Srinagar: Weather woes to continue as Meteorological department has predicted isolated thunderstorm with hail and gusty winds during the next 24 hours in the Kashmir valley, where fruit and other standing crops worth crores of rupees has been damaged due to hailstorm, strong winds and heavy rain during the past about week. Though the weather […]
Srinagar: Reacting to reports that a Muslim man was lynched to death in Jharkhand, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba asked if this is NDA 2.0’s New India. ‘Tabrez Ansari was lynched to death in BJP ruled Jharkhand. A Hindu mob thrashed him ruthlessly because he refused to chant Jai Sri Ram. Is this […]
Srinagar: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussian Baig said that the readiness of dialogue was a wise step by the Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and hoped that Central government will positively react to it. He said that Governor Satya Pal Malik’s statement on dialogue is also […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Monday impressed upon the government of India to take the repeated offer of dialogue of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan seriously and pointed out that Hurriyat Conference (M) has always favoured talks as the means of resolution and there is nothing new in the remark on dialogue but Hurriyat Conference […]
Srinagar: Alleging that the situation in south Kashmir has not shown any significant improvement since July 2016, senior CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that the government needs to revisit ‘muscular approach’ as it is not giving desired results. ‘Comprising four districts — Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian — South Kashmir has been on the […]
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice-president and J&K affairs in-charge Avinash Rai Khanna Monday said that Centre was open for dialogue with the Hurriyat leaders. Speaking to the reporters on the sidelines of a party function in Srinagar, Khanna said that J&K residents including Hurriyat leaders are welcome to talk but within the ambit of […]
Srinagar: Burglars on Sunday looted a huge amount of Rs 51 lakh from the account room of Gulmarg Gandola Corporation. Reports said that thieves barged into the accounts room of Gulmarg Gandola Corporation past night and stole over 51 lakh rupees cash. A police official confirmed that some 51 lakh rupees were stolen by unknown […]
Pahalgam: Scores of illegally constructed hotels, huts and guest houses are operating under the nose of the authorities in Yanner area of famous tourist spot, Pahalgam in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Dozens of these commercial establishments constructed illegally by the politically well connected people on the banks of Lidder River during last several years […]
Srinagar: PDP chairperson and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has said that she is releived that Hurriyat has softened its stand regarding talks with the Government of India. In response, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that if Government of India initiates ‘meaningful dialogue’, there will be a ‘positive response’. In a tweet, […]
Srinagar: Terming news on social media about summer vacations in all educational institutes from July 1 in Kashmir valley ‘fake’, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary said people need to exercise caution in spreading unverified information. ”A fake news about summer vacation being circulated on WhatsApp News groups. No such order. We need to exercise caution […]
