The ongoing seventh round of negotiations between Taliban representatives and US officials in Qatar has made “spectacular progress” on a draft agreement aimed at ending the 18-year-long conflict in Afghanistan, a spokesperson for the Taliban has said. Speaking to Al Jazeera on Wednesday, Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban’s political spokesman in Doha, said that “80-90 percent work on the peace agreement […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has sanctioned special and monthly assistance for three-year-old girl who survived in Kishtwar road accident in which her parents and other family members were among 35 people killed on July 1. An official spokesperson said late Wednesday night that a gruesome and tragic bus accident took place at […]
Pulwama: Government forces Thursday morning launched a cordon and search operation in Beighpora village of Awantipora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The village is the hometown of militant commander Riyaz Naikoo. Naikoo is the chief operational commander of Hizb ul Mujahideen. Reports said that acting on inputs about the presence of militants in the village, a joint team of government forces […]
Srinagar: Srinagar district authorities booked Hurriyat (G) chief spokesperson under Public Safety Act (PSA) in Srinagar district and shifted him to Udhampur jail on Thursday morning. Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar, was arrested from his residence by police station Shergardi Srinagar more than a fortnight ago and was yesterday booked under the PSA vide order number DMS/45/PSA/2019. Official […]
The first batch of 304 Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left from Srinagar on Thursday for annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. All the basic facilities like refreshment, sanitation, eatables have been made available at the Srinagar Hajj house for the Hajj pilgrims, said an official. He said that all the Hajj flights would take […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik and Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh on Wednesday discussed overall security arrangements, including preparations for ongoing Amarnath yatra. A Raj Bhavan official said that Lt Gen Singh met the Governor at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. Lt Gen Singh briefed the Governor about the overall security […]
Srinagar: The State Taxes Department on Wednesday issued advisory for the new GST Return System which will be implemented shortly in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesman said. He said according to advisory there are three main components to the new return — one main return (FORM GST RET-1) and two annexures (FORM GST ANX-I […]
Jammu: Kishtwar Police on Wednesday seized a camera fitted drone hovering on District Jail. Police said that that the drone fell near jail premises and the police was immediately informed. “It was a camera fitted Chinese drone and was immediately seized after it landed near the jail premises,” police here said. They said that the […]
Srinagar: At least eighteen students and a teacher were injured after a school excursion bus met with an accident in Repora-Lar area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. Official sources said that a school excursion bus bearing registration number JK15-5460 of Government Middle School Pathkoot Bandipora, carrying students and staff of the school for […]
Srinagar: Opposing ban imposed on civilian traffic movement on highway for five hours on 95 km stretch, the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) said it will badly hit the tourist arrival in the valley. A spokesman of the KCCI said that a delegation of the Industry led by Senior vice President Nasir Hamid […]
