KASHMIR

Farooq Abdullah to contest from Srinagar, Akbar Lone from Baramulla parliamentary seats: NC

Farooq Abdullah to contest from Srinagar, Akbar Lone from Baramulla parliamentary seats: NC

Srinagar: Former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and Mohammad Akbar Lone will contest from Srinagar-Budgam and Baramulla Parliamentary constituencies, respectively, the National Conference (NC) announced on Monday evening. According to an NC Spokesperson, the NC Parliamentary Board met under the chairmanship of party president Dr Abdullah here, at the party headquarters. The board members were unanimously […]

UPA defeated ‘terrorism’ by embracing people of Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi

Srinagar: Congress President Rahul Gandhi has said that the killings in Kashmir had fallen drastically during the United Progressive Alliance government from 2004 to 2014. He said that peace returned to the valley during the UPA regime and it happened by being strong with Pakistan. Gandhi said this while speaking exclusively to weekly magazine The Week. Answering […]

Top bureaucrats, couple of political parties conspired for deferment of Assembly polls: Omar

Top bureaucrats, couple of political parties conspired for deferment of Assembly polls: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that some top officers of the governor’s administration and a couple of political parties are responsible for deferment of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a workers convention at Dak Bunglow Anantnag, Omar said: “Some top bureaucrats […]

Mehbooba fumes over ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, detention of teachers

Mehbooba fumes over ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, detention of teachers

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former  Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday once again intensified her campaign against ban on Jamaat-e-Islami, detention of teachers and others during a public rally at Kupwara where she said, “BJP can cage people but not the ideas.” Talking to reporters on the sidelines of public rally, Mehbooba […]

250 newly enrolled advocates took oath in Srinagar

250 newly enrolled advocates took oath in Srinagar

Srinagar: As many as 250 newly enrolled advocates on Saturday took oath in Srinagar, an official spokesman said here on Saturday. He said Jammu and Kashmir State Judicial Academy (JKSJA) today organized oath ceremony for newly enrolled advocates of Kashmir province at Mominabad here. Rajeev Gupta, Director, Jammu and Kashmir State Judicial Academy administered the […]

Shah Faesal to launch his political party tomorrow

Shah Faesal to launch his political party tomorrow

Srinagar: Former IAS officer Shah Faesal will launch his political outfit ‘Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement’ at a function in Rajbagh area of the city on Sunday. He said the function will be held at Gindun Ground in Rajbagh. The 2010 batch UPSC topper resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in January this year to […]

SSM College students offer absentia prayers for people slain in Christchurch terror attacks

SSM College students offer absentia prayers for people slain in Christchurch terror attacks

Srinagar: Funeral prayers in absentia were on Saturday offered in the campus of SSM College of Engineering and Technology for the 49 people who were killed in Christchurch terror attacks on Friday. Reports said that the students assembled inside the campus and offered absentia prayers for 49 people who were butchered by white supremacist terrorist while […]

Govt forces launch search operation in Kulgam village

Govt forces launch search operation in Kulgam village

Kulgam: Government forces Saturday morning launched a Cordon and Search Operation in Shiganpora village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said that acting on specific inputs about presence of militants in the village, a joint team of government forces including Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPF launched search operation in the area. They said […]

Two more youth booked under PSA, shifted to Jammu jail

Two more youth booked under PSA, shifted to Jammu jail

Srinagar: : Authorities have booked two more youth under Public Safety Act (PSA) from Pulwama and shifted them to Kot Bhalwal Jail in Jammu on Friday. An official said that Nazir Rashid Bhat son of Abdul Rashid of Zagigam, Rajpora and Ashiq Nabi Dar son of Ghulam Nabi Dar of Rahmoo village have been arrested […]

Power shutdown in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller Kashmir, in order to carry out various works, there will be a power shutdown in various areas of Ganderbal and Bandipora. According to details, in order to carry the laying and stringing of the conductor of 132 kV BBTL at Ajas, Bandipora, 33KV HCC feeder will be shutdown. In […]