Srinagar, Oct 28: The J&K Government on Wednesday appointed Yatish Yadav as senior media consultant and Dr. Dushyant Kumar Rai as media consultant in the Information Department on nomination basis. The senior media consultant will be paid Rs 150000 salary per month while the media consultant will draw salary of Rs 80000 per months, according […]
Srinagar, Oct 28: The Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) expressed its concern over the pre-dawn NIA raids on Greater Kashmir premises in the Srinagar Press enclave. In a statement KEG said “though NIA after five-hour wait said that the raid was on GK trust, GK management said that the investigating agency checked the computers and took away […]
Srinagar, Oct 28: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday said the New MHA notification of Jammu and Kashmir (Adaptation of central Laws), Third Order, 2020 is a step further to alienate people and curb their constitutional rights. The Party’s Members of Parliament Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi said the incumbent ruling dispensation […]
Srinagar, Oct 28: Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday recorded four Covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1,455 in the Union Territory while as 536 positive cases were reported pushing the J&K tally to 93,213. Of the total 93,213 cases, 56,001 are from Kashmir and 37,212 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 536 new cases, […]
Srinagar, Oct 28: Sarjan Barkati, who is known as ‘Freedom Chacha’ and the pied piper of Kashmir, was on Wednesday released by the authorities after over four years of detention. Shabrooza Banoo, wife of Barkati confirmed that Barkati has been released from detention and he has reached home at around 7: 40 PM. Barkati, who hails […]
Poonch, Oct 28: Two soldiers were injured in a mine blast at a forward area along Line of Control in Balakote sector in Poonch district on Wednesday afternoon. Official sources said that at around 1230 hours, two soldiers— Sepoy Inayat Hussain (59 BSF attached with army’s 14 Punjab batallion) and Sepoy Sahil Kumar of army’s […]
Poonch, Oct 28: Police and army recovered an AK-56 rifle, its three magazines and 793 rounds besides a pistol with a magazine at Kalaban area in Mendher area of the Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. “Based on specific input by police a joint cordon and search operation was launched by police and army’s 37 […]
Srinagar, October 28: The NIA raids on some individuals including on the house of a Journalists, media house, charity house and a human rights activist have invited sharp criticism from different quarters in Kashmir Valley. Social media users are describing these raids as an attempt to ‘scare and harass’ those who don’t want to fall […]
Srinagar. October 28: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has conducted simultaneous raids at multiple locations in Srinagar including the residences of human rights activists and journalists of Kashmir and Greater Kashmir office. According to the reports, the NIA raided the house of renowned Human Rights activist Khurram Pervaiz and office of Athrut NGO and residences […]
Srinagar, October 29: Two militants were killed, while as an army trooper was injured in a gunfight in Mouchwa area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Officials said that the gunfight broke out after a joint Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched yesterday evening by Srinagar Police, Budgam Police, 50RR and CRPF on […]
