Srinagar, Jan 28: Prof. Saifuddin Soz, Former Union Minister Thursday reiterated that the struggle of the people of Kashmir is not for Statehood but for restoration of the Special Status enshrined under (now abrogated) Article 370 of the Constitution of India. “I want to reiterate my position on the prevailing political situation in Kashmir. What […]
Srinagar, Jan 28 : Two teenage boys were injured during a scuffle at Malbagh Ummer Colony in Lal Bazar area of Srinagar, officials said on Thursday. Official sources said that two teenage boys were injured during a scuffle late Wednesday evening in Lal Bazar area. “One among them is critical,” they said, adding that the […]
Srinagar, Jan 28: The cold wave sweeping Kashmir Valley has intensified with Srinagar recording a low of minus 5.6 degrees Celsius, the weatherman said on Thursday. A meteorological department official that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a minimum of minus 5.6°C against minus 2.0°C on the previous night. The minimum temperatures have consistently […]
Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 28: Jammu and Kashmir, Prisons Department has announced restoration of ‘Mulaqaat Facility’ to the families with prisoners lodged in different jails. The ‘facility’ was earlier suspended in view of COVID-19 outbreak. An media handout states that the department concerned has decided to resume ‘mulaqat facility’ in jails, which as per the handout, was […]
Srinagar, Jan 27: Observing pension is not an ex-gratia but a payment for the past service rendered by an employee, Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday held entitled to retiral benefits 389 members of Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation Association. The petition was filed by the members comprising Sweepers, Helpers, Cleaners, Bus Washers, […]
Srinagar, Jan 27: Sleuths of Crime Branch Kashmir arrested an accused from West Bengal in connection with a case regarding fake application forms on National Scholarship Portal for Merit Cum Means Scholarship under Minority Quota for J&K students in 2018-19, officials said on Wednesday. “A team of Crime Branch Kashmir headed by Deputy Superintendent of […]
Srinagar, Jan 27: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday said the arrest of her party”s youth wing president Waheed ur Rehman Para was emblematic of the situation of Kashmiri politicians who are being “persecuted” by New Delhi for not toeing its line. Para was arrested on November 25, 2020 in connection with the […]
Srinagar, Jan 27 : A man who was injured in a militant attack in Soura area of Srinagar succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Wednesday. Official sources told that Nadif Hanief Khan, a resident of Soura was shot and injured by militants at his residence on 01 December last year. They said that […]
Anantnag, Jan 27 : Three soldiers were injured in “what appears to be an improvised explosive device” blast triggered by militants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. In a first militant attack this year, three soldiers were injured, one of them seriously, in Shamsipora area along the Srinagar-Jammu highway […]
Srinagar, Jan 26: The election for the offices of chairpersons of district development councils (DDCs) in Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory is likely to take place next month, sources disclosed. Highly placed sources revealed that proposal for the reservation of offices of DDC chairpersons is expected to be finalized in the first week of February. “The […]
