Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee on Wednesday said that the ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir is not favorable for holding Panchayat and Local Body elections. “The Panchayat and Municipal polls were declared in Jammu and Kashmir without taking stock of the ground situation,” state Congress Chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir said addressing a […]
WASHINGTON: The U.S. State Department on Tuesday expressed deep concern over China’s “worsening crackdown” on minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region, as the Trump administration considered sanctions against Chinese senior officials and companies linked to alleged human rights abuses. Discussions have gained momentum recently within the U.S. government over possible economic penalties in response to […]
Srinagar: A moderate intensity earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning, though no damages have been reported. An official said that an earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale hit the region at 0515 hrs. “The epicentre was located 199 km north of Kargil town in the Ladakh region”. He said that no loss […]
Srinagar: Handwara district in northern Kashmir is observing a complete shutdown on Wednesday to mourn the militant killings. Two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed in the wee hours on Tuesday in Giloora village of Langate in Handwara. The two were identified as Furkan Ahmad, a resident of Handwara and Liyakat Lone a resident of Sopore. […]
Srinagar: As the National Conference (NC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said that they will boycott the municipal elections and panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the governor has apparently told both the parties that given the state’s situation, its not the right time to take a position on Article 35A or Article 370. […]
Srinagar: Amnesty International India on Tuesday said that the intimidation, harassment, and detention of journalists in Jammu and Kashmir, by the state, threatens basic freedom of expression norms. “What we are witnessing in the valley is a new form of censorship where journalists are detained for doing their job. The recent arrest of Kashmir-based journalist […]
Srinagar: Five army personnel and a civilian were injured Wednesday after a speedy bus bumped into an army vehicle at Tangmarg in northern Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Witnesses said that the bus bearing registration number JK01C-4779 bumped into an army vehicle along the Srinagar-Gulmarg highway. The injured army men and the civilian have been rushed to […]
New Delhi: India has expressed regret that the Kashmir issue is being raised at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) after mentions of it by Michelle Bachelet, the new UN Human Rights High Commissioner, and by Pakistan at its current session, reports said on Wednesday. “Terrorism is the biggest scourge and greatest violator of human […]
Srinagar: With Jammu and Kashmir’s two major political parties taking a decision to boycott the local body polls, there is now a chance that the polls scheduled to be held in October are likely to be deferred to January, according to an NDTV report. The PDP’s decision to boycott local body elections comes days after its arch-rival, the […]
Srinagar: Militants attacked a CRPF party on Srinagar-Jammu highway near Jhajjar Kotli in Udhampur district Wednesday morning. Reports said that unidentified militants shot at CRPF manning a checkpoint in Jhajjar Kotli area when a truck they were traveling in, was signaled to stop. Sources said that after firing the shots, the militants managed to flee […]
