Srinagar: A seventh class student was killed after forces opened fire during clashes with the youth in north Kashmir’s Mandigam area of Qaziabad Handwara. Local reports identified the slain as Owais Ahmad Mir, son of Mushtaq Ahmad, a resident of Mandigam Qaziabad . Reports said that the youth in the area were protesting and also […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) patron and party candidate for Srinagar parliamentary polls, Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said that New Delhi should remember that people of Jammu and Kashmir are not their slaves. “If they want us to do so then they should be ready for the situation that will emerge here, which can’t be controlled,” […]
Jammu: The National Conference and the PDP on Thursday alleged that uniformed personnel coerced people to vote for the BJP and EVMs malfunctioned in some places with the Congress button not working during the first phase of polling in Jammu’s Poonch area. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti tweeted a video showing voters raising anti-BJP slogans after they […]
Sopore: Despite brisk polling at majority of the polling booths across north Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, not a single vote has been cast in Brath village of Sopore on Thursday. Officials said that the village recorded zero voter turnout till 1 pm. Brath is a volatile area and according to police sources the village has six active […]
Srinagar: The authorities allowed a person to travel on Kashmir highway after issuing permit on his palm in South Kashmir;s Anantnag district. Not only the palm was stamped by the magistrate Anantnag, the officer had duly signed it and scribbled words, “allow to Shangus”. Instead of issuing on the paper, the reason to issue travel […]
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that her father and party patron late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had “captured ghost in the bottle” by allying with Bharatiya Janata Party. She said that given the mandate, BJP lost a “golden opportunity” to resolve the Kashmir issue and to stop the blood […]
New Delhi: Defending the move to impose restrictions on a vital national highway connecting Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, the Home Ministry said Wednesday that the step has been taken to ensure safe movement of forces and it will be continued only till May 31. In a statement, the ministry said a “deliberate […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday sent JKLF chief Yasin Malik to NIA custody till April 22 after the agency sought his custodial interrogation in connection with a case related to funding of separatists and other groups in Jammu and Kashmir. Malik was produced before special judge Rakesh Syal where the National Investigation Agency arrested him […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that peace with India over the “disputed territory of Kashmir” would be “tremendous” for the wider region. Khan told the BBC in an interview that the nuclear-armed neighbours could only settle their differences with dialogue. Asked what message he wanted to send to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
Srinagar: A Rashtriya Swayamasevak Sangh (RSS) leader and his personal security officer were killed by unknown gunman in Kihstwar area of Jammu region. The attack happened inside the premises of District Hospital Kishtwar. The deceased cop was identified as Rajinder Kumar, a Personal Security Officer (PSO) of RSS leader Chandrakant Singh, who was also a […]
