Jammu: Governor Satya Pal Malik has given directions for constituting a Team of officers from the Jammu and Kashmir Government which would hold consultations with the managements of the educational institutions of Dehradun, Uttrakhand, besides premier educational institutions in other states where large number of students from Kashmir are studying. The Team will look into […]
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: At least five shops were gutted in a mysterious fire that erupted in congested market areas of Uri town this morning around 4 am. Reports said that 12 Inf brigade Army rushed to the spot and helped the locals to douse the fire immediately. The swift action taken by Army saved the rest of […]
Pattan: Government forces Monday launched a massive Cordon-and-Search operation in Tantraypora village of Palahallan in north Kashmir’ Pattan. Reports said that a joint team of 29 RR forces, SOG Pattan and CRPF conducted house to house search operation in the village after sealing all entry and exit points. A police official said that the search operation […]
Banihal: The Srinagar-Jammu highway was on Monday afternoon shut for vehicular movement following landslides in Banihal area of the Ramban district. Officials said that landslide occurred at Kharpora area of Banihal and blocked the road. “The traffic has been halted. Men and machinery has been deployed to clear the road of the blockade,” he said. […]
Istanbul: Turkey’s economy entered its first recession since 2009, official data showed on Monday, three weeks before President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government faces local elections where growth and inflation will be key issues for voters. Economic output contracted by 2.4 per cent in the final three months of the year compared to the third quarter […]
Srinagar: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Monday urged the Election Commission to hold elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly along with the Lok Sabha polls. “It is perplexing how the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir is good for the conduct of the Lok Sabha elections and not for the Assembly elections […]
Srinagar: A day after the announcement of poll schedule for Lok Sabha elections, the National Conference (NC) has finalized its list of three candidates from three Lok Sabha constituencies of Kashmir valley. Top sources in National Conference said that the party president and three-time former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and senior party […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday identified one of the militants slain in Tral gunfight as Mudasir Ahmad Khan, son of Farooq Ahmad Khan, a resident of Midoora village of Tral township. A police spokesperson said that incriminating material was also recovered from the encounter site and it is suspected that the other […]
Poonch: Government forces have arrested a boy along with grenades in Surankote town where an army recruitment rally is going on. Police sources said that the boy is the resident of Kalakote tehsil area of Rajouri district and has been arrested from outside the recruitment rally venue. He was found in possession of two grenades […]
