Srinagar, Dec 26: National Conference vice-president and the former chief minister of erstwhile J&K State Omar Abdullah Saturday alleged that administration led by LG Manoj Sinah was using police to force the winning candidates of Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) to join Apni Party. “On one hand Prime Minister Narendera Modi and J&K LG […]
Srinagar, Dec 26: Holding previous regimes responsible for ignoring border areas and its residents in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said that shelling from across the LoC has always been a concern and the security forces have been given “a free hand to reply to the enemy.” The Prime Minister also congratulated […]
Srinagar, Dec 25: Around 100 politicians, political workers, separatist leaders and Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militants will face preventive detention or will be booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) in a new drive by administration in Kashmir to prevent “breach of peace”, reported The Daily Excelsior. Days after three People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders […]
A gunfight which had raged between Joint Forces including soldiers from 44 Rashtriya Rifles and militants after a siege was laid around Kanigam village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district yesterday. As the search operation was launched, militants fired upon search party, leading to an encounter. Sources said that two trapped militants have been killed, A […]
Srinagar, Dec 25: Former Chief Minister and National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Friday accused government of playing partisan politics to curry favour with the “ruling party and their stooges.” “Shame on this administration for playing partisan politics to curry favour with the ruling party & their stooges. These parties couldn’t win seats so now […]
Srinagar, Dec 25: The Christians across Jammu and Kashmir Friday celebrated the holy festival, Christmas with religious fervor and gaiety in the Union Territory while the tourism department organized special functions in Jammu today to mark the festival. In the wee hours of this morning, the Christians visited the Holy Family Catholic Church at MA […]
Srinagar, Dec 25: The government on Friday extended ban on high speed internet services in all but two districts of Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the high voter turnout in recently concluded polls has not gone well with elements inimical to peace. “The successful conduct of the recently concluded Panchavat elections which witnessed participation by […]
Islamabad, Dec 25: An old video of former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is doing the rounds on social media in which he is batting for ‘Ghazwa e Hind’, reported The Yahoo News. Literally translated, ‘Ghazwa e Hind’ means a ‘prophetic battle for India’. Some people claim that it is a prophecy that Muslim warriors […]
Bandipora, Dec 25: National conference leader Hilal Akbar Lone was Friday detained near Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, while he was on way to his home in Naidkhai from Srinagar. Notably, Hilal is the elder son of Member Parliament from north Kashmir and senior National Conference leader, Mohammad Akbar Lone. Akbar Lone said that […]
Srinagar, Dec 24 : A 92-year-old man was among seven more people who succumbed to the covid-19 virus in the last 24 hours, taking the fatality count in Jammu and Kashmir to 1860, officials said on Thursday. Four among those who died belonged to Jammu division and three to Kashmir Valley, officials told GNS. The […]
