Srinagar: Civilian protesters on Monday pelted stones on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s cavalcade in Sirhama village of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said Mufti was heading towards Bijbehara to attend a workers’ convention after paying obeisance at Khiram shrine when her cavalcade came under a barrage of stones. However, the PDP president […]
Srinagar: Describing Islamophobia a “very very dangerous threat” not only to Muslims but to all of humanity, a group of scholars on Sunday insisted that Muslims need to educate themselves to fight this growing problem. At the end of the third day of the Islamophobia international conference hosted by the Centre for Islam and Global […]
The government on Monday relieved the Secretary Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS to the Jammu and Kashmir government and appointed him as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, government of India. “Upon his appointment as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, Mr. Raj Kumar Goyal, IAS (JlC1990) […]
Srinagar: An army man died due to cardiac arrest in Mandi area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. A police official said that Havaldar Vijay Hokash of 40 RR suffered cardiac arrest at Sawjiyan in Mandi along LoC while he was on duty. He was immediately shifted to a hospital where doctors declared […]
Drass: Braving adverse weather conditions and avalanche threats, the BRO’s Project Vijayak after making all efforts has cleared the snow from Drass side to Zojilla Pass on Srinagar-Leh highway which recorded heavy snow accumulation during winter. Every foot of snow proved a challenging task for snow clearance teams of Project Vijayak as they approached towards Zojilla […]
Kulgam: Family members of a 24-year-old missing youth has urged their son to return home and appealed government to help them in tracing him. Identified as Irfan Ahmad Bhat son of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Poniwah village in Kulgam district is missing since April 05. His father Manzoor Ahmad said that soon after he […]
Srinagar: Dr Naeem Geelani, the elder son of Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani has been summoned by the National Investigation Agency for the second time in about a weeks time. Reports said that the junior Geelani received second summon from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) asking him to attend the agency’s Delhi headquarters for questioning […]
Srinagar: Unidentified persons during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday allegedly tried to set ablaze a polling station located at Auqaf building Tujgari mohalla in Nowhatta by throwing petrol on its entry gate. Reports said that, however, with the timely intervention of police, the building was secured from catching fire. Police officials said that […]
Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan on Monday morning exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control in Kalal area of Naushera in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. An official said that Pakistan violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages in Kalal area of Naushera sector in Rajouri district. He said that the Indian […]
Srinagar: Government forces Monday morning launched a Cordon and Search Operation in Rather Mohalla of Bugam village in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Official sources said that acting on specific inputs about presence of militants in the area, a joint team of forces including 9 RR, paramilitary CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir police’s SOG launched a […]
