Jammu: BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav Monday said the Hurriyat Conference cannot dictate terms on talks with the Centre and asserted that those supporting terrorism and separatism would not be entertained by the government. Replying to a question about PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti advocating dialogue with the Hurriyat, Madhav said, “The Hurriyat is not in a […]
Kashmir valley is observing a shut down today on Monday on the third death anniversary of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Muzaffar Wani. The call for shutdown was issued by separtist trio (Joint Resistance Leadership) comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. While Malik is currently in Tihar Jail, Geelani continues to […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Sunday said that a lady who was found hanging in her house in north Kashmir’s Uri did not commit suicide and was rather murdered by her brother in law. The officials said that the accused, Qadeer Ahmad Khatana, during questioned revealed to the investigators that he had developed an “illicit […]
Srinagar: At least 34 lakh rupees were recovered by Srinagar police along with some foreign currency notes stolen by a thief, who worked as a middleman, from six government quarters here, the district police chief, Dr Haseeb Mughal said on Saturday. Addressing a presser here at Shergadi Police Station, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Srinagar […]
Srinagar: The governor administration has cancelled the selection of candidates for 101 posts made in 2016 in Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) during PDP and BJP government after an inquiry report was submitted by the inquiry committee which probed the issue of illegal appointments. Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce Navin Choudhary, in a seven […]
Zia-ul-Haq Pahalgam: River View Resort, a hotel close to the murmuring waters of Lidder river at Yanner Pahalgam continues to operate illegally with “bureaucratic patronage”. The hotel is located just a few meters away from Lidder near rafting point Movura. A huge hotel with dozens of luxury rooms River View is one of the dozens […]
Srinagar: The authorities have placed under suspension four executive officers of municipal committees based on “preliminary inquiry” reports into the alleged charges of misappropriation, irregularities in financial transactions, gross negligence and misconduct. According to an order issued by the Director Urban Local Bodies, the officers placed under suspension Including Sarfaraz Ahmad Bhat, Executive Officer Municipal Committee […]
Srinagar: A militant was killed in an encounter at Batpora, Narwani area of Imam Sahab Shopian in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. According to reports joint team of army’s 44 RR, SOG and CRPF laid a siege at Batpora, Narwani area early today morning. A police spokesperson in a statement said that the cordon was […]
Srinagar: There are nearly one lakh seventy thousands cases pending before various courts in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the information divulged by minister of law and justice, communications and electronics & information technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, among 169089 cases, 71954 are civil while 97135 are criminal. Across the country, he said there is total pendency […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) on Friday while expressing serious concern about the “worsening health” of its chairman Syed Ali Geelani, appealed the people to pray for his speedy recovery. In a statement, a spokesperson of Hurriyat said that although “physical weakness” of Geelani is due to his advanced age, but “continued confinement in his house […]
