GOI is criminalizing dissent, branding those seeking protection of their honor as anti-nationals: Omar Abdullah

GOI is criminalizing dissent, branding those seeking protection of their honor as anti-nationals: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, Oct 29: Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) vice president, Omar Abdullah Thursday lashed out at the Government of India (GOI) over “criminalizing dissent and branding those seeking protection of their honor and integrity as anti-nationals.” He said the Centre was compelling the mainstream politicians of J&K to call it a day. Addressing […]

Youth shot dead in Kathua

Youth shot dead in Kathua

Jammu, Oct 29: A youth was on Thursday shot dead by his friend in Patel Nagar area of Kathua district, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kathua, Shailendra Mishra said that the incident took place at around 11:40 AM when a youth was shot at in Patel Nagar area, who was taken to hospital […]

Journalist bodies condemn harassment of media institutions, Kashmiri journalists

Journalist bodies condemn harassment of media institutions, Kashmiri journalists

Srinagar, Oct 29: The journalist bodies on Thursday condemned the continuous harassment of media institutions and Kashmiri journalists. A joint statement issued by Journalist Federation of Kashmir, Kashmir Working Journalist Association, Kashmir Journalist Corps, Kashmir National Television Journalist Association, Anjuman-e-Urdu Sahafat Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir Photo Journalist Association, Kashmir Journalist Association and Kashmir Press Club, […]

Eight prisoners killed, 13 injured in prison riot in Afghanistan

Eight prisoners killed, 13 injured in prison riot in Afghanistan

Kabul, October 29: At least eight prisoners were killed and 12 more were wounded in Herat prison riot that started on Wednesday evening, health officials said on Thursday, Tolo news reported The riot started after police began clearing some partitions created by prisoners in Block 5 of Herat Prison, said Mohammad Rafiq Shirzai, spokesman for […]

Massive blaze leaves three families homeless in Sopore

Massive blaze leaves three families homeless in Sopore

Sopore, Oct 29: At least three families were rendered homeless after a devastating fire incident turned their residential houses into ashes last evening at Neharpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a massive fire broke out in the double-story residential house of Ghulam […]

Nothing has changed in J&K after abrogation of Article 370: Shiv Sena

Nothing has changed in J&K after abrogation of Article 370: Shiv Sena

Srinagar, Oct 28: Shiv Sena on Wednesday asked why some youth who had come to hoist tri-color in Lal Chowk on October 26 were stopped by Jammu and Kashmir Police and said the situation in valley has not improved despite abrogation of Article 370. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS) monitoring, a Hindu-nationalist political outfit […]