KASHMIR

Suspending Cross-LoC trade a huge setback to peace process: CPIM

Suspending Cross-LoC trade a huge setback to peace process: CPIM

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 […]

Mirwaiz criticises GoI for suspending Cross-LoC trade

Mirwaiz criticises GoI for suspending Cross-LoC trade

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, […]

Kashmir highway remains closed for second day due to landslides

Kashmir highway remains closed for second day due to landslides

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), […]

Kashmiri students seek NEET centres in Valley

Kashmiri students seek NEET centres in Valley

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 […]

2 Dy SP’s among several cops injured in stone pelting incidents on Thursday: Govt

2 Dy SP’s among several cops injured in stone pelting incidents on Thursday: Govt

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 […]

Doctors in Kupwara protest against termination of colleague over alleged negligence

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 […]

Kashmir integral part of India, can’t be separated: Amit Shah

Kashmir integral part of India, can’t be separated: Amit Shah

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 […]