Srinagar, Feb 5: Clashes erupted between stonepelters and police after congregational Friday prayers outside Historic Jamia Masjid in Downtown area of Central Kashmir’s Srinagar city. Eye witnesses said that youth assembled near Jamia Masjid and shouted pro-freedom slogans. They said that the forces restored to teargas shelling to disperse them. A passerby woman was also […]
Srinagar, Mar 05: Senior Hurriyat (M) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will not lead the congregation Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid today as he continues to be under house detention, Hurriyat (M) said in a statement. Hurriyat (M) expressed strong resentment and regret that after announcing the release of it’s chairman Mirwaiz e Kashmir Molvi […]
Bandipora, Mar 05: National conference leader Hilal Akbar Lone, who was booked under UAPA, was released late last night after additional session judge Baramulla granted him bail in a “hate speech” case that was registered against him by Hajin police a month ago. An official said that Hilal Lone, who is also the elder son […]
Sopore, Mar 4: Maintaining that the peace is prevailing across the valley, General officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt General BS Raju Thursday said that all the parameters of violence in Kashmir have come down including the “stone-pelting, agitation, and bandh calls besides the overall environment is changing.” GoC 15 Corps Thursday formally inaugurated […]
Srinagar, Mar 04: The Jammu and Kashmir administration Thursday directed the Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and head of the departments to ensure no new entrant in the Government Service is paid salary, allowances till verification by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) The circular issued by the Commissioner/Secretary to Government, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi states […]
Srinagar, Mar 04: After almost 20 months, Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) has been released from the house detention and is free to carry out his religious duties, sources said Thursday. The sources said that Mirwaiz has been released from house detention after a gap of almost 20 months. Sources said that Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz […]
Srinagar, Mar 4: As the weatherman forecast wet weather on March 6 and 7, the minimum temperatures increased in Kashmir Valley, officials said on Thursday. A meteorological department official told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 3.9°C against 2.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.7°C above normal for this time of the […]
Srinagar, Mar 3: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday reiterated that a person cannot be put under preventive detention on the grounds which formed basis of an earlier order that has either expired or has been quashed by a Court. Quashing a detention order under Public Safety Act against one Mushtaq Ahmad Wani alias […]
Srinagar, Mar 3: National Conference Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday welcomed the renewed bilateral engagement between India and Pakistan after a long hiatus, saying the changed understanding of both the neighboring countries vis-à-vis Jammu and Kashmir will act as forerunner of peace and prosperity in the region. Commenting on a […]
Srinagar, Mar 3: An army officer of lieutenant rank committed suicide by shooting himself dead at an army depot in Khonmoh area in outskirts of Srinagar, official sources said on Wednesday. They said that the officer identified as Sudeep Baghat Singh ended life by shooting himself with his service rifle. On hearing the gunshots, some […]
