Twin blasts rock Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security, three members killed

Twin blasts rock Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security, three members killed

Kabul:  The facility of Afghanistan’s intelligence agency National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Friday was rocked with twin explosions that resulted in killing of three security member and wounding other two. The explosion took place in NDS facility when the security personnel were trying to diffuse an improvise explosive device (IED). The National Directorate of […]

ECI revises poll timing for Anantnag PC

ECI revises poll timing for Anantnag PC

Jammu: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today revised the poll timings for Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency which is going to polls in three phases from 23rd April 2019. In a notification issued from ECI, has fixed the polling time, in all the polling stations, for the Anantnag parliamentary Constituency from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. The earlier […]

Registrar Unlawful Activities Tribunal Delhi issues show cause notice to Jamaat-e-Islami

Registrar Unlawful Activities Tribunal Delhi issues show cause notice to Jamaat-e-Islami

Jammu: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, Delhi has issued a show cause notice to Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Jammu & Kashmir asking them to explain why their association, declared as unlawful, be not confirmed so under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. In a communiqué issued from Registrar Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, Delhi High Court Building, JeI has been […]

Highway reopens, closed again after fresh shooting stones; 2000 vehicles stranded

Highway reopens, closed again after fresh shooting stones; 2000 vehicles stranded

Srinagar: Srinagar-Jammu highway, only surface link connecting Kashmir with rest of the world, was closed on Friday afternoon, several hours after it was reopened for stranded traffic following clearance landslide mass in Ramban district. Around 2500 Kashmir-bound vehicles were stranded at several places on the thoroughfare following landslides and shooting stones at Anokhifall and Monkey Morh […]

Militant killed in a brief shoot out in Rafiabad

Militant killed in a brief shoot out in Rafiabad

Srinagar: An unidentified militant was killed in a brief shootout at Watergam area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday late evening. An army officer said that a patrolling party of army’s 32 RR and the militants believed to be two in number had a standoff at Watergam, Rafiabad in Sopore. In the […]

By staying away from polls, people have peacefully conveyed their message: Mirwaiz

By staying away from polls, people have peacefully conveyed their message: Mirwaiz

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said that people mostly staying away from the electoral process has peacefully conveyed clear message to Government of India (GOI) that people here want a serious political initiative towards the resolution of lingering Kashmir issue and that the people and the leadership will support all initiatives that […]

Clashes broke out at Aishmuqam

Clashes broke out at Aishmuqam

Anantnag: Clashes broke out between police and youth at south Kashmir’s Aishmuqam area, local reports stated. The clashes broke out after the youth were coming out of the Ashmuqam Shrine. The youth were raising pro-freedom slogans. The clashes were going on as the last reports came in.

KJA condemns murderous assault on journalist Junaid Bazaz 

KJA condemns murderous assault on journalist Junaid Bazaz 

Srinagar: Kashmir Journalists Association (KJA) on Friday condemned the murderous assault on Kashmir Reader correspondent, Junaid Nabi Bazaz by a mob while he was reporting elections at a polling booth in the Dal interiors yesterday. According to Junaid, a mob had dominated a polling staff in Mir Behri area of Dal interiors and they were coercing […]

Trading in red chili, mangoes, herbs to hit after cross LoC trade shut

Trading in red chili, mangoes, herbs to hit after cross LoC trade shut

New Delhi: Trading of 21 items like red chili, mangoes, herbs and dry fruits will be hit following the indefinite suspension of cross LoC trade in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Friday. Around 280 traders, who were directly involved in the trading will also be affected after the suspension of the business, which has touched Rs […]

Cross-LoC trade suspension a major setback to India-Pakistan relations: Mehbooba Mufti

Cross-LoC trade suspension a major setback to India-Pakistan relations: Mehbooba Mufti

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Friday termed the Cross-LoC trade suspension a major setback to the Indo-Pak relations. “Whatever Vajpayee has done Modi wants to demolish that. All the steps taken by Vajpayee Ji, whether it is cross LoC trade, cross LoC bus service, opening […]