Srinagar: Six funeral’s are being held in six neighbouring villages of Shopian and Pulwama districts in south Kashmir on Wednesday. Thousands of people have assembled at six different villages of the twin south Kashmir districts to offer funeral prayers of the six slain militants and bid adieu to them. Reports from south said that people in […]
Jammu: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, Tuesday conveyed approval of the Competent Authority, to the appointment of Skandan Krishnan, IAS (Retd) as Advisor to the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The formal orders of his appointment as Advisor and other terms and conditions are being notified separately. Skandan Krishna, has done […]
Srinagar: A youth was critically injured after a stone allegedly hurled by a CRPF personnel hit his head in Habba Kadal are of downtown Srinagar Tuesday. Reports said Muhammad Younis suffered injuries in his head following which he was shifted to SMHS hospital for treatment. The family members of the injured youth said he had […]
Srinagar:The gunfight between government forces and militants in Heff-Shirmal area of southern Kashmir’s Shopian district has ended with the killings of three militants and injuries to one army personnel. The gunfight started early today morning after government forces laid a siege to the orchards of Shirmal village in Zainapora belt of the district. “A joint team […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would take an “in-chamber” decision on listing of a petition challenging the constitutional validity of Article 35-A, which provides special rights and privileges to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir. Advocate Bimal Roy Jad mentioned the matter before the bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi […]
Srinagar: At least four photojournalists covering a gunfight in southern Kashmir’s Shopian have suffered pellet injuries. Reports said that a group of photojournalists was covering the gunfight in Shirmal orchards when the government forces shot several pellet fires at them injuring many. The injured include Hindustan Times photojournalist Waseem Andrabi; Rising Kashmir photo journlaist Nisar ul […]
Srinagar: Two years after taking the oath of office, US President Donald Trump has made 8,158 false or misleading claims, according to The Washington Post’s database. The daily’s Fact Checker’s database analyses, categorises and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the President, it said in the report on Monday. In 2018, he made an “astonishing” […]
Srinagar: Three militant of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed in an encounter at Hapatnar woods in Charar-e-Shareef area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. A senior police officer said that a joint team of army’s 53 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation in forest area of Hapatnar today early in the morning following […]
Srinagar: Refuting that his name was at any point suggested as an interim president of the party, Vice President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abdul Rahman Veeri on Monday said that seeking self promotion through illicit, undemocratic and unethical measures was Altaf Bukahri’s sole agenda in PDP. Reiterating his faith in the leadership of Mehbooba Mufti […]
Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party national general secretary Ram Madhav Ram on Sunday asserted that possibility of pre-poll alliance of his party with others were “very less” for contesting Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls. Moreover, the BJP’s national general secretary said that his party will contest from all the assembly seats of the state. “Chances of […]
