Jammu: The National Conference and the Congress are likely to announce their ‘alliance’ for the Lok Sabha polls, scheduled to be held in seven phases, starting from April 11. As per sources, NC president Farooq Abdullah will meet Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and All India Congress Committee General Secretary Ambika […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a drug peddler and recovered codeine phosphate at Nishat area of Dal Lake in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, a Police Spokesperson said here on Wednesday. According to the Spokesperson, the accused was identified as Parveez Ahmad Dar, resident of Latar Masjid Safakadel. ”Police Station Nishat seized […]
Baramulla: A civilian who was critically injured in cross-LoC shelling on 10 March at Kamalkote in Uri has succumbed to his injuries at Srinagar’s SKIMS. Reports said that the deceased has identified as Riyaz Ahmad Khatania son of Sadar din Khatania resident of Shahdara village. “After battling for his life for about 10 days, the youth […]
Srinagar: Traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu highway was suspended on Wednesday, due to fresh landslides and shootings, triggered by heavy rains during the night. Meanwhile, the Srinagar-Leh highway and the historic 86-km-long Mughal road, connecting Shopian in south Kashmir with Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu region, remained shut since December last year, due to accumulation of snow. […]
Srinagar: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday criticised Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for threatening to send Australians “back in a coffin” following the Christchurch attacks. Scott Morrison told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) that Erdogan’s comments were “very offensive.” He said that he would summon the Turkish ambassador to Australia to demand an explanation, […]
Jammu:Asserting that things are happening as per the script, former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday termed Balakot airstrikes as ‘election stunt’. “Things are happening as per script and there will be a change only after election,” said Ms Mufti while speaking to a select media here this evening. She […]
Srinagar: Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding – in – Chief, Northern Command visited forward posts in Siachen Glacier today and reviewed operational preparedness being maintained in the sector, a defence ministry spokesman said. He was accompanied by Lt Gen YK Joshi, General Officer Commanding, Fire & Fury Corps, he said. Lt Gen Ranbir […]
Srinagar: Nine KAS officers were transferred on Tuesday in the interest of administration following a concurrence of Election Commission of India conveyed by the CEO J&K. According to an order issued here, Tasaduq Jeelani (KAS), awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department, has been posted as Managing Director, J&K Housing Board. Rakesh Kumar Srangal […]
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai has strongly condemned the custodial killing of Awantipora school teacher Rizwan Pandit and expressed his deep anguish over the “cold blooded murder”. “Such brutality is unjustified and has no place in civilized democracies,” Sehrai said in a statement. He said that harassment of innocent Kashmiris by forces has […]
Srinagar: Former judge J&K High Court Hasnain Masoodi has strongly condemned the custodial death of Rizwan Pandith of Awantipora, who was allegedly killed in the joint custody of NIA and Police Component (SOG) Srinagar. In a statement, Masoodi said that incidents like these are not only tragic and unfortunate but highly condemnable. Such incidents cannot […]
