Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party today defended its senior leader and former minister Naeem Akhtar Andrabi saying the probe initiated against him by the Crime Branch was baseless and motivated. “From filing of the complaint the questioning of former minister, everything seems to be fishy and concocted”, senior party leader and former Member Parliament Mr. Mehboob […]
Sopore: An 18-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself inside her home in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Sunday night. Reports said that the girl (name withheld) of Kraltang Sopore allegedly hanged herself inside her home during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. However, family members of the girl, after spotting her hanging inside […]
Srinagar: A boy was arrested by police from Srinagar’s Jahangir Chowk amid contradictory claims by the arrestee and CRPF. The paramilitary forces said that boy made an abortive bid to snatch service rifle from one of its personnel, the boy, a resident of Chattabal here said he stumbled near the CRPF man due to which […]
Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to make serious inroads in Kashmir by registering at last 80,000 new members into the party fold in the ongoing membership drive that started on July 7. The party leaders claim that BJP’s Kashmir unit was getting overwhelming response in Kashmir and from every district especially from Srinagar […]
Srinagar): A 42-year old Border Security Force (BSF) personnel allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle in Nowgam sector of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Reports said that the BSF trooper namely SM Ravinder Kumar (No 020011625) of 77 Bn shot himself in his head inside his room at […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Monday termed as “irresponsible” the statement of state Governor Satya Pal Malik that militants should stop killing innocent people and target the corrupt. The Congress party, however, said it fully supports any drive to fight corruption in the state but there should not be a […]
Jammu: Government forces Monday claimed to have busted a militant hideout and recovered arms and ammunition in Mandhaan forest area of Gandoh in Doda district of Jammu. Official sources said that a team of Rashtriya Rifles and Jammu and Kashmir police launched a search operation in Mandhaan forests and recovered arms and ammunition from a militant hideout. […]
Kargil: A large number of anganwadi workers and helpers on Monday protested against the decision of the State Administrative Council (SAC)to disburse their honorariums through Gram Panchayats. The workers and helpers, working under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme from different parts of the border district, assembled in the main town demanding immediate roll […]
Srinagar: Public Health Engineering (PHE) daily wagers, casual labourers, land donors and ITI workers on Monday staged a protest against the Governor led Administration for failing to release their wages from last couple of weeks. The protesters under the banner of Kashmir PHE Joint Employees Association assembled at Srinagar’s Pratap Park and marched towards Press […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has castigated Governor Malik over his appeal to militants to kill “corrupt politicians” and said that Governor Malik has arrogated the role of making bizarre, mischievous and uncalled for statements to himself. In a statement , party General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura questioned the equanimity of Governor Malik as […]
