Srinagar: The voter turnout dipped in the second leg of the 3-phased election to Anantnag parliamentary constituency on Monday with Kulgam recording 10.32 percent on Monday. Polling started at 7 a.m. and ended at 4 p.m. in Kulgam comprising of four assembly segments of Noorabad, Homeshalibugh, Kulgam, and Devsar. Giving the breakup of the polling, […]
Srinagar: Carvan-e-Aman bus operated on Monday after remaining being suspended for eight weeks to allow three residents of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK) to return to their homes, official sources said. “No fresh guest from PaK or from here will travel in the bus which will remain suspended,” sources said. The PaK residents had got stuck […]
Srinagar: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested two militants and one Over Ground Worker (OGW) who were involved in Chanapora attack in which one cop (Santri) was seriously injured. According to police, the attack was aimed to snatch a weapon and was conspired by Jaish-e-Mohammad. Giving details about the modus operandi of the attack, […]
Srinagar: National General Secretary of BJP Ram Madhav on Saturday blamed regional political parties and their leadership for creating Kashmir problem. Addressing a workers convention in Dak Bungalow, Anantnag, Madhav said, “the 1987 Rajiv-Farooq accord is the reason behind the present deteriorated situation in the valley”. He added, “rigging of 1987 polls by Dr Farooq […]
It might sound astonishing to many, but history shows that arch rivals India and Pakistan have always come closer when the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), a right-wing nationalist party, was ruling India. In fact, relations between the two nuclear powers reached their nadir, when the Congress party, considered centrist by many, was at […]
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday hit out at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks on abrogating Article 370. “If (PM) Modi thinks that Kashmir is in loss because of Article 370 then why they don’t leave Kashmir,” replied Mehbooba when asked by […]
Jammu: One of the leading banks of Jammu and Kashmir state in a ‘verbal dictation’ has allegedly asked its employees particularly the promoted to donate heartedly in one of the operational accounts of banks branch to ‘throw a party’ for the top hierarchy. Sources privy in the bank said that the officials especially, who have […]
Medininagar: BJP president Amit on Saturday said that Article 370 will be withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir, if the saffron party is voted to power again. “We will remove Article 370 if you make Narendra Modi the prime minister again,” Shah said at a public rally here in Palamau district in Jharkhand. Shah said during […]
Srinagar: The Ultra Sonography (USG) machine in the Chest Disease Hospital has been “deliberately kept out of order” from December 20 last year, making it inevitable for patients to depend on private sector for the diagnostic facilities. While poor patients continued to suffer, it took administration four months to determine “deliberate attempt by the in-charge […]
Srinagar: On the direction of security agencies, the government has decided to install Close Circuit Cameras (CCTVs) in schools across Kashmir, especial where pro-freedom protests have become a routine. A government document reveals that directorate of school education has been directed for installation of CCTV cameras in government schools located in Srinagar city, and towns […]
