Srinagar: Bureaucrat turned politician, Shah Faesal has said that he can not join Hurriyat since he is trained in governance and administration. “I am a man from the system and I would be happy to change things by being in the system. Hurriyat doesnt give me that opportunity as they don’t believe in electoral politics” […]
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership on Friday held a protest demonstration in Srinagar demanding release of political prisoners. Soon after the congregational Friday prayers were held, scores of JRL activists assembled at Abi Guzar and raised slogans against the administration. The activists d mandes immediate release of political prisoners lodged in different jails of the […]
Srinagar: A Myanmar judge dismissed an appeal Friday by two Reuters journalists jailed for seven years while investigating atrocities committed against the Rohingya, dashing slim hopes that the pair could be freed early. Reporters Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw Soe Oo, 28, were arrested in Yangon in December 2017 and later jailed for violating the […]
Srinagar: Authorities have booked three persons under Public Safety Act (PSA) in northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Reports said that Tawseef Ahmad Lone son of Wali Mohmad Lone a resident of Gundpora, Abdul Samad Malla alias Samad Inqalabi, a resident of Ganastan and Suhail Ahmad Parrey son of Zahoor Ahmad, a resident of Bangar Mohalla Hajin have […]
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said that lasting peace can be achieved in Kashmir only through dialogue and the Centre should hold talks with the Hurriyat leaders. Referring to Army chief Bipin Rawat’s comment a day earlier on engaging with Taliban without any preconditions, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Thursday said […]
Srinagar: A residential house was completely damaged in a fire incident in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Locals told Kashmir Reader that fire broke out in the house of Mushtaq Ahmad Gujjar at Branthpathri village of Tral during the intervening night of January 10-11, resulting in complete damage to the house. They said that […]
Srinagar: An earthquake measuring 4.6 on richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir Thursday. The earthquake occurred at 8:22 am with its epicentre at 34.39 degrees north and 78.21 degrees east – 63.6 km north of Leh and 193.1 km east of Kargil – in Ladakh region, Disaster Management Department officials said. No loss of life […]
Srinagar: Authorities on Friday shut the Srinagar-Jammu Highway for vehicular traffic due to fresh snowfall at several places on the highway. Officials said that the highway has been closed due to accumulation of snow on both sides of at Jawahar Tunnel. Pertinently Kashmir is currently under the grip of Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day long period of harsh […]
Khartoum: Anti-government protests that have rocked Sudan have left 22 people dead, authorities said Thursday, after three demonstrators died hours after thousands cheered for President Omar al-Bashir at a rival rally in Khartoum. Wednesday’s competing rallies in the capital followed weeks of angry street protests over a government decision to triple the price of bread […]
Srinagar: An Army major and a BSF personnel were injured as the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged heavy gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. Reports said that the Pakistan Army “violated” ceasefire, inviting a strong retaliation from Indian forces. “One Army Major and a constable of BSF were injured as Pakistani […]
