Srinagar: Clashes between two factions of Shia community in Magam town of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district forced authorities to close down schools and impose restrictions under section 144 – meaning assembly of four or more people at a place should be considered unlawful. The clashes broke out between the members of local Auqaf committee and […]
Srinagar: The district administration Budgam on Monday said that the class work of all schools lying within the vicinity of municipal area of Magam shall remain suspended today. However, the school administration and teaching staff shall remain present during office hours in their respective educational institutions. This has been decided after the dispute between two […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik was detained from his residence in Srinagar on Monday. Sources said that Malik was arrested from his Maisuma residence early Monday morning and lodged at Kothibagh police station. Meanwhile chairman Peoples’ Political Party (PPP) Er Hilal Ahmad War was put under detention at his Maisuma […]
Srinagar: Ahead of strike call by Joint Resistance Leadership, authorities on Monday suspended train services again in Kashmir valley for precautionary measures. The strike call is given by JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, and Mohammed Yasin Malik against the civilian kilings near encounter sites. Officials source said that all trains will […]
Srinagar: Two militants, including a divisional commander of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a gun battle with government forces while as a civilian was shot to death by the troopers in the ensuing clashes at the encounter site in Chidder village of Qaimoh located in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. The police claimed that the third […]
Srinagar: In a hard hitting statement, former Chief Minister and President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti has said that the ruling coalition’s working document- the Agenda of Alliance (AoA)- was fully endorsed by the top leadership of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and as such there was no question of discrimination arising with Ladakh […]
Srinagar: The Governor N N Vohra on Saturday allocated the departments to advisors B B Vyas and K Vijay Kumar and delegated powers to the Chief Secretary and the administrative secretaries. As per a notifications issued by the Government here this evening, the Planning & Development, Finance, Law, GAD, Housing & Urban Development, ARI & Trainings, Rural Development, Ladakh […]
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir People’s League chairman Mukhtar Ahmad waza has said that “Kashmir dispute needs a political solution in accordance with aspirations of people of jammu and Kashmir”. Waza said the Kashmir dispute has to be addressed and resolved in its “historical context” through tripartite talks with the “active involvement of all the stakeholders” including […]
Srinagar: After the fall of PDP-BJP coalition government and subsequent imposition of governor’s rule in the state, Army chief Bipin Rawat visited Kashmir and reviewed the overall security situation. “He reviewed the prevailing security situation along the Line of Control and also in the hinterland,” defence spokesperson said in a statement. Spokesperson said army […]
SRINAGAR: Srinagar district administration today imposing prohibitory restrictions under Section 144 CrPc within a radius of 200 meters around all sixteen examination centres established for examination for the post of Sub Inspector in J&K Police to be held on 24 June 2018. The restrictions are aimed at ensuring free and fair conduct of the exam. These […]
