Srinagar: Air traffic at Srinagar International Airport resumed on Friday after remaining suspended for a day on Thursday due to fresh snowfall and poor visibility. Meanwhile, several airline companies, in addition to scheduled flights, will operate additional flights from Srinagar airport to facilitate stranded passengers on Friday. “After the improvement in the weather we have […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani on Friday while commenting on the statement of Jammu and Kashmir Governor said that hypocrisy and arrogance touches new heights when a person, “posing as Vice-Roy of Delhi, continues his venomous utterances”. He said that it is surprising and ridiculous that a person “alien” on this soil, […]
Srinagar: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat (TeH) Chairman Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai said said NC’s Omar Abdullah must not forget that what he now calls the barbaric law (PSA) and the reason of human tragedies aimed to brutalize every dissent has actually originated from his home decades back. “Why does he remember it as an opposition only,” Sehrai questioned while […]
Bandipora: To commemorate the 27th death anniversary of five innocent civilians killed in cold blood allegedly by Border Security Force (bsf) on 1st February 1992, a complete shutdown was observed in Ajas town of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday. All the business establishments remained closed throughout the day. The call for shutdown was forwarded […]
Srinagar: The United Kingdom government has categorically rejected Indian demand of cancelling an event highlighting human rights violations in Kasmir, the India Today reported. The British High Commission Spokesperson in New Delhi told India Today “”UK Members of Parliament are independent of government; it is for individual members to decide who they meet and for […]
Srinagar:Two boys were injured when a grenade they were toying with went off in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Friday, officials said. They said Sharafat Bashir and Junaid Bilal, both 13, were fiddling with the explosive device when it went off near Rohama, causing serious injuries to one of them. Both were shifted to […]
Srinagar: Terming the government proposal to declare null and void the properties, movable and immovable, sold by the Kashmiri Pandits after 1989-90 a conspiracy, the Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) Chairperson Haji Muhammad Yasin Khan said any such decision would further create wedge between Kashmiri Pandiths and Muslims. Khan, who also heads the Kashmir Traders and […]
New Delhi: In a clear move to woo the middle class voters in the run up to the general elections, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday enhanced the limit of individual income tax from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per annum. Unveiling the Interim Budget for 2019-20, Finance Minister said the move will […]
Jammu: A multi-tier security arrangement is put in place ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to all three regions of Jammu and Kashmir on February 3. In Jammu region, the Prime Minister will inaugurate various projects worth Rs 35,000 crore, while in Kashmir and Ladakh, projects costing Rs 9,000 crore. “Tight security arrangements have […]
Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will dedicate the 1000 MW capacity NRSS power transmission project to the Jammu and Kashmir state. “PM Modi will be dedicating the 1000 MW capacity NRSS power transmission project on Feb 3 during his visit to the state of Jammu and Kashmir,” a Sterlite Power official here told […]
