Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah while describing increase in “terror related violence as alarming and disturbing,” said “terrorism is raising head in the hitherto militancy free areas. “Compared to just a dozen or more youth drawn towards militancy in a span of years during my tenure as Chief Minister, far more than […]
Srinagar: Pakistan’s Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in a case regarding the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) in Pakistan-Administered Kashmir and the grant of fundamental rights to its residents. A seven-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Monday took up a set of petitions challenging the ‘Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018’, ‘Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self […]
New Delhi: As many as 838 militants and 183 civilians were killed in Jammu and Kashmir since 2014, the Lok Sabha was informed Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said since 2014 till December 31 last year there were 1,213 incidents involving terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. “In these incidents, 183 civilians lost […]
Srinagar: A militant has been killed in a brief shootout with government forces in Pulwama village of south Kashmir. Reports said that the militant fired upon an army patrolling party of 55 RR at Choudribagh Litter area of Pulwama. The attack was repulsed by the government forces and a militant was killed. The identity of the […]
United Nations: Trafficking victims from South Asian countries including India are detected in many parts of Europe, according to a new UN report that said human trafficking has taken “horrific dimensions” with children accounting for a third of those being trafficked. The ‘Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018’ from the UN Office on Drugs […]
Srinagar: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said India was involved in committing “human rights violations” in Kashmir “but it will never succeed in suppressing the freedom movement of Kashmiris”. “New Delhi’s many attempts, India will never be able to suppress the freedom movement of the people of Kashmir,” he said during an interview with Turkey’s TRT World.PM […]
Srinagar: : Girls dominated top positions in all four streams as 52 percent out of 69969 students passed 12th class examinations, the results of which were declared by the J&K Board of School Education on Saturday. In the science stream, Wafeeqah daughter of Qazi Gulzar Ahmad of govt. Girls hr.sec school, Amira Kadal scored the first […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party, President, Mehbooba Mufti has admitted that forging an alliance with right wing Hindu Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) was tantamount to taking a cup of poison. However, she claimed that PDP did that only to bring Jammu and Kashmir out of the present volatile situation. Besides, the former chief minister appealed youth […]
Srinagar: More snow and rain is likely making its way to Kashmir, weather monitoring website skymetweather.com has reported. Kashmir has recently experienced heavy rain and snow which had led to the closure of roads and surface links with the world after back to back active western disturbances hit the state. According to the skymet weather, […]
Srinagar: In the wake of inclement weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir, National Board of Examinations (NBE) will hold a separate NEET-PG 2019 examination for students facing extreme difficulty in moving from Srinagar to their designated test centre due to complete blockage of air and road transport. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the […]
