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No question of alliance with PDP-G N Azad

No question of alliance with PDP-G N Azad

Delhi: Soon after the BJP pulled out alliance with the ruling PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, the congress today ruled out any tie-up with the PDP, media reports said. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said here that the BJP had committed a “Himalayan blunder” by forming a government with the PDP. He said the […]

Governor calls Omar Abdullah for a meeting

Governor calls Omar Abdullah for a meeting

Srinagar: Governor NN Vohra has called National Conference Vice President, Omar Abdullah, for a meeting. According to the reports, governor sought Omar’s appointment at Rajbhavan in a bid to form the government. Congress had categorically rejected that it would support the Peoples Democratic Party to form a government in the state. NC does not possess […]

Grand Mufti detained by police at Sangam

Grand Mufti detained by police at Sangam

Srinagar: Grand Mufti (designate), Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam was detained by the police in South Kashmir’s Sanagam area  when he was on his way to Anantnag to commemorate the death anniversary of Qazi Nissar. Grand Mufti, along with his delegation, were stopped by the police and later shifted to police station Sangam. “I had to attend a […]

JRL defers tomorrow’s strike call in view of Mela Kheer Bhawani

JRL defers tomorrow’s strike call in view of Mela Kheer Bhawani

Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has deferred tomorrow’s strike by a day in view of Mela Kheer Bhawani at Tulmulla in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. In a statement, the leadership said that the strike would now be observed on Wednesday, instead of tomorrow. Thousands of migrant Kashmiri Pandits have started arriving at the temple in […]

Anantnag shuts on death anniversary of Qazi Nisar

Anantnag shuts on death anniversary of Qazi Nisar

Srinagar: A complete shutdown is being observed in Anantnag town and adjoining areas of south Kashmir on Tuesday to commemorate the death anniversary of Muslim United Front (MUF) leader and founder of Ummat-e-Islami, Qazi Nisar. His son and chairman of Ummat-e-Islami, Qazi Yasir, had called for shutdown today. Shops and other business establishments remained closed […]

Scores detained in night raids in Pulwama: Police

Srinagar: A dozen of youths were arrested during the nocturnal raids by government forces from different areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. Police sources said that the joint forces led by Jammu and Kashmir police, Army’s Rashtriya Rifles and Central Reserve Police Force conducted these raids to detain the youth. Police officials while […]

JRL calls for shutdown on Wednesday

JRL calls for shutdown on Wednesday

Srinagar :Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for a complete strike tomorrow (20th of June) against the continued civilian killings in the valley which has witnessed a sudden spike since the eve of Eid, said a statement. JRL comprising of the trio of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik in a press […]