Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has strongly condemned the National Investigation Agency’s court verdict of extending the judicial remand of incarcerated Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik upto July 7th. The JRL stated that the “illegal detention” of JKLF chairman is being deliberately prolonged under political vendetta and is against the basic […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has called for complete shutdown on May 30 in Shopian, the day when Asiya Jan and Neelofer Jan were “raped and murdered” in year 2009. In a statement recalling the painful incident, Hurriyat (G) chairman termed the rape and murder of the duo as a “heinous crime […]
Varanasi: Terming the landslide victory claimed by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the recently concluded general elections indicative of the ‘end of vote-bank politics,’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said his government will work for making India, the third largest economy of the world. Addressing a ‘Welcome Ceremony’ organised in his honour here, Mr […]
Kabul: A roadside bombing claimed by the Taliban killed 10 Afghan soldiers in the country’s west while insurgent attacks on security checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed four policemen, local officials said Monday. The soldiers were driving back to base after picking up their salaries in the country’s western Farah province. They were traveling in a […]
Paris: French law enforcement bodies have detained the second person in connection with the investigation into the blast, which left 13 people injured in the French city of Lyon on Friday, Lyon Mayor Gerard Collomb said on Monday. “The second person has been detained,” Collomb said, as aired by the BFMTV broadcaster. The mayor did […]
Srinagar: Kashmir University Monday appointed Prof Tareak Ahmad Rather as the new Director of Center of Central Asian Studies. Prof Tareak is well known sociologist who has expertise on globalization, migration and Central Asia and has been a visiting fellow of the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield, UK, said a varsity spokesman. He has authored […]
Srinagar: A motorcyclist died and his pillion rider suffered critical injuries in a road accident in Surankote area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Reports said a motorcycle was hit by a truck in Dhundak area of the district leading to death of one person and injuries to another. The deceased was […]
Srinagar: The United States is not looking to overthrow Iran’s government, President Donald Trump said on Monday, as tensions between the two countries flared with Washington deploying troops to the region, Sputnik News reported. “I know so many people from Iran, these are great people. It [Iran] has a chance to be a great country, with the same leadership. We are not looking for regime […]
Srinagar: The subscribers of Airtel in Kashmir are agitated over the poor services of the telecom company and the callous attitude of the officials who they accuse of ‘fleecing customers’ in the name of service. The locals said that they are facing tremendous hardships due to the poor network of Airtel for last several months. “There […]
Srinagar: Fear and panic has again gripped the valley as most educational institutions remained closed for the fourth consecutive day on Monday in Srinagar and adjoining districts in wake of killing of Ansar Gazwatul Hind chief Zakir Musa in a security operation last week. The shutdown has been enforced as a precautionary measure. Zakir Musa […]
