Srinagar August 19: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday welcomed the Naga peace accord, terming such initiative a way forward towards conflict resolution at large. In a statement, PDP spokesman has said that while the out of box solution to a long-pending humanitarian and political problems facing the country is a welcome measure, it is […]
Srinagar, August 19: National Conference on Wednesday said that party has taken congnizance of stand taken by Government of J&K in high court for detention of its senior party leaders and added party has called a meeting with such leaders on August 20 in order to expose the assertions of Government regarding their “illegal” confinement. […]
Handwara, Aug 19: A 22-year-old boy was found dead under mysterious conditions at New Bus stand Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The boy has been identified as Amir Ahmad, son of Ghulam Hassan of Kargam. A police offical said the cause of death is being ascertained, adding that post-mortem of the body will be carried […]
Srinagar, Aug 19: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Wednesday ordered the withdrawal of more than 10,000 paramilitary forces who were inducted into Kashmir prior to last year’s August 5 announcement of rollback of article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two Union Territories. The development comes after over a year after […]
Srinagar, August 19: 43 travelers were among 708 covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, taking the overall count past 30000 in J&K. Among the cases which took the overall count to 30034, 102 are from Jammu division and 606 from Kashmir Valley including 20 from DPL Shopian, 17 CRPF and five from BB […]
Islamabad, August 19: Prime Minister Imran Khan has categorically said that Pakistan could not recognise Israel as a state unless it gave freedom to Palestine. In a two-hour and late-night interview with Dunya TV on Tuesday, he touched upon several issues, from the government’s strategy to deal with Covid-19, sugar and wheat crises, poor civic amenities in […]
Srinagar, Aug 19: Government forces recovered four grenades and 100 rounds of AK-47 from 4 persons arrested in Shopian district of South Kashmir, officials said. A police officer said that police and security forces arrested four persons including Imitiyaz Ahmad Dar of Ratnipora, Parvaiz Ahmad Kumar, Sajad Ahmad Dhobi, both residents of Pinjora and Shahid […]
Kupwara, Aug 17): Nearly three years after the government of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir directed the education department to conserve the literally contribution of Maulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri (RA) and preserve the 150-year-old residential house under its heritage conservation programme, it is lying in ruins due to the inaction of the concerned […]
Srinagar, Aug 18: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) on Tuesday said the question papers for annual regular examinations of secondary and higher secondary standard will be set from the whole prescribed syllabus and the students will have to attempt only 70 per cent marks. The Jammu and Kashmir Board of […]
Srinagar, August 18: After 150 days of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, Anjuman-e-Auqaf Jamia Masjid on Tuesday threw open historical Grand Mosque for all time prayers, subjected to adherence on SOPs to keep the pandemic away. As soon as the call for prayers (Azaan) reverberated from Jamia Masjid, people started rushing towards the Mosque to offer obligatory […]
