Srinagar: As the Kashmir valley schools reopened after 3-month long winter vacation, several educational institutions in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district are still under snow. While some of these schools have not reopened yet, many others have witnessed a low attendance due to difficulty in reaching the schools. Official sources said that, areas like, Badnambal, Jumgand, […]
Srinagar: Condemning the twin attacks on mosques in Christ Church, New Zealand two former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir — Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti — called it a “terror” attack. Abdullah, who is the National Conference (NC) vice-president, said it is good to see that most of the people are calling the New […]
Srinagar: Scores of people including men, women and children after the congregational Friday prayers in Jamia Masjid Srinagar marched from the historic masjid to Mirwaiz Manzil at Rajouri Kadal denouncing the alleged harassment of Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq by the National Investigation Agency. Chanting slogans in favour of Mirwaiz, the protesters condemned the […]
Srinagar: Prominent political worker from Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir Shabir Ahmad Mir joined the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday. Mir joined the PDP in the presence of party chief Mehbooba Mufti and several other senior leaders at the residence of the former chief minister here, a spokesperson of the party said. The spokesperson said hundreds […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Government has decided not to arrest or detain Maulana Masood Azhar, Amir of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) “without any valid evidence” for his alleged involvement in the Pulwama attack, highly placed sources directly linked with the issue revealed to The News. “Why should we arrest or detain Maulana Masood Azhar without any crime or evidence […]
Srinagar: Days after the leadership of the largest socio-religious-political organisation, Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI), were arrested along with other religious and resistance leaders, a second government crackdown, according to reports is imminent in Jammu and Kashmir. New18, quoting government officials, reported that a list of around two hundred militant and Jama’at sympathisers including government officials, mostly teachers, […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild, (KEG) on Friday expressed its gratitude to the Press Council of India, (PCI) for taking cognizance of the complaint filed by it over stopping government advertisements to two major dailies, ‘Greater Kashmir and ‘Kashmir Reader’, published from Srinagar, Kashmir. “It is a welcome step by the PCI as measures like curbing […]
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller Kashmir, in order to carry out various works, there will be a power shutdown in various areas of Ganderbal and Bandipora. According to details, in order to carry the laying and stringing of the conductor of 132 kV BBTL at Ajas, Bandipora, 33KV HCC feeder will be shutdown. In […]
Srinagar: France has decided to freeze the assets of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, the French government said today. A joint statement issued by the French interior ministry, finance ministry and foreign ministry said that France would discuss putting Masood Azhar on a European Union list of people involved in terrorism. “A deadly attack took place […]
Srinagar: The death toll in twin terrorist attacks in two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch on Friday has reached 49 while dozens others are injured, New Zealand Herald reported. Seven died at Linwood, 41 at mosque near Hagley Park, the report said. NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealand had been placed on its highest […]
