Srinagar: The National Conference said Wednesday that the Jammu and Kashmir administration should clarify whether the Awantipora youth was in the custody of NIA or state police at the time of his death. “An FIR should be registered in the matter against the officials concerned.” A 28-year-old school teacher, who was arrested in connection with a […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday while announcing the pre-poll alliance with the Indian National Congress said that Jammu and Udhampur parliamentary seats will be contested by Congress. “I will contest from Srinagar and there will be a friendly contest between NC and Congress in Anantnag and Baramulla,” he said, […]
Srinagar: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday said the nation will observe a two-minute silence in memory of the Christchurch martyrs and the Azaan (the call to prayer) will be broadcast nationally on Friday in solidarity with the Muslim community. Speaking to media on her second visit to Christchurch, Ardern said, “There is a […]
Srinagar:The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday said it would hold an emergency meeting later this week to discuss the terrorist attacks on two mosques in New Zealand. Coming at the request of Turkey, the meeting slated for March 22 is to be held in Istanbul among at the level of foreign ministers of […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has conveyed his greetings on the auspicious occasion of Nauroz, which is also observed as ‘World Arbour Day and greeted people on ‘Holi’, a Spring festival of colours and witness to agricultural fields filled with crops promising a good harvest to the farmers. In his message of felicitations on […]
Srinagar: The United States Human Rights reports for 2018 released last week as part of an annual exercise in which the US State Department submits its assessment of such rights as per the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international agreements to the U.S. Congress. The 2018 India report covers a range of issues […]
Jammu: The National Conference and the Congress are likely to announce their ‘alliance’ for the Lok Sabha polls, scheduled to be held in seven phases, starting from April 11. As per sources, NC president Farooq Abdullah will meet Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and All India Congress Committee General Secretary Ambika […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a drug peddler and recovered codeine phosphate at Nishat area of Dal Lake in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, a Police Spokesperson said here on Wednesday. According to the Spokesperson, the accused was identified as Parveez Ahmad Dar, resident of Latar Masjid Safakadel. ”Police Station Nishat seized […]
Baramulla: A civilian who was critically injured in cross-LoC shelling on 10 March at Kamalkote in Uri has succumbed to his injuries at Srinagar’s SKIMS. Reports said that the deceased has identified as Riyaz Ahmad Khatania son of Sadar din Khatania resident of Shahdara village. “After battling for his life for about 10 days, the youth […]
Srinagar: Kashmir valley is observing a complete shutdown on Wednesday against the “custodial killing” of a school teacher and Jama’at-e-Islami activist Rizwan Asad on Tuesday. The call for shutdown was issued by the Joint Resistance Leadership. Shops and other business establishments are shut in the capital city Srinagar while public transport is off the roads. […]
