Srinagar: To get the first hand information about the difficult conditions of troops working in the Ladakh region, Secretary, Defence Finance in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Gargi Kaul visited various locations in the region, a defence ministry spokesman said here this evening. He said as part of the outreach initiative of the MoD, Ms […]
Srinagar: Police today said that the killing of Zakir Musa has ended the “cult and concept of radical jihad” and Musa was the last militant of “ISIS-influenced” ideology. “Zakir Musa has created a new concept and cult of radical jihad and militancy in Kashmir. He was the last militant of such radicalised ideology. With his […]
By Muhammad Aslam Mir Muzzafarabad: Following the death of Mirwaiz Maulana Yusuf Shah and Khurshid Hassan Khurshid, another Kashmiri in exile, Ambassador Yusuf Buch passed away at New York in the United States of America on May 24. He was 90. Buchh was born in Kalashpora located in down town area of Srinagar in […]
United Nations: United Nation International Children Emergency fund has warned that around 6 lakh children in Afghanistan who are suffering from the most serious form of malnutrition may die, unless $7 million in funding is found within weeks. Speaking in Geneva, UN Children’s Fund spokesperson Christophe Boulierac, likened the humanitarian situation in the war-torn country […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the BJP on Saturday claimed that the people of Jammu and Ladakh regions want immediate removal of Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution by voting for the party. It also said the National Conference’s claim that it will form the government on its own in the state […]
Srinagar: Police on Saturday filed the charge sheet before a special court of principal district and sessions Bandipora in the alleged rape case of a minor in Sumbal. Reports said that the police filed the charge sheet in a record time of 17 days from the commission of the alleged crime. The accused has been […]
Srinagar: One person died in a road traffic accident near Dangerpora on Kashmir highway in Awantipora on Saturday. A police spokesperson said that at about 1410 hours, a speeding Scorpio vehicle hit one person identified as Abdul Majid Mir (aged about 45 years) son of Wali Mohammad, a resident of Dangerpora, Awantipora. In this accident, he […]
Jammu: Barring the Ladakh parliamentary constituency, majority of the contesting candidates lost their security deposit in five other Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir where 51 of them even failed to get one per cent of the valid votes. The BJP retained three parliamentary seats of Jammu, Udhampur and Ladakh, while the National Conference swept […]
Srinagar: Expressing concern over thrashing of three persons, including a woman, by cow vigilantes in Madhya Pradesh (MP), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba on Saturday urged Chief Minister Kamal Nath to take swift action against the accused. Taking to micro-blogging site twitter, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said, ‘ Horrified to see cow […]
Jammu: The BJP, which bagged three Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir, has got its highest ever vote share of 46.4 per cent in the state, more than that of Congress, NC and PDP put together, as per EC data. The National Conference (NC), which swept the polls in the Kashmir region and bagged three […]
