led administration has sought adjournment into the hearing of bills challenging validity of article 35-A in Supreme Court. The hearing is slated from Feb 12 to Feb 14. The standing counsel for the state of J&K Shoeb Alam has sought the adjournment till the elected government is in […]
Srinagar: Train services remained suspended on Monday for security reasons in the Kashmir valley, where separatists have called for a general strike on the death anniversary of JKLF founder Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, who was hanged and later buried in Delhi’s Tihar jail on this day in 1984. Train service in the valley was suspended due to […]
Beijing: China hit back on Monday against Turkish criticism over its treatment of ethnic Uighurs and denied Ankara’s claim that a renowned poet from the Muslim minority had died in custody. “China has already made solemn representations toward Turkey. We hope the relevant Turkish persons can distinguish between right and wrong and correct their mistakes,” […]
Jammu: Thousands of Kashmir bound passengers stranded in parts of this winter capital of the state due to closure of Kahsmir highway in view of landslides near Ramban, have rued the airlines for increasing fare from Jammu to Srinagar thus taking an advantage of the situation. Around 10,000 passengers from Kashmir are stuck up in […]
Srinagar: A leopard strayed into a village in Kandi Jada village of Karnah in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district and killed more than twenty sheep. The leopard reportedly attacked a herd of sheep and goats killing 20 of them in Kandi Thama hamlet of Karnah Tehsil. The sheeps belong to Mohd Yousaf Paswal son of Nasir […]
Vrindavan (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said cow has been an important part of India’s tradition and culture and his government has taken several steps to improve the health of cattle. Speaking at an event here, Modi said cow has been a vital element of the rural economy. “We cannot repay the debt […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police Monday foiled the protest demonstration of the Joint Resistance Leadership in Kashmir’s capital city Srinagar. Reports said that scores of activists of Joint Resistance Leadership tried to take out a rally at Maisuma demanding mortal remains of Maqbool Bhat from Tihar Jail. Bhat was hanged in Tihar on this day 35 years […]
New Delhi: A brief shootout took place early Monday morning at a park in Rohini between police and associates of Neeraj Bawana gang members, after which five accused were apprehended, officials said. Three of the accused sustained injuries in the shootout which took place near Swarn Jayanti Park at sector 10 in Rohini. The accused […]
