Srinagar: A meeting of the J&K Civil Secretariat Employees Coordination Committee was held on Tuesday to discuss and deliberate upon the various pending issues of employees. The meeting presided by the Chairman Coordination Committee was attended by all the representatives of J&K Lower Grade Union, J&K E&S (NG) Employees Association, J&K Legislative Employees Union and others, […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday urged people for complete election boycott and shutdown on April 18 in poll bound areas of Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal. “On one hand, ruthless killings, unabated arrest spree, economic strangulation, vehicular restriction, enforced demographic changes through judicial onslaught is on its peak and on other hand […]
Srinagar: Stating that the wrong policies adopted by the Central Government were responsible for the deteriorating situation in Kashmir valley, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha and Former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said the people in the country and State will never forgive BJP for vitiating atmosphere. He also said that PM […]
By Abid Bashir Srinagar: Campaigning, which remained by and large peaceful despite threat perception, came to an end on Tuesday evening in Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, which is going to polls on April 18 in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah is seeking re-election from the constituency, which […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers (KTMF) chairman Yasin Khan, received a summon from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) asking him to be present at the Delhi headquarters for questioning in a funding case. He has been asked to appear before NIA on April 18, 2019, at 10.30 and the summon has been issued by SP, […]
Lahore: Pakistan and India on Tuesday held a technical meeting to discuss the modalities for the corridor linking Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district in Punjab. The technical experts and foreign office officials from both sides participated in the talks held at Zero Point (Kartarpur), according to Geo News. […]
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday accused Government of India (GoI) of violating fundamental human rights in Jammu and Kashmir. Comparing Kashmir jails with notorious detention centre- Guantanamo Bay, the former Chief Minister tweeted that GoI wants to turn Kashmir into an open air prison and convert actual jails into Guantanamo. Mehbooba […]
Srinagar: A male body was recovered from a manhole near Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital in Srinagar on Tuesday. A Police official said that forensic experts have been called in for help. The body, police said, has been recovered but the identity is yet to be ascertained, saying that they are ascertaining the identity […]
Srinagar: Chief Education Officer Budgam has ordered closure of schools, govt and private, in the district on April 17 and 18 in the backdrop of upcoming parliamentary polls. The Srinagar-Budgam-Ganderbal parliamentary seat goes to polls on April 18. An order issued by the CEO has also directed all the heads and class IV staff of the […]
Srinagar: Scores of family members of Central Jail Srinagar inmates held a protest demonstration on Tuesday urging the authorities that the jail should not be turned into Guantanamo. Reiterating that the jail was not safe for the prisoners, they said that they have been subjected to trauma for lack of access to the jail. Violent protests […]
