Srinagar: Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir has condemned the government decision to seal private schools run by Fallah e Aam Trust (FAT) as the situation will impact around one lakh students and push Kashmir into an educational crisis. The Association said that FAT is purely concerned with education and it has nothing to […]
Srinagar: , Mar 2 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday termed the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) an act of “vengeance” by the Centre, saying it would have “dangerous consequences”. “There is an atmosphere of vengeance in the state, especially in the Valley after JeI youths and leaders were arrested. JeI is […]
Srinagar: A motion was submitted in Pakistan’s National Assembly Secretariat on Saturday calling for Prime Minister Imran Khan to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in “de-escalating” tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad. The motion, submitted by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry, stated that the Indian leadership’s “war hysteria” and “aggression” caused tensions […]
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for traffic on Saturday after fresh landslide near Panthal in Ramban district of Jammu. The traffic was allowed to ply from Jammu to Srinagar on the highway despite fresh snowfall and rains earlier in the morning. An official said that hundreds of vehicles were left stranded on the highway […]
Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik has expressed grief over the loss of innocent lives in a road accident near Majalta in Udhampur district. In a condolence message, the Governor has conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed for peace to the departed souls. The Governor directed the administration to provide best medical treatment to […]
Srinagar: Pakistan on Saturday said that Indian forces “again resorted to unprovoked” firing along the Line of Control killing two civilians and injured two others. Radio Pakistan reported quoting military’s media wing ISPR said: “The Indian forces targeted civilian population in Tatta Pani and Jandrot sectors.” It said that Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Navy continue […]
Jammu: India and Pakistan armies on Saturday traded gunfire along line of control in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said that at about 1230 hours Pakistan initiated “unprovoked ceasefire violation” by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms along LoC in Nowshera Sector. “Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively,” the […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi Saturday refuted the impression that captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman was released owing to pressure or as a compulsion. In an interview with BBC Urdu, the Pakistan foreign minister said, “Pakistan will not allow anti-state elements to risk the peace of the country or the region. We plan on […]
Srinagar: Three persons were killed while as many sustained injuries after a vehicle they were traveling in met an accident in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday morning. Reports said that a vehicle bearing registration number JK02AK-7903 met with an accident in Dadpeth area, killing three persons on the spot while three others were […]
Srinagar: Authorities in Kashmir have sealed several properties belonging to Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), including residences of some of its activists, police said Saturday, days after the Centre banned the outfit on grounds that it was “in close touch” with militant groups and was likely to “escalate secessionist movement”. Several properties, including residential houses, belonging to various JeI […]
