Srinagar: National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah on Monday expressed dismay on Election Commission of India’s (ECI) announcement of not holding assembly polls simultaneously with Lok Sabha elections in J&K saying it is a major setback for democracy in the state. While speaking to media here at party headquarters Nawa- e -Subha, Srinagar, Dr. Farooq […]
Srinagar: The cross LoC (Line of Control) bus service, Karvan-e-Aman, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK) remained suspended for the second week on Monday, official sources said. We have received information that cross-Line of Control (LoC) bus service will remain suspended for the second consecutive week, sources said. Last week […]
Srinagar: The primary, middle, secondary and higher secondary schools, and colleges in Kashmir division opened on Monday for regular classwork after nearly three months of winter vacations. Although the schools were scheduled to reopen on March 2 however, the vacations were extended by the divisional administration following predictions of rains and snowfall. While classes up to […]
Srinagar: Four persons were injured after a fresh shelling along the Line of Control in Kamalkote in Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday. Medical officer Baramulla Bashir Ahmad Chalkoo confirmed that the two persons have been shifted to Baramulla hospital for improved treatment, while the other two are under treatment at Uri. […]
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Saturday summoned Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to its headquarters in New Delhi. Mirwaiz has been asked to present himself before the investigators at its New Delhi head office on Monday February 11. “Whereas, it appears that you are acquainted with the circumstances of the case noted […]
Srinagar: Scores of activists of Er Rasheed’s Awami Ittehad Party on Saturday marched in Handwara against the ban on Jama’at-e-Islami and “illegal detentions” all across valley. In a statement, a spokesperson of AIP said that the protesters holding play cards were seeking revocation of ban and an end to “state suppression”. Addressing the gathering of […]
Srinagar: Seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel including a sub-inspector were injured in a road accident in Parimpora area of Srinagar on Saturday, reports said. A bullet-proof bunker vehicle of CRPF 53 BN (G Coy) bearing registration number JK05D-1081 turned turtle at Parimpora, leaving seven troopers injured. The injured were rushed to a private […]
Srinagar: General-operations-Commanding Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon has appealed the mothers in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure their sons do not join militancy. “I appeal to the mothers of those who have taken the path of violence, to ensure they do not join militancy. If they have joined militant ranks and want […]
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, strictly instructed the concerned executing agencies to complete the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh Flyover within two months. The DC who made these instructions in a meeting with executing agencies and contractors. He strictly directed the concerned agencies and contractors to work in double shifts and ensure that the ₹341 crore […]
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today inaugurated DNA Division and Cyber Forensic Division at Forensic Science Lab (FSL) at Bemina. The newly inaugurated DNA and Cyber Forensic Divisions were sanctioned by the government 2015 for boosting the criminal justice system in the state. Speaking after inaugurating the new divisions, Advisor Kumar said that […]
