Participation in elections tantamount to ‘treason with blood of martyrs’: Geelani

Participation in elections tantamount to ‘treason with blood of martyrs’: Geelani

Srinagar: Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani on Tuesday addressed a gathering of mourners of the slain militants Asif Ahmad Malik and Irfan Rashid Dar, through a phone call in Pulwama and Dooru in Islamabad. Both were recently killed during an encounter with government forces. A spokesperson of Geelani’s Hurriyat Conference (G) said that the octogenarian leader […]

Body of 20-yr-old Kangan girl recovered from Power Canal

Body of 20-yr-old Kangan girl recovered from Power Canal

Srinagar: Body of 20-year-old girl was recovered from a power canal at Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. Reports said that the body of the 20-year-old was found by some locals who later informed the police. A police team reached the spot and recovered the body. Station House Officer (SHO), Kangan, Shahid Khursheed […]

Tral duo slapped PSA, shifted to Kathua jail

Srinagar: Police have booked two youth from Tral town under contentious Public Safety Act and shifted them to Kathua Jail. One of them is an alleged former militant while another is a shopkeeper by forte. Sources said that alleged former militant Arzoo Bashir Najar, a resident of Nindora Tral was arrested by police last year […]

Kashmir gets its first Cricket Themed Café, ‘Lord’s cafe’

Kashmir gets its first Cricket Themed Café, ‘Lord’s cafe’

Srinagar: Tajamul Islam,CEO, ‘Lord’s cafe’ announced the grand opening this Saturday.The inauguration was done by parents of young technocrats who own the cafe. The  opening ceremony was attended with zest by a wide range of people, in and outside Handwara, including some well known public figures like ADC handwara,  President Traders federation Handwara. . The […]

Governor participates in Grand Finale/ Felicitation Ceremony of“Swachhata Hi Seva” Campaign

Governor participates in Grand Finale/ Felicitation Ceremony of“Swachhata Hi Seva” Campaign

Srinagar: Governor Satya Pal Malik participated in the  state level Grand Finale/Felicitation Ceremony of “Swachhata Hi Seva” Campaign organized jointly by the Housing and Urban Development  Department  and School Education Department at the SKICC here today. “Swachhata Hi Seva” campaign was launched from 15th September-2nd October 2018, as a precursor to the launch of the year long 150th birth anniversary celebrations of […]

Oppn can’t oppose Ram temple: RSS Chief

Oppn can’t oppose Ram temple: RSS Chief

Haridwar:  Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said even opposition parties cannot oppose a Ram temple in Ayodhya openly as the deity is revered by the country’s majority. Speaking at a function held at Patanjali Yogpeeth on Monday, Bhagwat said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party is committed to constructing […]

Floral tributes paid to Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary

Floral tributes paid to Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary

New Dehli: India on Tuesday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary with President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi offering floral tributes to the Father of the Nation at Raj ghat here. Marking the launch of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Gandhi, Kovind […]

Kashmiri student detained in Punjab over alleged links with deserter SPO

Kashmiri student detained in Punjab over alleged links with deserter SPO

Srinagar: A Kashmiri student has been detained while another let off by the Punjab police in connection with the fleeing of a Special Police Officer (SPO) along with eight weapons from a legislator’s house in this capital city on Saturday last. Reports  said that Mir Imran of Pulwama, a third semester engineering student of Aryans group […]

Feroz Khan elected Chairman/ CEC LAHDC, Kargil

Feroz Khan elected Chairman/ CEC LAHDC, Kargil

KARGIL: The Councilor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development (LAHDC) Kargil, Feroz Ahmad Khan has been elected as the Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor of 4th LAHDC, Kargil unopposed here. The Councilor Aga Syed Ahmad from Sankoo Constituency and Nasir Munshi from Chaskore Constituency proposed the name of Feroz Ahmad Khan as Chairman/CEC for 4th LAHDC, Kargil, after which Deputy […]