Srinagar: The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday said that the government of India’s order to suspend cross-LoC trade between parts of divided Kashmir via Salamabad (Uri) and Chakan-da-Bagh (Poonch) routes is a huge setback to the peace process. In a statement, CPI(M) spokesman said that we were demanding measures for strengthening and streamlining […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq criticised the Government of India for suspending the Cross-LoC trade and said that the government instead of improving people to people contacts between the divided families across LoC, is stopping whoever was achieved during Vajpayee’s time. Addressing a Friday congregation at historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz, […]
Srinagar: Kashmir Highway remained closed for the second day on Friday due to landslides, a traffic police official said. Traffic on the Highway was suspended yesterday afternoon following landslides and shooting stones at Batery Cheshma and two other places between Ramban and Ramsu. However, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and Border Roads Organisation (BRO), […]
Srinagar: Local candidates who are to appear in the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) demanded that their centres should be allotted in the Valley as most of them have been given centres outside Kashmir, making the process cumbersome for them. The students said most of them had been got their centres out of the Valley, making […]
Srinagar: As the Polling for Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency was going on today, several incidents of stone pelting on Security forces and polling staffs were reported, an official spokesperson said in a statement. “During the election process, security forces came under severe stone pelting from miscreants who had congregated at various places. However security forces while […]
Srinagar: Former finance minister Altaf Bukhari on Thursday said it was time to rise above the party system and vote for a strong candidate who can talk about Kashmir issue in the parliament of India. Hinting that he has voted for National Conference candidate Farooq Abdullah, Bukhari said Farooq Abdullah is a strong candidate among […]
Srinagar: Terming the government order baseless and unacceptable and demanding revocation of termination order of their colleague, doctors association Kupwara on Thursday held a protest demonstration within Sub District Hospital Kupwara. The members of the association assembled at SDH Kupwara and raised slogans in favour of the doctor and against DC, and CMO Kupwara for terminating […]
Srinagar: Kathua in Udhampur recorded highest voter turnout of 64.6 percent during the second phase of parliamentary polls on Thursday while Srinagar recorded lowest turn out of 5.7 percent till 3 pm. The total vote percentage at 3 pm stood at 38.5 in the state in second phase. Violence broke out in Budgam district with three people […]
Srinagar: One more Bangladeshi actor has been asked to leave India after he attended an election rally in West Bengal, reports said in Thursday. ANI quoting MHA sources said that Ghazi Abdul Noor attended a political rally in Dumdum, West Bengal. “In any case his visa had expired. Appropriate action is also being taken regarding […]
Raigarh: BJP president Amit Shah Thursday said Kashmir is an integral part of India and cannot be separated from the country till a single BJP worker is alive, irrespective of whether the party is in power or not. Addressing an election rally in Raigarh district headquarters in Chhattisgarh, he said when the Modi government is re-elected […]
