Srinagar: A 45-year-old man on Saturday slipped to death while he was climbing a willow tree at Sopore in northern Kashmir Baramulla district. The deceased was identified as Mushtaq Ahmad son of Abdul Rahim, a resident of Ningli Sopore. Reports said that the deceased died instantly after falling from the tree.
Srinagar: Jammu and KashmirNational Conference President and former CM Dr Farooq Abdullah on said that his party will boycott Lok Sabha and assembly polls as well if New Delhi’s does not come up clean over its stand on Article 35-A. “We will not only boycott Panchayat elections but also Lok Sabha & Assembly elections if […]
Srinagar: Unidentified gunmen Saturday shot dead a Hurriyat Conference (Geelani) activist in Bomai village of Sopore. The slain was identified as Hakim-ur-Rehman Sultani, 45-years-old, son of late Mufti Nizamuddin Sultani, a resident of Reshipora Bomai. Sources said that after being shot, the slain was rushed to District Hospital Sopore where doctors declared him brought dead. […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought Rs 890 crore from New Delhi to pay the salaries of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers who are on an indefinite hunger strike for the past six days. More than 40,000 SSA teachers demanding implementation of Seventh Pay Commission, are also seeking delinking of their salaries […]
Srinagar: The state BJP leaders have reinitiated steps to re-establish a government in Jammu and Kashmir. Reports quoting sources said that on the eve of BJP’s national executive meeting, state party leaders met the party’s point-man in J&K, Ram Madhav, in Delhi on Friday to devise a strategy to reinitiate the government formation in the […]
Srinagar: An Army personnel on Saturday shot himself dead with his service rifle inside a camp in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. Identified as Naik Jasvir Singh, 34, the slain was posted with the Punjab regiment, while on sentry duty at Maheshwar camp on Friday, a police official said. The colleagues of Singh rushed […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Friday did not overturn the 36th Public Safety Act detention order against senior Hurriyat leader Masarat Alam saying that Alam’s activities were a threat to the state’s security. The judgement was pronounced by Justice Tashi Rabstan, who had reserved his verdict two weeks ago. Justice Rabstan held that Masarat […]
Srinagar: A special National Investigation Agency court (NIA) on Friday extended the judicial custody of Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson Asiya Andrabi and her two women associates till October 1. The Indian Federal Investigation Agency, NIA’s Special court has extended the judicial custody of Andrabi and her two associates Nahida Nasreen and Sofi Fehmeeda till October 1. They […]
Srinagar: Former Director General of Police Jammu and Kashmir SP Vaid who was shunted out late on Thursday has said that he will “miss the uniform” that gave him a sense of pride and satisfaction. “I will miss the uniform. There is a sense of pride and satisfaction in uniform. It will be a great […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday shifted three Shopian youth to Jammu jails after slapping them with the draconian Public Safety Act. The three youth have been identified as Faisal Khanday, Jeelani Gotta and Ubaid Ahmed, residents of Shopian. Reports said that three were arrested during nocturnal raids by the police. Police sources said that the trio […]
