Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said “no place is safe any longer in Kashmir”. Reacting on a rifle snatching incident at the Kashmir University’s Rumi Gate, Omar in a tweet said: “They are even snatching rifles outside Kashmir University now. It doesn’t look like any place in Kashmir is safe […]
A rifle has been snatched from a police cop at Kashmir University Dargah Hazratbal on Wednesday afternoon. More to come.
Militants have escaped from a cordon and search operations launched by the government forces in Shikargah forests at Tral on Wednesday, sources said. Sources said that the CASO was launched in the wee hours after the reports regarding presence of militants in the area. “The militants have escaped, however CASO is still going on” sources […]
The campaign led by social media trolls terming the Kashmir photojournalist, Masrat Zahra, as Mukhbir (informer), has extremely angered the journalist community. The level of anger was such that many journalists took to social media to register their protest, calling the trolls and fake social media pages, leading the malign campaign against the photojournalists, as […]
Mohammad Rafiq Bhat, a local providing land for the burial of Asifa, claims that leaders of the right-wing organization Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM) have threatened him, saying: “This time you survived but the next time you speak to anyone, you will simply be shot dead”. Bhat strongly rebuts the police claims that he and […]
“Even though I am a legislator, I am helpless before the administration,” Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Shopian, Advocate Mohammad Yousuf Bhar, while fuming over the continued ban on the internet in his constituency. Even as the internet has been restored in entire South Kashmir, it is yet to resume in Shopian district. […]
Ahead of Prime Minister’s visit to valley, the Joint Resistance leadership (JRL) on Tuesday issued a valley wide strike call on his visit and asked the people for “Lal-chowk Chalo” on May 19. The joint Resistance Leadership comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, said that the proposed visit of Indian premier is […]
Chief Minister Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday said that the State Government will take up the matter regarding setting up of FTII Regional Centre in J&K with the Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting. Hailing the joint initiative launched by Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune and the Department of Information […]
A grenade was tossed on government forces in Rajpora area of Pulwama on Tuesday late night. More details to come.
Minister for Horticulture, Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs, Syed Basharat Ahmed Bukhari, today convened a meeting to review the progress of ongoing prestigious projects being executed by Northern Railways and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Vice-Chairman Advisory Board for Development of Gujjars & Bakerwals Gulzar Ahmed Khatana, Lawmakers Aijaz Ahmed Khan, Vikar Rasool Wani, […]
