Srinagar, Mar 02: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is likely to be released from 20-month long house detention this week, official sources said Tuesday. Official sources said t Mirwaiz, who will complete 20 months under house detention at his Nigeen residence in Srinagar is likely to walk free this week and more like […]
Srinagar, Mar 2: Former Chief Minister of PDP-BJP coalition in erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State, Mehbooba Mufti, on Tuesday said that the Kashmir issue was not about raods and development but a “far bigger issue”. “Jammu and Kashmir issue is not about roads and lanes but a far bigger issue. When there is peace, roads […]
Srinagar, Mar 01: The second phase of Covid vaccination drive was kick started in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday along with whole India. During second phase all the citizens of above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities will get Covid vaccination shots. State immunization officer Dr Qazi Haroon […]
Srinagar, Mar 01: A crucial meeting between the government and the mutton dealers of Kashmir failed to break the ice as the two sides couldn’t find out a solution to end the stalemate. The government held a meeting with the mutton dealers and other traders regarding the rates of mutton in the Valley on February […]
Srinagar: Government forces in Kashmir are alarmed by the recent arrival of small, magnetic bombs that have wreaked havoc in Afghanistan, Reuters news agency reported “Sticky bombs”, which can be attached to vehicles and detonated remotely, have been seized during raids in recent months in the occupied territory, three senior security officials told Reuters. “These are […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Press Club (KPC) strongly condemns the false and motivated smear campaign against a Kashmiri journalist working in an international media organisation TRT. Journalist Baba Umar who is currently working with an international news organisation in Turkey in an email to Kashmir Press Club stated that dangerous false allegations were leveled in a […]
Srinagar, Feb 28: Eleven days after being fired upon here, Akash Kumar son of Rasmesh Kumar Mehra—owner of popular eatery (Krishna Dhaba) here—succumbed to the wounds at a hospital in Srinagar, officials said on Sunday. They said Akash (25) , a resident of Janipur Jammu, at present Dalgate Srinagar, died at the SMHS hospital at […]
Jammu February 27: Army Northern Commander Lt. Gen. Y K Joshi on Saturday said that the agreement between India and Pakistan to strictly abide by the ceasefire agreement with the Line of Control would have no effect on counter-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the Northern Command, which looks after the security […]
Srinagar: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday welcomed the initiative to restore the ceasefire agreement along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan. However, Khan said that the onus of creating an ‘enabling’ environment between the two countries rests with India. “I welcome restoration of the ceasefire along the LOC,” Khan said in […]
Srinagar: The United Nations Human Rights (UNHRC) has condemned government raids on Human Rights defenders, restriction on civil society and its impact on the rights of the people of Kashmir. On the 46th session of the Human Rights Council, Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights said the body continues to monitor situation in […]
