Srinagar: The Hindu right wing Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) is trying hard to woo the Shia voters in Kashmir ahead of parliamentary and the incoming assembly polls so as to make effective inroads into the power corridors of Kashmir. The BJP has been eyeing on the Shia voters from past one decade, firmly believing that […]
Srinagar: Congress on Tuesday promised to review the dreaded Armed Forces Special Powers Act and reduce Army footprints in J&K. In its manifesto that was released on Tuesday, the Congress said said that Dialogue was the only way forward for the resolution of Kashmir issue. “Dialogue is the only way to understand the aspirations of the […]
Srinagar: With people alleging hardships during passport verification process, a top Passport Officer has said there are clear instructions from Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) that police can neither go to the house of a passport applicant nor can they ask the applicant to come to a police station. The MEA has given a clear […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Private Diagnostic Centers Association (JKPDCA) has said that 80 percent doctors of public hospitals are in nexus with private diagnostic centers President, JKPDCA, Umar Iqbal said that the public hospitals, especially in Srinagar, have become corruption dens. “80 percent doctors, including the noted ones, working in SMHS hospitals are involved […]
Jammu: A BSF officer and a minor girl were killed Monday as India and Pakistan troops exchanged heavy shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, sparking panic among border residents, officials said. A BSF officer was killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistani army along LoC in Poonch district, […]
Srinagar: One of Kashmir’s oldest schools, Tyandale-Biscoe Mallinson Society (TBMS) has threatened its ex-employee and other related “people” with stern legal action for “propagating” the court order against a complaint, asking the crime branch to look into the allegations of corruption and embezzlement involving the family of the school principals (of Biscoe and Mallinson). Following […]
Srinagar: Four militants have been killed and three army personnel injured in an encounter that raged between government forces and militants in Lassipora area of Pulwama Monday morning. An official confirmed said that four militants have been killed, however, the identification of the slain is yet to being ascertained. The gunfight broke out after a joint […]
Srinagar: In a first, the Supreme Court of India has admitted to hearing Govt. Dental College Hospital, Srinagar corruption. The supreme issues notices to the government after hearing the the Public Interest litigation (PIL) filed by noted Right To Infortmation (RTI) activist Dr. Sheikh Ghulam Rasool through his counsel Advocate Gagan Deep Shar. The massive […]
Srinagar: The court martial proceedings against Major Leetul Gogoi, who was at the centre of the 2017 ‘human shield’ controversy, have been completed and he may face reduction in seniority as a punishment for “fraternising” with a local woman in Srinagar last year, India Today reported The media outlet reported that the court martial process […]
Srinagar: ‘Kathbath,’ the Kashmir talk show to be conducted at Jamia Millia University in the first week of April has mired in controversy for the consecutive second year. Even as the Kashmiri organizers maintain that their idea behind organizing the programme is to show case Kashmiri talent, a large number of Valley students at Jamia […]
