Srinagar: Eleven students including nine girls have died while four others are injured critically after a Tempo Traveler they were traveling in skidded off the road into a deep gorge on Mughal Road near Peer ki Gali, officials said. Out of the four injured, three have been referred to Srinagar for specialized treatment, they said. […]
Srinagar: A militant was arrested in an injured condition on Thursday from Sirhama village of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district while another was found dead. Reports said that Arif Hussain Bhat of Fatehpora, Bijbehara was held with a bullet injury in his leg. Another militant found dead in mysterious circumstances was identified as Aadil […]
Party’s vice chairman Saleem Haroon in a statement said JKLF has always aspired for a peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue while taking Kashmiris as a principle party into consideration. He said JKLF has always aspired for a peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue. “To encourage the peaceful struggle and through it seek the resolution, history stands […]
Pulwama: At a time when authorities are tall claims of improving the health sector in the state, the Primary Health Centers (PHC) in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district reflect a completely contrarian picture. They PHC’s in this district are in shambles. The PHC’s were established in many villages of Pulwama district decades ago. But, these centers […]
Srinagar: An Ansar-Gazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) militant of was killed in a gunfight with government forces in Brenpathri forest area of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The gunfight ensued after a joint team of forces including Army’s 42 RR, paramilitary CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police’s SOG launched a search operation in the area following inputs […]
Srinagar: Assam Police has arrested a Kashmir youth from Kulgam district for making “obscene comment” on Facebook against the widow of a CRPF personnel from Assam, who was killed on June 13 in a Maoist attack in Jharkhand. Deccan Herald reported that a joint team of Assam and Jammu and Kashmir police arrested the accused Syed Abbas and […]
Srinagar: A local court on Tuesday afternoon granted bail to senior journalist Ghulam Jeelani Qadri who was arrested by police from his Srinagar residence in a 27-year-old case registered under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act in 1992. The court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) fixed the next of date of hearing on July 31. […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday welcomed granting of reservation to people living near the international border in J& K. He said the reservation on similar lines should have been given to people along international border falling in other states of the country. NC president said that the Nation welcomes the […]
Srinagar: In his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir after taking charge of Union Home Ministry, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior leader Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir for two days beginning Wednesday. Official sources said that Amit Shah is likely to co-chair a meeting of Unified Command with governor Satya Pal Malik. […]
Srinagar: Asserting that law for reservations in promotions was first brought by her father Mufti Mohammad Syed during his term as CM in 2004, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said she support it wholeheartedly, but the manner NDA adopted it is unconstitutional with sole motive of disempowering J&K’s constitution. ‘Law for reservations in […]
