Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday termed the BJP President Amit Shah’s West Bengal speech an open call for a Hindu Rashtra and said that the Saffron party chief has challenged the very idea of India. Shah while addressing a rally at West Bengal said that Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh need not be afraid […]
Srinagar: Gandhi family scion Priyanka Gandhi Vadra formally entered politics on Wednesday with the Congress appointing her general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East, ending years of speculation and signalling the party’s intent to go full throttle in the state ahead of the general elections. Priyanka Gandhi, 47, will take over her new assignment in the […]
Srinagar: Rejecting Governor Satpal Malik’s allegation that political parties are dividing J&K on communal lines over the circular issued by his administration making it compulsory for state government employees to attend republic day celebrations, Er Rasheed Wednesday said that the facts are totally opposite to what Governor has claimed. In a statement Rasheed said, “Governor […]
Srinagar: The Traffic police Srinagar Wednesday issued an advisory in view of January 26 functions to be held in the capital city. “Due to Security reasons the traffic movement from Sonawar upto Ram Munshi Bagh Road stretch including Dalgate Ram Munshi Bagh, Radio Kashmir Ram Munshi Bagh & Gupkar Ram Munshibagh will remain suspended on January […]
Srinagar: The foreign minister of Turkey said on Monday that some Western countries try to ‘cover up’ the murder of the well-known journalist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi. “We see how those, who speak of freedom of press in the world, cover this thing up when they see money,” Mevlut Cavusoglu told youth conference attendees […]
Srinagar: A gunfight ensued in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Wednesday afternoon. Reports said that government forces laid a siege to Binner area of Rafiabad in Baramulla district Wednesday following inputs about presence of militants. A the joint teams of forces including army and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir police zeroed in on the location where militants […]
Srinagar: The army on Wednesday resorted to aerial firing to disperse the stone pelting protesters in south Kashmir’s Shopian village. Reports said that a groups of youth pelted stones at a military camp in Chillipora village of the district after returning from the funeral prayers of a local slain militant. They said that the army […]
Srinagar: A massive snow-clearance operation is underway to restore the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which remained closed for vehicular traffic for the third consecutive day Wednesday, officials said. The snow clearance operation on both sides of the Jawahar Tunnel – the gateway to Kashmir – was started and the snow-clearance operation is going on in full […]
Srinagar: Southern Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts are observing a complete shutdown on Wednesday to protest and mourn the killings of six militants in two separate encounters in Shopian and Budgam districts. Reports said that all the shops and business establishments are shut in the twin districts and traffic is mostly off the roads. On January, […]
Kashmir’s IAS topper, Shah Faisal, who recently plunged into politics has sought public donations. This is a first of its kind development in the recent political history of Kashmir. Faesal who recently resigned from civil services in a social media post said that it is a people’s movement for a change and asked people […]
