By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
KASHMIR, LATEST NEWS

Srinagar: A farmers’ outfit in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar area warned a sugar mill to ‘throw out’ Kashmiri workers as soon as possible or face ‘dire consequences.’ The incident came just a day after right wing groups threatened Mansoorpur Sugar Mill management to “throw out Kashmiri workers”, reported The Times of India. The report said a […]
By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
JAMMU, LATEST NEWS

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case in connection with allegedly raising of anti-national slogans by some stranded Kashmiri Muslims passengers here and issued a ‘hue and cry notice’ to trace three unidentified persons, officials said. Police issued pictures of the three accused persons involved in raising anti-national slogans. Thousands of Kashmiri Muslims passengers, […]
By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
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Srinagar: The Valley traders Thursday decided to observe complete shutdown in Lal Chowk and adjoining areas from Friday afternoon against the harassment of Kashmiris outside the Valley. They have also decided to carry out a protest rally from Ganta Ghar area of Lal Chowk at 04:00 pm on Friday in this regard. Kashmir Traders Manufacturing federation […]
By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
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Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah slammed the Central government for removal of security to mainstream political workers and office-bearers in the state. “Withdrawal of security to mainstream political workers & office bearers is a retrograde step that will only weaken political activity in the valley. This is regardless of the fact that […]
By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
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Srinagar: Pakistan’s star cricketer and flamboyant allrounder Shahid Afridi has blasted IMG-Reliance’s pull-out from covering the Pakistan Super League, that is currently underway in United Arab Emirates, a media report said. “You find out who your friends are at difficult times. What are they trying to show the world that they are educated? Educated people don’t […]
By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
KASHMIR, LATEST NEWS

Srinagar: Former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah Thursday said their stand on holding dialogue with Pakistan has been vindicated by the India-Saudi joint statement issued after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with oil-rich kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman. “Amid the din & clamour for war, India-Saudi joint statement on […]
By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
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Srinagar: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in China on Thursday following earlier visits to India and Pakistan. MBS is due to meet top officials including Chinese president and ruling Communist Party leader, Xi Jinping, on Friday, highlighting Saudi Arabia’s importance as one of China’s top oil suppliers and a market for its exports, […]
By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
INDIA & PAKISTAN, LATEST NEWS

New Delhi: India could face sanctions after two Pakistani shooters failed to get visas to attend a World Cup event in New Delhi, the sport’s world body said on Wednesday, amid tensions over the Pulwama militant attack that killed 49 paramilitary CRPF personnel and injured several others. Agence France-Presse reported that two Pakistani shooters, G.M. […]
By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
INDIA & PAKISTAN, LATEST NEWS
Srinagar: The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday a PIL seeking a direction to authorities to protect Kashmiri students who are being attacked across the country in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack on February 14. A bench, comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices L N Rao and Sanjiv Khanna, on Thursday […]
By Press Desk on February 21, 2019
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Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairperson Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday said the families of Kashmiri prisoners lodged in jails outside Jammu and Kashmir are worried about their safety following the killing of a Pakistani prisoner in a Jaipur jail. After the condemnable killing of Pakistani prisoner by his inmates in #JaipurJail,Kashmiri inmates in jails across India […]