Srinagar: A thick layer of fog engulfed Kashmir valley including capital city Srinagar on Friday morning leading to poor visibility. Reports said that the fog has led to massive traffic jams at various places across the city. The fog, MeT department said, is a result of a dip in temperatures and condensation of water droplets […]
Srinagar: “Based on a credible input about the presence of militants, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by Police and security forces at the onset of dawn today inside a jungle area of Sekipora at Bijbehara in District Anantnag. As the searches were going on, the search party was fired upon by the militants. […]
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and goverment forces in Sekipora area of Bijbhera in Southern Kashmir’s Anantnag district in the wee hours on Friday. “Exchange of fire between Security force and #terrorists at #Bijbehara District #Anantnag. Security forces on Job. Details will follow. @JmuKmrPolice,” tweeted Kashmir Police. News gathering agency GNS reported that the gunfight broke out after a […]
Srinagar: The reports submitted by the Deputy Commissioner Bandipora and the SSP Bandipora before the state human rights commission (SHRC) have ruled out the use of chemical weapons while fighting militants in an encounter on September 20 this year in which five militants were killed but admits forces use snipers, guns and also the IEDs […]
Srinagar: Peoples Conference (PC) president and former minister, Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday welcomed Imran Raza Ansari in the party fold, saying it an emotional homecoming. Lone in a tweet said that Imran is a mass leader and will be a leading light in the caravan of change. “I welcome @imranrezaansari into the @JKPC_ family. […]
JAMMU: Veteran politician Sharad Yadav Thursday called the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir assembly a “murder of democracy”. J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik abruptly dissolved the state assembly Wednesday night, hours after the PDP staked claim to form a government with backing of the rival NC and the Congress. The state assembly had been put in […]
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Ram Madhav on Thursday took to a jibe at former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after he asked him to prove that the alliance between PDP, NC and Congress had Pakistan backing. Madhav too to twitter and said that since Omar Abdullah has denied any external pressure, […]
New Delhi: Terming the decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly as “unconstitutional, immoral and unethical”, Congress leader Manish Tewari Thursday said it was a “murder of democracy”. Congress leader P Chidambaram also took a swipe at Governor Satyapal Malik’s decision to dissolve the assembly, saying that parliamentary democracy was standing on its head. “As […]
Srinagar: Calling the dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly by Governor Satya Pal Malik a “match-fixing between various stakeholders”, independent lawmaker Er Rasheed has said that it is yet again proven that there is a controlled democracy in J&K. In a statement issued on Thursday Rasheed said, “While Governor’s decision to dissolve the Assembly was […]
Srinagar: Leader of the opposition Gulam Nabi Azad Thursday said that the Jammu and Kashmir assembly was dissolved at the behest of BJP as they had failed to form government despite efforts for almost five months. “For these 4-5 months, BJP tried to form their own government but they didn’t have majority. So they tried […]
